Silver slide.
“So, would the bags of silver dimes sold by a metals company be a good way to aquire silver?”
I would look for a local/nearby retailer...my dealer has silver coins though I personally purchase silver in 1, 5 and 10 oz. sizes.
Locally an oz. of silver sells for spot +$3.00 to $5.00 (currently it’s $4.00).
The link up thread charges $7.29 per oz (as low as $6.29) premium.
As for coins it’s $15,308 per bag ($500 face value — $1.50 in coins per oz. = 333.33 oz) which comes to $45.90 per oz.
That’s a lot of premium to pay...Locally a 100 oz. bar is always $1.00 less in premium than the per oz. rate...
Best of luck.