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Can anyone recommend a silver coin dealer in the Boston area? Id like to throw a couple coins in my EOTWAWKI bag, but don't want to get screwed buying them.
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1) Someone who will only barter for food, ammo, clothing, fuel.
This is Who I use. He has a good selection, of Silver eagles, Silver rounds, and what ever else you need, also a very fair place to turn the wifes broken Jewelry into Silver Eagles/Silver Rounds.
J G M Numismatic Investments
284a Cabot St
Beverly, MA 01915 Map
(978) 927-4000
Although I must say I have not bought anything recently, I have been investing in Brass,Lead and Copper..They have been going up @ a very steady rate.
Ebay is your best bet. Get a few rolls of quarters / dimes. Cant really get screwed out of more than 5-10$ since its so competitive on there.
Dan - I assume you are talking about the pre-65 coins? I just brought a couple of hundred bucks of coins to the CoinStar machine for sorting. Had I known about pre-65 coins I would have looked through them all first
Don't forget to check your penny's too. Most pre-1982 penny's are copper. Find a big jar and toss'em in when you find them.
My grandfather always threw his pennies in a jar. When I was a kid, he gave me a "treasure chest" full. It must be 18"x24"x6" big. No idea how many pennies in there, but I think all of them are pre 1982. You need a hand truck to move them around. My GF has passed, but I think he would rather me cash them in and get something Id use rather than let them sit in the basement. Any idea if a scrap dealer would take them?
Hummmm. This is an interesting post as it got me thinking. My ex-wife used to work for the Turnpike collecting tolls. I asked her to collect any silver half dollars for me. (Yes, she paid for them out of her own money so she wasn't stealing them) Over the years she's was there I've accumulated around $120 in silver half dollars. I was wondering if they were worth more then 50 cents and what I would get for them if I decided to sell. I'm starting to think I should just keep them.
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Hummmm. This is an interesting post as it got me thinking. My ex-wife used to work for the Turnpike collecting tolls. I asked her to collect any silver half dollars for me. (Yes, she paid for them out of her own money so she wasn't stealing them) Over the years she's was there I've accumulated around $120 in silver half dollars. I was wondering if they were worth more then 50 cents and what I would get for them if I decided to sell. I'm starting to think I should just keep them.
My grandfather always threw his pennies in a jar. When I was a kid, he gave me a "treasure chest" full. It must be 18"x24"x6" big. No idea how many pennies in there, but I think all of them are pre 1982. You need a hand truck to move them around. My GF has passed, but I think he would rather me cash them in and get something Id use rather than let them sit in the basement. Any idea if a scrap dealer would take them?
I try to make it a rule to buy at least one brick of .22 ammo any time I'm in a store that sells it. In a real SHTF scenerio, I think .22 ammo will be worth more than silver coins.
I agree on the barter sequence earlier in this thread, but the thing is once the national debt gets high enough (10 years away) and inflation hits record highs the only thing worth anything will be Silver, Gold, and Platinum bullion. (BTW, Your house will be worthless as well, so those buying real estate think they've got this all tied up. Think again. )
All currency eventuall fails and our Federal Notes will do the same due to lack of fiscal responsibility by our "Government". Also remember there's a difference between our "County" and our "Government". I can be against our "Government" policy and be for our "Country" at the same time.
Where liberty dwells, there is my country. - Benjamin Franklin
You can also look at http://www.gainesvillecoins.com/ as they have non-rated Silver Eagles for a good price, but they sell fast due to the discounted price.
Now that I let that little secret out to those I care about...good luck.