Alright, I know this is a pretty incredible dilemna to have, but I don't want to upset the 'silver gods' so I'll share it and see what others would do...
A few weeks ago I posted about some silver I bought at a pawn shop at well below spot. It was 10 oz bar, a 1 oz bar, and some coins, all for $300. Well, while I was there that day I was talking to the guys at the pawn shop and was just showing an interest in coins. They don't usually deal with coins, mostly just check cashing and phone services in that part of town, but they said they'd call me if anyone brought anything in.
Well, I got a call today to come look at some paper currency they had gotten. It turned out to be just 9 - 1957 silver certificates, but when I was there he pulled out $20 in mercury and roosevelt dimes he had bought earlier that day. He said he paid $10 per $1, and his refinery was going to pay him $16 per $1, and that I could have them for that same price if I wanted so that he wouldn't have to mail them off.
Of course I bought it, it was $25.50 total that they had broken up as:
$2.50 in 1964 Kennedy halves, $1.50 in 1964 Washington quarters, $8.40 in Roosevelt dimes, and $13.10 in Mercury dimes.
While I was there, I checked for any key or semikey date Mercury dimes to show them, but there weren't any in the lot. I ended up paying $415 for the $25.50 in face 90% and the 9 well worn and circulated silver certificates. So basically, they called me, they set the price, and they got that amount. But, I know how good of a deal it is, so what would you do in this situation?
A few weeks ago I posted about some silver I bought at a pawn shop at well below spot. It was 10 oz bar, a 1 oz bar, and some coins, all for $300. Well, while I was there that day I was talking to the guys at the pawn shop and was just showing an interest in coins. They don't usually deal with coins, mostly just check cashing and phone services in that part of town, but they said they'd call me if anyone brought anything in.
Well, I got a call today to come look at some paper currency they had gotten. It turned out to be just 9 - 1957 silver certificates, but when I was there he pulled out $20 in mercury and roosevelt dimes he had bought earlier that day. He said he paid $10 per $1, and his refinery was going to pay him $16 per $1, and that I could have them for that same price if I wanted so that he wouldn't have to mail them off.
Of course I bought it, it was $25.50 total that they had broken up as:
$2.50 in 1964 Kennedy halves, $1.50 in 1964 Washington quarters, $8.40 in Roosevelt dimes, and $13.10 in Mercury dimes.
While I was there, I checked for any key or semikey date Mercury dimes to show them, but there weren't any in the lot. I ended up paying $415 for the $25.50 in face 90% and the 9 well worn and circulated silver certificates. So basically, they called me, they set the price, and they got that amount. But, I know how good of a deal it is, so what would you do in this situation?
