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		<title>Junk Silver Coins &#8211; Why You Should Buy These Coins</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have probably heard people talk about junk silver coins in the US. They are then reffering to old US coins that contains silver. In earlier times old coins like half dollars, dollars, dimes and quarters contained silver in various degrees. Coins made uptil 1965 contained up to 90% silver and after 1965 just Kennedy [...]]]></description>
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</script></div><p>You have probably heard people talk about <a href='http://coinfreek.com' target='_blank'>junk silver coins</a> in the US. They are then reffering to old US coins that contains silver. In earlier times old coins like half dollars, dollars, dimes and quarters contained silver in various degrees. Coins made uptil 1965 contained up to 90% silver and after 1965 just Kennedy half dollars continued to be produced with silver content although it was down to 40%.</p>
<p>Junks silver coins represents more silver value than collecting value so they are mostly bought in bulks or bags. If you want to invest in this kind of silver people commonly buy one ounce coins or ten ounce bars issued by various mints. Buying silver coins is porbably the easiest and safest way to investing in silver as their value will always reflect the silver price so if the price increase with 15% so will the value of your silver dimes or half dollar.</p>
<p>You dont have to buy silver coins in bags or bulks,coinshops will be happy to sell you a single coin and you can in fact buy mercury dimes for well under $2. People with a low budget can easily start picking up silver.<br />
People often gets interested in valuable metals during difficult economic times and precious metals have always been viable means of exchange when money is no longer used. In fact valuable metals like silver and gold have been &#8220;money&#8221; for thousands of years. However, it can be a challenging task to know exactly how much silver or gold a bread is worth and it would be hard to avoid over paying when paying with bars, but silver coins are much easier to use as there are smaller amounts of silver in them.</p>
<p>Where to buy junk silver coins?</p>
<p>Online is a good option here as most dealers offers their coins online in addition to their own stores. Ebay, the worlds biggest market online is an axcellent place to pick up junk silver coins at reasonable prices and if you buy small quantities it is typical to pay a premium upto 15-25% over the silver spot price for each silver coin. Craigslist is also a good option to put up an adversitement or look for sellers ad.You can even find silver coins among todays exchange so keep a sharp eye when getting exchanges.</p>
<p>Sellers often use the term &#8220;X times face&#8221;, that simply means x times the face value so an example is Kennedy half dollar worth $6.50. One small drawback is that <a href='http://coinfreek.com/How-To-Calculate-The-Value-Of-Junk-Silver-Coins' target='_blank'>junk silver coins</a> contains different amounts of silver and mercury dime for example contains 0.07234 ounces of silver so you have to calculate the value for each type of coins. A big help for that is online calculator that calculate instantly how much value different coins have. That is very important to know when you are dealing coins.</p>
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		<title>Information That Might Actually Decide The Value Of Your Rare Coin Collection</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 06:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a veteran coin collector or are interested in starting a coin collection, just remember that there are plenty of factors that will be taken in to consideration when deciding the value of a coin collection. There are many determining factors, including: 1. The amount of coins that can be easily found for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are a veteran coin collector or are interested in <a href='http://www.beginahomebusinesstoday.com/15k' target='_blank'>starting a coin collection</a>, just remember that there  are plenty of factors that will be taken in to consideration when deciding the value of a coin collection. </p>
<p>There are many determining factors, including:</p>
<p>1. The amount of coins that can be easily found for that particular coin or coin collection? </p>
<p>2. The number of coin collectors who are fond of the coin or coin collection?</p>
<p>3. What kind of condition is the coin or coin collection in? The condition of the coins are extremely important when competing with many coins.</p>
<p>4. The bullion or exchange value of the coin in question? Either a gold or silver coin will not normally sell for a great deal less than its melt value.</p>
<p>One of the best ways of valuing your coin collection is by using a coin dealer. These are experts in their field and they are more likely to be knowledgeable of prices, auctions, information, and other news relating to coin collecting. Since these individuals are probably coin collectors themselves, they often are willing to sit down with you to discuss the coins you already have or how to improve on the collection.</p>
<p>Blue books are another great way to determine the value of your coin collection. There are several available that contain full lists of every coin including their current values. These books are published every year and will list the market value of each coin year by year<br />
as well as minting, location, and condition. The prices shown in the books are fixed once it has been published. But at least these books provide you with a good idea of just how much your coin collection is worth.</p>
