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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 72695, member: 3011&quot;]1. Part of the big reason for the discount from spot in 1980 was that the silver price went parabolic and spiked up to $50.&nbsp; Buyers were afraid the price might drop a lot before they could get rid of the silver.&nbsp; Smelters were somewhat overwhelmed by the quantities put on the market so there was about a 2 week delay between when a dealer could buy the silver and when he could sell it.&nbsp; But a sustained and less erratic high price would make it easier to sell at or close to spot.&nbsp; Every market is a bit different in this respect.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Ebay is the benchmark.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Numismatic coins always sell for many multiples of junk silver.&nbsp; They have been an excellent inflation hedge and probably will continue to be.&nbsp; But you have to know what you are doing and not overpay.&nbsp; This involves more than just knowing current auction prices.&nbsp; Buying very high quality coins in periods of price weakness, not at peak prices, seems the safest course if making money is the goal.</p><p><br /></p><p>All of this is opinion. Don&#039;t bank on it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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