Junk silver

fleaseyelash · January 23, 2026 12:53PM

Tried several coin business for selling junk silver,no takers. This was in the north myrtle beach area.

RedneckHB · January 23, 2026 2:29PM

Counter-party risk....the risk you cant find a counter-party.

jmski52 · January 23, 2026 3:08PM

The refineries have no problem finding customers.

blitzdude · January 23, 2026 3:28PM

Refineries aren't taking it in. Gutter glut. RGDS!

jmski52 · January 23, 2026 5:23PM

Refineries aren't taking it in. Gutter glut. RGDS!

Well, duh - what do you think that the refineries are doing with the .999 bars that they are producing?

JWP · January 24, 2026 8:33AM

You can allways post it thr BS&T forum. Just use good photos. Also, there is a BS&T thread on the forum. taje a look and maybe you will like these places to sell your coins.

roadrunner · January 27, 2026 11:22PM

Part of the concept of 90% silver coin is the divisibility and ease of use. It could come in handy when bartering during a financial market or banking "freeze"..... esp the dimes and quarters for smaller transactions. Every household should have some. Everyone appears to be in a "rush" to get rid of it......because refineries cannot handle the current bottlenecks. What will the refineries do for you in an extended banking holiday or market freeze up? Could never happen right?

jmski52 · January 28, 2026 12:18AM

Apparently China is creating twice as much "liquidity" than the Fed is pumping out. The rapid rise in metals could be a sign that all countries are using fiat to acquire real stuff. Chinese and Indian representatives are approaching miners to buy their unrefined metal at 10%-15% over the usual price. Might we start seeing Chinese shops offering "cash for silver" in the US?

Cidercottage26 · February 12, 2026 3:31PM

Selling junk/melt silver? Consider finding a local coin club and auction it off. A couple of dollar minimal fee for the club. The rest is all yours! Most all bid lots sold, go for over daily melt value.

silverman68 · February 13, 2026 2:58PM

Be prepared for offers of $15-$20 back of spot.

jdimmick · February 14, 2026 12:49AM

We had a guy at our coin club trying to sell 90% and couldnt get any more than 30x face in the auction, no takers , no buyers, I bought for 40x and flipped it to a wholesaler at 45x

blitzdude · February 14, 2026 4:39AM

Local shop on Friday who hadn't been buying 90% at all was offering to buy at 40x. ASEs at spot, Platinum Maples spot -$50. RGDS!

RedneckHB · February 14, 2026 6:27AM

@blitzdude said:
Local shop on Friday who hadn't been buying 90% at all was offering to buy at 40x. ASEs at spot, Platinum Maples spot -$50. RGDS!

40x is the equivalent of $56 silver. Is that the "real" price of silver?

taxmad · February 14, 2026 7:40AM

It would be interesting to know the cost per ounce to refine 90/925 to 999

blitzdude · February 14, 2026 7:58AM

@RedneckHB said:

@blitzdude said:
Local shop on Friday who hadn't been buying 90% at all was offering to buy at 40x. ASEs at spot, Platinum Maples spot -$50. RGDS!

40x is the equivalent of $56 silver. Is that the "real" price of silver?

It's the real price of 90% junk at the moment. Some shops aren't even offering to buy it, refiners still don't want it so yeah reality seems to suggest $56 is the market. RGDS!

softparade · February 14, 2026 8:14AM

Pretty hilarious there are a couple discussing and even declaring a market wide price based off one little ol shop they don’t even name.
Epic lolzzzz

softparade · February 14, 2026 10:19AM

Vermillion Enterprises in FL is paying SPOT minus 10 for 90% right now. That's right, I NAMED the shop.
That is 48x
Can that be the nationwide market price too?

dcarr · February 14, 2026 11:51AM

@blitzdude said:

@RedneckHB said:

@blitzdude said:
Local shop on Friday who hadn't been buying 90% at all was offering to buy at 40x. ASEs at spot, Platinum Maples spot -$50. RGDS!

40x is the equivalent of $56 silver. Is that the "real" price of silver?

It's the real price of 90% junk at the moment. Some shops aren't even offering to buy it, refiners still don't want it so yeah reality seems to suggest $56 is the market. RGDS!

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I went into a local shop yesterday (a grocery store), and the coin star machine wouldn't even pay me 1x times face value for a silver dime. So that means the "real" price of silver is zero, right ? It should be free for everyone !

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blitzdude · February 14, 2026 11:53AM

@dcarr said:

@blitzdude said:

@RedneckHB said:

@blitzdude said:
Local shop on Friday who hadn't been buying 90% at all was offering to buy at 40x. ASEs at spot, Platinum Maples spot -$50. RGDS!