<p>Many people turn to the internet as a source of information thanks to the number of sites that now offer lists of coin values. The best thing about these sites is that they are very up to date and stay in touch with any developments that are occurring. But as with anything else, it is always best if you research a number of different sites in order to make sure that the information you are getting is correct. Also by looking at a few different sites you can get averages from several sources and so avoid getting bad information from one site that is forgetting to update the information it provides.</p>
<p>When all is said and done at the end of the day, the value of your coin collection will actually depend on what someone is willing to pay for it. So if you really want to see the value of your coin collection in real terms then take a look and see just what people are willing to pay.</p>
<p>Many coin collectors are turning their hobby into a <a href='http://www.beginahomebusinesstoday.com/15k' target='_blank'>money making opportunity</a>. Maybe you should consider it also.</p>
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		<title>Enjoy Gold Coin Collecting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investing with gold is typically thought of as one of the safest paths to use your money. Gold by its very nature is highly requested ( especially in our existing economic environment ), and has set the standard by which other investments are measured. Making an investment in rare coins up till the new wave [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Investing with gold is typically thought of as one of the safest paths to use your money.  Gold by its very nature is highly requested ( especially in our existing economic environment ), and has set the standard by which other investments are measured.  </p>
<p>Making an investment in rare coins up till the new wave of fresh investment dollars coming into the industry lately, was thought of as a long-term investment.  </p>
<p>Candidly, the financier should think about this approach as a means to a more diversified portfolio.  Making an investment in gold bullion and rare gold coins is a good way to reduce overall investment portfolio risk.  Gold has often been termed a crisis commodity because it has a tendency to increase in price during periods of harmful monetary, economic, or political conditions.  </p>
<p>Investors start to see their coins as works of art and become well informed about the circumstances of their minting and the age in which they were circulated.  </p>
<p>The difficulty is finding rare coins.  As the name endorses, it&#8217;s not surprising, that they are hard to get a hold of.  Info on coin collecting terms is widely available online and in many books that deal with coin picking up.  The area of coin collecting is so expansive that there are countless terms that are coined.  </p>
<p>The coin collectors come in contact with a number of coin collectors during their business dealing.  Most of the time, collectors have more than one coin of the same time and they sell off the coins.  Understand more regarding <a href='http://www.goldcoincollecting.net' target='_blank'>coin collecting silver</a>. Coin collecting today is still a hobby and business past time, that a great number of folk enjoy collaborating in.  One of the most valuable and most expensive collections that any one can ever have are those associated with gold coins, but having said that, it still represent surprisingly good price and could just turn into a reasonable investment offer for you to add to your portfolio.  The bulk of these business owners are truthful people working to supply a service for their community, as well as create something beautiful.  However , there are some dishonest characters out there, so when it comes to buying coinage take care and buy only from credible enterprises.  </p>
<p>If you are searching for a superb way to invest your money, then purchasing older coins is aexcellent great choice.  It can also be a good way to teach your children or grandkids the value of investing.  </p>
<p>In the 1970&#8242;s the restrictions against gold possession were removed and US voters were free to buy and invest in gold again.  Lots of the old US gold coins issued before 1933 were melted by the US government and made into gold bars.  The same, naturally, also goes for silver costs when making an investment in silver bullion.  There are just as many conmen trying to sell gold too high as there try to buy scrap gold for too little.  </p>
<p>Additionally, rare coins are typically thought to be a long term investment appropriate across a five to seven years, or longer, holding period. Review <a href='http://www.goldcoincollecting.net' target='_blank'>coin collection</a>.  As in any market-place, you buy and sell collectibles at your own risk.  </p>
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		<title>20 cent silver coin sold for $500,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Carson City Mint struck 10,000 1876-CC 20-cent pieces, but only  18 or 20 of them survived after workers melted the rest.   The following year this denomination was discontinued, making it the shortest series in US history.   The Nevada Appeal reports that a Reno coin dealer has just purchased an example for half a million [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Carson City Mint struck 10,000 1876-CC 20-cent pieces, but only  18 or 20 of them survived after workers melted the rest.   The following year this denomination was discontinued, making it the shortest series in US history.   The <a href="http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20090531/NEWS/905309944/1001/NONE&amp;parentprofile=1058">Nevada Appeal</a> reports that a Reno coin dealer has just purchased an example for half a million dollars.</p>
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