I save them, got a job that pays well enough. Those old coins will never be made again. There is always going to be some demand for silver, and it's not too likely they are going to find a huge pocket of ore, that will supply every need. Already refined metals catch a premium over raw ore anyway. You rarely find a silver coin in circulation, likely a generation or two, that have never held a silver coin in their hand, only seen the older designs in books. The value in coin form will only increase, we will see some serious tough economic periods in our lifetime, fun times have to end eventually. How much debt can this country carry? Anybody who's been in credit debt, where their paycheck barely covers the bills, knows it. People are going to dump everything and everything of any value, just to get by, a few more weeks. Lot of those old coins will be melted, those that survive, will be worth even more. As a nation, will get out from under the debt burden, many people do. It's not easy, lots of sacrifice, but it gets better after the cards are gone. You'd figure our government would set a better financial example...
Selling silver for cash is completely backwards!!
Myself, I've got a fairly substantial coin collection in a few albums, a couple albums for my dug coins, tokens, watch fobs and flat buttons, and a couple bags of common "junk" silver coins that don't have collector value, are beat up or extremely worn. I buy the junk coin with the clad I dig along with any extra money I have to spend. We used to be hunters and gatherers and a lot of us still have that ingrained in our DNA and this is a pretty good way to satisfy it. HH!
Reason I ask is, contemplating selling to upgrade my equipment. I have a pile of Wheaties too. Even a silver colored one. Hmm. I would ave much rather dug them.