40x is the equivalent of $56 silver. Is that the "real" price of silver?

It's the real price of 90% junk at the moment. Some shops aren't even offering to buy it, refiners still don't want it so yeah reality seems to suggest $56 is the market. RGDS!

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I went into a local shop yesterday (a grocery store), and the coin star machine wouldn't even pay me 1x times face value for a silver dime. So that means the "real" price of silver is zero, right ? It should be free for everyone !

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Funny you should mention the coinstar. I got $1.01 clad today on the 1st one, no gutter. Struck out completely on the 2nd. RGDS!

logger7 · February 14, 2026 3:29PM

Arizona posted their buy prices for 90% a while ago but no updates, but no one is buying sterling. BUYING 90% US SILVER DIMES, QUARTERS, HALVES SPOT MINUS $18 (SPOT - 18 TIMES .715 PER DOLLAR FACE VALUE) https://www.azcoinexchange.com/BuyList.htm

blitzdude · February 14, 2026 3:40PM

@logger7 said:
Arizona posted their buy prices for 90% a while ago but no updates, but no one is buying sterling. BUYING 90% US SILVER DIMES, QUARTERS, HALVES SPOT MINUS $18 (SPOT - 18 TIMES .715 PER DOLLAR FACE VALUE) https://www.azcoinexchange.com/BuyList.htm

Certainly, better than many. ~42x? RGDS!

logger7 · February 14, 2026 4:15PM

I reviewed a collection today from a local man and offered him 90% of melt on two 3 piece sets, one gold, one silver coin, but I couldn't bring up any recent sales on these on ebay. He said a local shop offered him 2/3 of melt.

RedneckHB · February 14, 2026 7:49PM

@softparade said:
Pretty hilarious there are a couple discussing and even declaring a market wide price based off one little ol shop they don’t even name.
Epic lolzzzz

Actually there was another dealer who reported a 40x price. And further in the thread is a price of 42x.

So yeah...epic.

softparade · February 14, 2026 8:04PM

@RedneckHB said:

@softparade said:
Pretty hilarious there are a couple discussing and even declaring a market wide price based off one little ol shop they don’t even name.
Epic lolzzzz

Actually there was another dealer who reported a 40x price. And further in the thread is a price of 42x.

So yeah...epic.

Who flipped it to a WHOLESALER at 45x. lolzz
man, this is too easy

SHOP AROUND! As I showed with a real life 48x, better pricing is out there!

RedneckHB · February 14, 2026 8:27PM

@softparade said:

@RedneckHB said:

@softparade said:
Pretty hilarious there are a couple discussing and even declaring a market wide price based off one little ol shop they don’t even name.
Epic lolzzzz

Actually there was another dealer who reported a 40x price. And further in the thread is a price of 42x.

So yeah...epic.

Who flipped it to a WHOLESALER at 45x. lolzz
man, this is too easy

SHOP AROUND! As I showed with a real life 48x, better pricing is out there!

A trade took place at 40x. Yeah, its that easy.

Even at 48x is $67 silver. Is that the real world price?

If only there was an easier and more efficient way.

BTW....today at an estate sale i got 2.8 ozt of silver for $1...and its still worthless as dealers wont buy it.

dcarr · February 14, 2026 10:33PM

@RedneckHB said:

@softparade said:

@RedneckHB said:

@softparade said:
Pretty hilarious there are a couple discussing and even declaring a market wide price based off one little ol shop they don’t even name.
Epic lolzzzz

Actually there was another dealer who reported a 40x price. And further in the thread is a price of 42x.

So yeah...epic.

Who flipped it to a WHOLESALER at 45x. lolzz
man, this is too easy

SHOP AROUND! As I showed with a real life 48x, better pricing is out there!

A trade took place at 40x. Yeah, its that easy.

Even at 48x is $67 silver. Is that the real world price?

If only there was an easier and more efficient way.

BTW....today at an estate sale i got 2.8 ozt of silver for $1...and its still worthless as dealers wont buy it.

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Is it stupid to pay $1 for something you think is "worthless" ?

PS:
I recently bought fifty 40% silver Kennedy half dollars at an estate auction for 75 cents each.
Some dealers were not buying them at all. Does that mean they are worthless ? NO.
I sold them at a local coin show for $11 each (22x).

Even you don't think it is "worthless", as demonstrated by your claim that you recently paid for some.

.

