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<p>[QUOTE="bruthajoe, post: 8054988, member: 108656"]I may have this all wrong but... </p><p>The mint does sell "bullion". The "bullion" they sell is otherwise known as proofs which are struck in 99.9% silver. The premium for these coins are 3x the content value. Grant it they take more care in the production of these coins being that they are "collectable" ( which IMO makes them not very "collectable"). The real collectable coins, such as an ASE, are nearly given away to dealers, in comparison, to be picked and sorted before they ever get to the public. This is my dilemma... What is the benefit of buying ASE`s from a dealer as opposed to buying bars from APMEX?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bruthajoe, post: 8054988, member: 108656"]I may have this all wrong but... The mint does sell "bullion". The "bullion" they sell is otherwise known as proofs which are struck in 99.9% silver. The premium for these coins are 3x the content value. Grant it they take more care in the production of these coins being that they are "collectable" ( which IMO makes them not very "collectable"). The real collectable coins, such as an ASE, are nearly given away to dealers, in comparison, to be picked and sorted before they ever get to the public. This is my dilemma... What is the benefit of buying ASE`s from a dealer as opposed to buying bars from APMEX?[/QUOTE]
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