when I started driving, gas was 19 cents a gallon. I could and did
fill my car
buy a pack of cigarettes
took a pretty girl to a movie
then to Jims Frontier Drive-Inn restaurant
- - - on a ten dollar bill and had change left over
ECON Hey Gang! Silver is Over $21!
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fill my car
buy a pack of cigarettes
took a pretty girl to a movie
then to Jims Frontier Drive-Inn restaurant
- - - on a ten dollar bill and had change left over
Switchback
Veteran Member
I ate a lot of Bazooka gum for 1 cent a piece. Real sugar too!
coalcracker
Veteran Member
This past Saturday I stopped by a place with antique/second hand rented-space shops. These type places are popular in my AO. I knew one seller had a display case of silver coins, and I was curious (as in Curious George, the one before the Mandela Effect took his tail away...but I stray from the topic at hand.)
The owner had circulated Mercury dimes for $1.40 each. He/She also had circulated Standing Liberty Quarters at $4.25 each.
I pulled up coinflation.com, a wonderful link, and decided I'd take them all. Here are the current melt values from today.
Silver Coin Melt Values with Live Silver Prices - Coinflation
The clerk asked, "What's going on? You are the third person who has bought coins today!"
The owner had circulated Mercury dimes for $1.40 each. He/She also had circulated Standing Liberty Quarters at $4.25 each.
I pulled up coinflation.com, a wonderful link, and decided I'd take them all. Here are the current melt values from today.
Silver Coin Melt Values with Live Silver Prices - Coinflation
The clerk asked, "What's going on? You are the third person who has bought coins today!"
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TxGal
Day by day
When I was a young girl in the early sixties, I had an uncanny fascination with Mercury dimes. I started with a penny collection (Dad was a stamp collector and encouraged me), but started tucking away the Mercuries when I got them in my allowance. I wished I'd kept all of them, but they're still my favorites to this day.
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Quiet Man
Nothing unreal exists
Cary: The Futures prices can differ a little from Spot, but if that's ok with you, it's hard to beat the simplicity of seeing everything, including the USD, in a single glance at this link:
Example (partial screen capture):
Does that help?
If you're strictly interested in Spot, the home page of Kitco.com has everything you're looking for (though not all in one place).
Added: I think that the FINVIZ prices are delayed by 15 minutes. The screen automatically refreshes and works in (some of) the overnight markets.
Added: You can hover over or click on a tile to see charts. If you click, select one of these to set the resolution you prefer:
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Yea I've always had a soft spot for Mercury Dimes, they look cool. Only thing prettier was Morgan Silver dollars
Get your hands on a high grade St. Gaudens double eagle ...
Got one from when they made that special run on High Relief a few years back. Box is beautiful but I wasn't all that impressed, sorry.
hiwall
Has No Life - Lives on TB
In the early 2000's I bought my one and only gold coin. On the back cover of the American Rifleman was an ad for gold coins (like often). I thought I should have a gold coin and I ordered one $10 gold piece. I think it was just over a hundred dollars. I still have it in its little plastic case.
My first was a 2 peso mexican gold coin that was little
less than 0.05 oz gold, paid $11 for it in the mid-60's.
I was 11 or 12. Just looked, sells for bit over $100 now.
Panic Early, Beat the Rush!
- Shane
lonestar09
Veteran Member
Around 2:30 this morning there were several good deals on ebay for rolls of silver dimes below spot. Needless to say the sold out shortly.
lonestar09
Veteran Member
Coinflation.com is a great site for more info on spot pricing and junk silver values. And for those with Mexican coins you check out
Coinflation.com/mexico
Coinflation.com/mexico
David Nettleton
Veteran Member
Reminds me. There was a time in my life that if I had a dime I was rollin' in dough. Enough penny candy to last two maybe three days. Thanks for the memories. Oh, one more. Around 1960, my dad on a weekend would park in front of the Corner Store and send me in to buy a cigar. The owner saw dad sitting in the car out front so I'd get to buy him his cigar (a Wm Penn) for 5 cents. Did that a few times then worked up the courage to walk in there and buy my own cigar. Earned my own spending money doing kid jobs, so once in a while I would buy a White Owl for 10 cents. I had the means to spend big so I treated myself. I had simple tastes, only the best.
Look more closely. This is at the top of the melt value for coins: "Table based on December 20, 2019 close base metal prices." I don't know if they just aren't updating it anymore or if that text is wrong or what. I think the person who originally ran the site sold it and afterwards the links to stories changed significantly. It would be a major shame if they've stopped doing the melt value feature entirely.
