I got 91% Melt for my 40% silver. Ended up getting 15 2017 ASE's for 120 40% halves. I had to throw in $24 bucks too. The math might be a little fuzzy there but it was pretty close to 91%. I am sure someone here will correct me.
http://www.coinflation.com/coins/silver_coin_calculator.htmlQuantity: lvetica" size="2" color="#000000">120 Coin Type: 1965-1970 Kennedy Half Dollar Silver Price: $18.29 / troy ounce Answer: Total silver value is $324.60. Statistics: » There are 17.7472 troy ounces of silver in 120 silver 1965-1970 Kennedy half dollar(s). » Each 1965-1970 Kennedy half dollar contains 0.1479 troy ounces of silver and is valued at $2.70 when silver is at $18.29 / ounce. » A roll of 1965-1970 Kennedy half dollars has 20 coins and is valued at $54.10 when silver is at $18.29 / ounce.
Coinflation does not apply the discount that you should expect when dealing with 40% silver (or 35% war nickels). 17.7472 troy ounces of silver in the form of 40% silver coins is worth less than 17.7472 troy ounces of silver in the form of 90% silver coins. You'll pay less to buy it, and get less when you sell it.
I know silver was lower at that point but it looks to me like it was 19 oz .40% trade for 15 oz ASE, I am not gonna try to do the math though. Either way becuase it was from roll searching Bman got a pretty good deal in my books.
Yup. Given the choice of buying 90% at (say) 80% of melt, or 40% at face value, I'll take the 40% every time. (Actually, I'll take all I can carry of both.)
3 90% HALVES yields one ounce of silver. 7 40% halves yields one ounce of silver. That fella is crazy.
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