Comments on: The Change In Your Pockets May Be Worth More Than You Think…

By: Prepping Is Sexy

Prepping Is Sexy — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 00:58:41 +0000

I love APMEX! One of my favorite things is how they keep track of all your purchases so that you can see what you paid and their current market value. What I like to do, since I don’t usually have very much money to invest is wait for a free shipping promotion. If you sign up with them, they will email you about different promotions. So all I have to do is save up whatever I can and then wait for a free shipping promo. Then I just make sure I have at least $50 to spend to meet their minimum.

*Jen

By: J. Money

J. Money — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:06:23 +0000

@Brent Pittman – That’s a great point actually, silver is silver no matter where it’s from, right? Just a bit harder to get your hands on, I’d imagine…
@DC @ Young Adult Money – Awesome! Well it’s a good hobby to get into since you’re always investing in MONEY, you know? Haha… Unlike other hobbies out there ;) Maybe you and the wife can tagteam and help each other snatch up stuff you’re both really interested in! Coins and Lanterns :)
@cashflowmantra – Nice! If you ever want to sell any to me (not joking), let me know :) It would be fun to have coins coins from readers of my site! I already had another guy shoot me an email about something similar, and I’m pretty excited about it. Win-win for everyone!
@Chris – PERFECT!!! That’s the way to do it – get people on your side and helping you out :) Which also helps THEM out too especially if they’re coins they have to count every night before locking up, like silver and gold (in color) dollars, and $2 bills etc. Sometimes they drive tellers crazy.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:31:20 +0000

I work at a credit union and in these hard economic times people are cashing in loose change they have laying around to get cash. I had one of our tellers keeping an eye out for me and she was given about $75 in half dollars for part of a loan payment. She called me and I walked away with $4.50 in silver coinage:).

By: cashflowmantra

cashflowmantra — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:28:01 +0000

My dad has several Morgan Silver dollars that I would love to look at from time to time growing up. I imagine he still has them so one day, I might get a few.

In the meantime, I have to settle for my own 1 oz. rounds purchased in the late ’80s for $5.00 per ounce. I might consider selling sometime over $50, but will have to see.

By: DC @ Young Adult Money

DC @ Young Adult Money — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:16:14 +0000

J, I have to admit. I think your posts about antiques (coins in particular) have single-handedly made me interested in collecting! My wife is getting really into going to garage sales and it made me think of some of the cool things you’ve found. Her best find so far was an antique lantern that she got for $2.

By: Brent Pittman

Brent Pittman — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:00:52 +0000

You’re just getting started…I wonder about silver content in foreign coins or our good neighbors to the north eh?

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:33:21 +0000

@DebtKiller – Would be better if you found coins from older people who never took the time to cash them in ;) Better odds!
@Eric – Oh man, how much did you like working there? Imagine if you saw $500 or $1,000/$10,000 bills come in? Ca-ching!
@Jennifer Lynn @ Broke-Ass Mommy – Okay! I will, thank you :) You’re the best gift giver EVER! Haha… man that’s awesome.
@Scott – Ahhhh, okay that makes sense. I did see that my collector coin picked up a box of coins at an auction once, and they all came graded – so I gotta go that route then if I want graded stuff… I’ll just have to wait until I get a crazy good one worth some $$! If you don’t mind me asking, what’s the most valuable one you have? (Or maybe email me if you don’t want it out in the public? j @ Elite Edge Money dot com)

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:12:28 +0000

@J Money – you really want to avoid grading unless you have a nice coin (generally several $100 in value). The cost to get a coin slabbed is generally $20-50 with all fees, so you dont want to put a $50 coin in a $30 slab – in resale you’ll instantly lose any slabbing costs – if you’re interested in graded/slabbed stuff, it’s always better to buy it already graded/slabbed – let the other person take a financial bath on the fees ;)

If you’re just looking in terms of silver value, third party grading doesnt offer any real value – it’s really for nice collectible coins ;)

By: Jennifer Lynn @ Broke-Ass Mommy

Jennifer Lynn @ Broke-Ass Mommy — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 04:02:27 +0000

Every year I buy friends and family silver coinage and grams of gold as gifts—they all believe I’m nuts. :) Huge numismatic enthusiast here as well. My recommendation for the best silver forum is called Bullionstackers.com, they are an awesome tightknit community of stackers, very knowledgeable and extremely honorable. If you’re really passionate about your hobby, you should check them out, J.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:58:31 +0000

I have a pretty extensive coin collection and have been collecting since I was 10. The pre-1965 silver coins are tough to come by in bank rolls these days. When I worked in a bank, I did find a few gems here and there though.