RedneckHB · February 15, 2026 4:18AM

@dcarr said:

@RedneckHB said:

@softparade said:

@RedneckHB said:

@softparade said:
Pretty hilarious there are a couple discussing and even declaring a market wide price based off one little ol shop they don’t even name.
Epic lolzzzz

Actually there was another dealer who reported a 40x price. And further in the thread is a price of 42x.

So yeah...epic.

Who flipped it to a WHOLESALER at 45x. lolzz
man, this is too easy

SHOP AROUND! As I showed with a real life 48x, better pricing is out there!

A trade took place at 40x. Yeah, its that easy.

Even at 48x is $67 silver. Is that the real world price?

If only there was an easier and more efficient way.

BTW....today at an estate sale i got 2.8 ozt of silver for $1...and its still worthless as dealers wont buy it.

.

Is it stupid to pay $1 for something you think is "worthless" ?

PS:
I recently bought fifty 40% silver Kennedy half dollars at an estate auction for 75 cents each.
Some dealers were not buying them at all. Does that mean they are worthless ? NO.
I sold them at a local coin show for $11 each (22x).

Even you don't think it is "worthless", as demonstrated by your claim that you recently paid for some.

.

Right, not worthless to me, as I will use it to stir my venison stew. Has utilitarian value. But worthless to a dealer as he wont buy it.

You know how hard it is to find someone who needs a spoon to stir their stew?

According to these threads, silver has a value of somewhere between $45 to $80. Or maybe zero if you have scrap. You guys ever ask yourselves, "What kind of market is this"?

blitzdude · February 15, 2026 6:28AM

@RedneckHB said:

@dcarr said:

@RedneckHB said:

@softparade said:

@RedneckHB said:

@softparade said:
Pretty hilarious there are a couple discussing and even declaring a market wide price based off one little ol shop they don’t even name.
Epic lolzzzz

Actually there was another dealer who reported a 40x price. And further in the thread is a price of 42x.

So yeah...epic.

Who flipped it to a WHOLESALER at 45x. lolzz
man, this is too easy

SHOP AROUND! As I showed with a real life 48x, better pricing is out there!

A trade took place at 40x. Yeah, its that easy.

Even at 48x is $67 silver. Is that the real world price?

If only there was an easier and more efficient way.

BTW....today at an estate sale i got 2.8 ozt of silver for $1...and its still worthless as dealers wont buy it.

.

Is it stupid to pay $1 for something you think is "worthless" ?

PS:
I recently bought fifty 40% silver Kennedy half dollars at an estate auction for 75 cents each.
Some dealers were not buying them at all. Does that mean they are worthless ? NO.
I sold them at a local coin show for $11 each (22x).

Even you don't think it is "worthless", as demonstrated by your claim that you recently paid for some.

.

Right, not worthless to me, as I will use it to stir my venison stew. Has utilitarian value. But worthless to a dealer as he wont buy it.

You know how hard it is to find someone who needs a spoon to stir their stew?

According to these threads, silver has a value of somewhere between $45 to $80. Or maybe zero if you have scrap. You guys ever ask yourselves, "What kind of market is this"?

It's a gutter market. We got diamond hands buying $100 ASEs while ole twenty-eleven is trying to cash in his junk at $40. No premiums on the SLV/AGQ etc. Rocket science to some, common cents to others. RGDS!

TwoSides2aCoin · February 15, 2026 6:33AM

If your junk ain’t becoming to you , it should be coming to me.

TwoSides2aCoin · February 15, 2026 8:15AM

@RedneckHB said:

@blitzdude said:
Local shop on Friday who hadn't been buying 90% at all was offering to buy at 40x. ASEs at spot, Platinum Maples spot -$50. RGDS!

40x is the equivalent of $56 silver. Is that the "real" price of silver?

I’d go to work for a dollar per hour. Heck, I’d work just as hard for fifty cents per hour if this is what we get paid by the hour.

Wake up sleepy people.

blitzdude · February 15, 2026 8:42AM

@TwoSides2aCoin said:

@RedneckHB said:

@blitzdude said:
Local shop on Friday who hadn't been buying 90% at all was offering to buy at 40x. ASEs at spot, Platinum Maples spot -$50. RGDS!

40x is the equivalent of $56 silver. Is that the "real" price of silver?

I’d go to work for a dollar per hour. Heck, I’d work just as hard for fifty cents per hour if this is what we get paid by the hour.

>

Wake up sleepy people.

Based on what you can actually sell them for in the physical market you'd need more like 2 of them per hour to make it worth your while. And don't shortchange yourself. Cripes Burger World is paying $25/hr. RGDS!

