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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wlwhittier, post: 1592403, member: 18320&quot;]These DO make a great excuse for babbling on, all right: about where the price of silver will be in the relatively near future.</p><p><br /></p><p>People younger than 50 or so often are unaware that American coinage ever had precious metal in it, so are easily attracted to such a conversation piece: they fondle it, turn it over and over, marvel at the obvious beauty, and comment on the difference in tone when dropped on a solid surface next to an Ike.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>These are folks busy collecting the current crap (sorry), including the pennies, in 5 gallon water bottles to finance a trip to Reno!</p><p><br /></p><p>I wish I could in good conscience carry a worn old Double Eagle around in my jeans. Now THAT would be a chat opener, fer shure![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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