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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collector1966, post: 1089093, member: 17919&quot;]A LOT of those coins are sold in bulk to places like Educational Coin Company. They will gladly sell you thousands, or tens of thousands, of French centimes coins, demonetized Brazilian centavos, English halfpennies, Italian 10 lire, Maltese cents, Turkey 50,000 lira, all in top condition.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.educationalcoin.com/bulkfqlpg.cfm?startrow=41&amp;startpg=1&amp;country=all&amp;Qstatus=C&amp;med=ALL&amp;svar=&amp;SilverFlag=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.educationalcoin.com/bulkfqlpg.cfm?startrow=41&amp;startpg=1&amp;country=all&amp;Qstatus=C&amp;med=ALL&amp;svar=&amp;SilverFlag=" rel="nofollow">http://www.educationalcoin.com/bulkfqlpg.cfm?startrow=41&amp;startpg=1&amp;country=all&amp;Qstatus=C&amp;med=ALL&amp;svar=&amp;SilverFlag=</a></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Really, there will never be a shortage of these coins, just like there is still no shortage of 1964 US silver coins even after being subjected to melting pressures since 1969.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>A coin minted in 1969 in Argentina or France or Botswana has no real connection to the moon landing, other than the date. An 1861-O half dollar, on the other hand, has tremendous historical significance to an American collector, in part because it could have been minted by either the Federal government or by the Confederacy and is thus a direct connection to a truly historic time and place. American collectors who have an understanding of the Civil War can especially appreciate that fact. However, a penny minted in 1861 in Great Britain would have in all likelihood have no special historical significance to an American collector, unless it can be tied to events that happened in the US.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>How many American collectors would want to pay $1300 for an aluminum East German coin? I would bet that only a small handful would do that, and then, only collectors with virtually unlimited financial means. If I had one, I would gladly sell it for $1300. For a few dollars more, I would much rather have a $20 gold piece. Or better yet, two $10 Indians that I can often buy here in Japan for the melt price. As for the Chinese 1955 aluminum coin you are referring to (I assume you mean the 1 chiao piece), more than a half billion of those coins were minted. I have found several in grab bags of foreign coins. They are not rare.</p><p>&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>But silver is NOT a base metal-- that&#039;s part of my point. The silver coins will never be worthless because they at least contain silver. Silver, which is a precious metal. As opposed to aluminum, which is the most common metallic element in the Earth&#039;s crust.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for putting a silver quarter in a pop machine, why on earth would you want to do that, since the silver in the coin is worth at least 18 times the face value![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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