TwoSides2aCoin · February 15, 2026 8:56AM

@blitzdude said:

@TwoSides2aCoin said:

@RedneckHB said:

@blitzdude said:
Local shop on Friday who hadn't been buying 90% at all was offering to buy at 40x. ASEs at spot, Platinum Maples spot -$50. RGDS!

40x is the equivalent of $56 silver. Is that the "real" price of silver?

I’d go to work for a dollar per hour. Heck, I’d work just as hard for fifty cents per hour if this is what we get paid by the hour.

>

Wake up sleepy people.

Based on what you can actually sell them for in the physical market you'd need more like 2 of them per hour to make it worth your while. And don't shortchange yourself. Cripes Burger World is paying $25/hr. RGDS!

I can live easily off that. Some people have greater needs. Especially junk dealers.

blitzdude · February 15, 2026 12:19PM

@TwoSides2aCoin said:

@blitzdude said:

@TwoSides2aCoin said:

@RedneckHB said:

@blitzdude said:
Local shop on Friday who hadn't been buying 90% at all was offering to buy at 40x. ASEs at spot, Platinum Maples spot -$50. RGDS!

40x is the equivalent of $56 silver. Is that the "real" price of silver?

I’d go to work for a dollar per hour. Heck, I’d work just as hard for fifty cents per hour if this is what we get paid by the hour.

>

Wake up sleepy people.

Based on what you can actually sell them for in the physical market you'd need more like 2 of them per hour to make it worth your while. And don't shortchange yourself. Cripes Burger World is paying $25/hr. RGDS!

I can live easily off that. Some people have greater needs. Especially junk dealers.

Junk buyers seem to be taking it in the shorts so to speak. No buyers, and not even the refiners want the garbage. That is evident due to the offers way under melt. Paper gutter is the real deal in this market. paper = $78, physical = $56. Of course, the physical price fluctuates depending on if you are the dealer or the seller. Still, quite the spread, THKS!

softparade · February 15, 2026 1:26PM

@blitzdude said:

@TwoSides2aCoin said:

@blitzdude said:

@TwoSides2aCoin said:

@RedneckHB said:

@blitzdude said:
Local shop on Friday who hadn't been buying 90% at all was offering to buy at 40x. ASEs at spot, Platinum Maples spot -$50. RGDS!

40x is the equivalent of $56 silver. Is that the "real" price of silver?

I’d go to work for a dollar per hour. Heck, I’d work just as hard for fifty cents per hour if this is what we get paid by the hour.

>

Wake up sleepy people.

Based on what you can actually sell them for in the physical market you'd need more like 2 of them per hour to make it worth your while. And don't shortchange yourself. Cripes Burger World is paying $25/hr. RGDS!

I can live easily off that. Some people have greater needs. Especially junk dealers.

Junk buyers seem to be getting it in the shorts so to speak. No buyers, and not even the refiners don't want even the garbage. That is evident due to the offers way under melt. Paper gutter is the real deal in this market. THKS!

More gibberish and lies. There are buyers. I even NAMED one recently. With #verified pricing. Something you have no idea how to do. Because you don't visit these "shops" that you claim to lolzzz

cladking · February 15, 2026 2:56PM

Refineries are making money hand over fist buying at 10% back and selling at a premium. With all this money and credit they have leveraged themselves so they can continue to make money in the future. They have only so much storage and so much credit so they can't afford to increase their risk buying more. There are still buyers but they are more selective now. It's the same people selling at a steep discount who were paying steep premiums just a year or two ago. At $30 they were paying $36" and now at two and a half times the price they want to sell at $60 because this is what most people do; they buy high and sell low even when they have a profit. Instead of picking up nice AU mercury dimes or VG barbers that will sell at huge premiums if the price drops they are selling at discounts.

This is simple: Sell what's hot and with the largest premiums and buy what no one wants and at discount.

I'm selling lots of silver at premiums and buying some at big discounts. New guys can't do this but once you have a little of everything you can.

The Chinese aren't likely to start buying here but they will use jobbers to buy. Of course I'm assuming the price will go up but even if it doesn't you can be certain the Chinese refineries will be running full out for years and they'll have to get the silver somewhere. The silver is here.

I don't know the Chinese are increasing their capacity but the US is and Russia's buying everything. This isn't going to stop no matter what the price is. Even if we have a downturn the supply from mines will plummet but demand will not. Sometimes the future is pretty easy to predict. Of course future events can always affect how things play out.

Copilot- And you’re right: sometimes the future really is easy to see.

Junk silver

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