Is this standard for 90% "average circulated coins"?

bosco5041

Is it normal for "average circulated 90%" junk silver to contain 2% or 3% coins that have rim dings, scratches, cleaned coins, and worn coins (VG liberty halves) in the lot?

DorkGirl

Very normal.

Coulport

Yep and some dateless standing lib quarters.
Most anything goes except a coin with a hole or one bent so bad it won't go through a counter.

ricko

Very standard.....most anything can be found except severely damaged (and I have seen that on one occasion). Cheers, RickO

bosco5041

Thanks, I thought it was normal because most of the stuff I see has some of it stuck in the lot. By the way, since I have your attention. Is 15.25 X face about right for silver ( half dollars) when it's $20.13 per ounce?

jmski52

The theoretical silver content of 90% silver is .723 oz. per $1.00 face, but the nominally-accepted number in trade is .715 oz. per $1.00 face. This accounts for some wear.

7over8

Sellers usually get a premium on halves, if you are at 16x at $20.00 silver for normal qtrs and dimes (a very fair selling price from a dealer); you would probably be at 17x-17.5x on halves

epcjimi1

<< <i>Thanks, I thought it was normal because most of the stuff I see has some of it stuck in the lot. By the way, since I have your attention. Is 15.25 X face about right for silver ( half dollars) when it's $20.13 per ounce? >>



Yeah, $15.25 is pretty good @ $20.13 / oz, even if the halves you bought were a little beat up.

On Dec. 24, silver was at $19.40 / oz when I bought a bunch of 64 Kennedys that were in pretty good shape, no culls, excess dings, etc. Paid $15.30 x face. Local B+M keeps a big bin of 90% that you can dig thru and pick out what you want.