.999 or 90% - which do you prefer

CoinCoins

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you walk into a shop and there are two piles for sale.... what are you buying?

morgansforever

Either one works for me, 90% dollars are just as easy to unload as .999, IMO.

bstat1020

.999 for me.

CoinCoins

.999 tends to be a fairly firm number based on spot

the 90% has a little room for negotiation it seems... "32x.. bah, how about 31.5"



looks like .999 is killing 90% in the poll so far :hm:

CoinCoins

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dollars are always my first choice, just for the numismatic potential. gimme unc pre-21's every time

PerryHall

Prefer 999 silver bars in 5 oz or 10 oz sizes.

DorkGirl

My problem has always been that I like it all.

DrBuster

I voted 90% just so it wasn't a landslide. Either is fine, but a pile of silver halfs or dollars would tempt me more...might actually later today if I hit the B&M to buy this dip.

dontippet

I've always felt that the .999 stuff was modern manufactured junk, while the 90% is history. 90% had a purpose and has character.

duxbutt

Flip a coin, either way is just fine with me. .90 seems to be a little more reliable as far as counterfit goes. .999 wil start being copied from China im sure here soon with the increased value of silver. I know they are knocking off morgans. but WTH do I know.

57loaded

i think a lot of 90% gets fined to .999 for generic rounds and for bars.

if you can get some walkers or barbers go for it.

if it is weighed 90% all the better

but i voted .999!

secondrepublic

I like both... but I like the look and feel and history of 90% better.

Coins101

I like the old 90% coins but recently have been selling off my 90% and converting it to silver eagles. Why, I am not sure other than BU eagles have a full ounce of silver. Buying 90% by face value will get you less silver. If, as you said, you walk into a B&M store and have a scale, then it really doesn't matter. But, buying it through the mail or off ebay is a roll of the dice and I try to buy more current dates rather than the older dates as they tend to have less wear.

If you look at "higher grade" Walkers or Barbers, you are also looking at higher prices. From what I have seen, they are generally higher than what you would pay for a silver eagle even though they are common dates. In other words, two higher grade walkers cost more than one silver eagle and you end up with less silver.

Again, it makes a big difference if you are buying in person or through the mail and assuming it is strickly for bullion investment vs collection purposes.

SportsModerator

When metals really boom (a la 1980), the refineries get backed up and 90% is the last to get processed and settlement made. That's why the buy on 90% was nowhere near melt towards the end of that run.

bestmr

I voted 90% as I like the history and look of some worn ones. That being said, I have both and would get whatever tickled my fancy at the time.

mkman123

I prefer 90% as my choice.

timcoin

90%. You get the most net silver for your money (assuming you buy from a bullion trader), it is a US made product, easily recognized as being silver and has a face value (that I take off the top. IMO, silver eagles are a bad deal right now. The premiums over spot are just too d@mn high, and dealer buy-back prices for them seem to decrease when the next year issue is released. The guy I buy silver from also has different buy prices for them based on their condition. With 90%, it is what it is, and that is what I'm looking for with silver.

curly

Go with the bullion, 90% is labor intensive and is discounted because of it.

Steve27

I like 90% because it can have numismatic value as well.