Silver coins/rounds question

[Irving]

I was given a Silver dollar for a graduation gift once, and had no idea what it was. I held on to it. I also have a Buffalo Nickle. I have no idea how I got the nickle, but I held onto that as well.

[beast556]

I go with Eagles or maples, I will do rounds also if the price is right. Rember always try to as close to spot as possible when buying.

[sellersm]

Nothing wrong with 90% "junk" silver! I tend to lean towards the plain rounds/bars, but sometimes I'll grab an SAE or a Canadian maple leaf if the premuim's really low. Just be careful of things that are commonly counterfeited, like certain Chinese coins (I think the panda is one?).

Here's a good website to determine value of the 90% coins: http://www.coinflation.com/

[sellersm]

Here's another thread on a similar topic that has some good information: http://www.ar-15.co/threads/81407-Silver-or-Cash

[LigersRCool]

Thanks everyone for replies! Good stuff!

[hobowh]

I like to have bot per 65 and .999 as some have already said. I keep a 70/30 split between the 2 oh and like the Mexican 2peso gold coins as well. As far as .999 I go with sunshine silvertowne and a couple other or ase and maple leafs o and philharmonics.

[rockhound]

I buy mainly MLs, for a few reasons, my dealer doesn't really charge a premium for them, i have not only silver, but alternative currency all rolled into one (if you are of a prepper mind), if you are of a prepper mindset then the maple leaf is $5 canadian, a eagle is $1 american so if the bottom falls out of the silver value then the ML has more face value in the end.

[ray1970]

I've been thinking about throwing some silver in the safe. Are most of you picking yours up locally or ordering it somewhere?

Thanks.

[rockhound]

if i wore a tinfoil hat, local cash deal

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

I like the eagles. I was buying them for $2.50 over spot. Which isn't bad. Don't ever buy there, but look at ebay for eagles. It's crazy what they'll fetch.