If someone offered you gold or silver in payment of a debt ...
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1. Would accept it?
2. How would you value it?
2. How would you value it?
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But that said I settled debts in E. Europe easily with yellow metal.
2. depends on physical form of the metal. I would normally place a value at spot since either he or I would face the expense of converting it to cash.
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I think allowing "melt" is too generous. If I can't pay bills with it it will be discounted.
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I remember that story when it was on the local news (I live in the San Diego area). The ignorance of vast swaths of the American public never ceases to amaze. And just think, their vote counts just as much as yours or mine...
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For the couple times a year I need his services, it works out good for both of us.
I remember that story when it was on the local news (I live in the San Diego area). The ignorance of vast swaths of the American public never ceases to amaze. And just think, their vote counts just as much as yours or mine...
Don't even get me started lol
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I have paid tabs at my bars with silver and silver coin, as well as tips. These are long time bartenders though so they know the values and aren't the 'what is this junk' types.
I knew it would happen.
Otherwise, I'd tell them to cash it in themselves and pay me cash.
I don't want that paper crap.
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Yes and once confirmed genuine I'd value it at melt or slightly less for generic bullion.
Yep. If you can't sell it locally for more than melt or spot, then you shouldn't offer more than that for it.
2. Spot
For at leat 7 years I have offered a variety of vendors a choice of gold, silver or Federal Reserve Units for a discount. Never had anyone take gold or silver. Most take FRN's for discounts between 5-50%
I don't take rocks or metals in trade or debt payment.
Only seasoned firewood or live chickens.
I took 1000 BF of curly maple lumber for a cash debt once.
The only monster box of SAE's I've ever owned was part payment on a business debt.
I would (and did) value it at spot.