TxGal
Day by day
Texas Precious Metals has ASEs in stock now, if you choose any year as an option:
www.texmetals.com
Argh, I'm not quite ready yet!!
American Silver Eagle | Texas Precious Metals
The American Silver Eagle category on the Texas Precious Metals website displays all available American Silver Eagle offerings.
www.texmetals.com
Argh, I'm not quite ready yet!!
Wow $33.50 to buy, almost $8 over spot!Texas Precious Metals has ASEs in stock now, if you choose any year as an option:
American Silver Eagle | Texas Precious Metals
The American Silver Eagle category on the Texas Precious Metals website displays all available American Silver Eagle offerings.
Argh, I'm not quite ready yet!!
But, they're having to pay an extra $2.50
OVER spot to get any to sell them ASE's.
Panic Early, Beat the Rush!
- Shane
lonestar09
Veteran Member
Scroll down to the second part about silver coin values. The first part is about US circulating coin values
TxGal
Day by day
As I recall after looking earlier today, Provident Metals was even higher.
hiwall
Has No Life - Lives on TB
U.S. Silver Coin Melt Value Calculator - Coinflation
This coin calculator tells you how much your silver coins are worth using the most current silver price. This is also a tool to find out how much your junk silver coins are worth.
The silver price was updated at 6:25 PM PDT on Jul 27, 2020.
lonestar09
Veteran Member
Silver just hit $26
Gold is at $1973 now
Gold is at $1973 now
The Cub
Behold, I am coming soon.
It has been reported....
that in 1913, you could buy a pair of middle of the road men's black leather shoes for $.41 (cents).
The same shoes today.....no diff. in quality....go for $125.
I recently noticed that my keyboard does not have a cents sign....never missed it.....what does that say?
that in 1913, you could buy a pair of middle of the road men's black leather shoes for $.41 (cents).
The same shoes today.....no diff. in quality....go for $125.
I recently noticed that my keyboard does not have a cents sign....never missed it.....what does that say?
SpokaneMan
Veteran Member
So, is anybody still buying silver at this price if they can find it? Or do you wait for the next cratering in price before proceeding once again?
It's up to you. If you buy it to make FedRes notes ($), you'll end up getting dissapointed.
Quiet Man
Nothing unreal exists
Prices are on a powerful uptrend, but pullbacks should be expected, though might be hard to time. Assume that premiums will jump when prices pull-back, particularly as availability falls.
Added: My advice is worth what you paid for it. Trust your own judgement.
lonestar09
Veteran Member
If you are looking for oddball types of coins, bars or bullion, then yes. People are digging out the old stuff from storage. Some of it great for the artwork alone.
naegling62
Veteran Member
Well **** it's going down now.
Hfcomms
EN66iq
Paper silver is going down a bit. Have to keep in mind the paper price has little to do with the real thing as you can’t buy an ounce anywhere for the stated spot price quote. Some of the people playing with paper are doing some profit taking due to the quick run up. Other times when the market is taking a hit margin calls go out and paper gold/silver contracts are easy to liquidate.
Thanks to you both! I was sad thinking the most valuable part of Coinflation.com was no longer valid.
TxGal
Day by day
Yes, as soon as I can. We'll hold it long-term and pass it down to our family if we don't need it for an emergency during a collapse situation.
CaryC
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Thanks you did a great job. Appreciate the extra work to accommodate me.Cary: The Futures prices can differ a little from Spot, but if that's ok with you, it's hard to beat the simplicity of seeing everything, including the USD, in a single glance at this link:
Example (partial screen capture):
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Does that help?
If you're strictly interested in Spot, the home page of Kitco.com has everything you're looking for (though not all in one place).
Added: I think that the FINVIZ prices are delayed by 15 minutes. The screen automatically refreshes and works in (some of) the overnight markets.
Added: You can hover over or click on a tile to see charts. If you click, select one of these to set the resolution you prefer:
View attachment 211105
And I do understand that they vary even during the day, and maybe minutes, depending on how hot an item is. And it's not spooksville, just don't want any Indians sneaking up on me, so like to keep a watch out.
We like to keep some cash on hand, because it does buy stuff, especially emergency stuff like AC's for house or car, blown tires, etc. Bank holiday's for gas at the local country store.
But once it goes into runs, or hyper it's probably better to use the cash for something like bread, flour, etc. then before its totally worthless. Considering it's fabric though would make great fire starters.
'Course with Peso's being 22+ to the dollar we may go to Mexico after we get that next 1200.00 dollars. Live like kings, for a couple of years at least. LOL