coppertone wrote:Would like to buy ASE's, Maple Leaf's or even 1 oz .999 rounds but on my limited budget I get more silver by sticking to the US 90% and the Canadian 80% Voyager dollars. My goal is to buy at melt value or slightly more shipped. I certainly could not do this with the more premium pure silver coins and rounds. I am concerned somewhat that I do not have any .999 silver but for the time being I am simply trying to accumlate the maximum amount of silver in forms that are easily recognized (US and Canadian coins).
Sounds like a good plan. I am doing much the same myself. Silver is silver, but any coin from the US mint will fetch a better price at re-sale than silver rounds from a private mint. They are in greater demand. Unbelievably, a coin dealer offered me more to buy ASE than Canadian Maple Leafs (CML). I protested. The CML has greater purity in the silver and therefore should get more money. The dealer said ASEs sell better and get a higher price. Doh! How dumb is that?!
eBay is the closest thing I have to buying on line. I have not purchased anything here at RealCent, yet, but will soon. I prefer to buy at coin shops anonymously.
When I die, I want to go like Grandpa did. He died in his sleep..... Not screaming and hollering like all the passengers in his car.