[lurk]

So that stash of hundreds of old silver quarters is worth a bit more these days. Hmmm

Hey Grandma, thanks for saving those.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

My Grandma stashed serious silver coins and we are at this point thinking about selling them all. We have about 20 lbs in mercury dimes. In addition to other silver.

[RobRoy]

>Hey Grandma, thanks for saving those.<<

My dad quit smoking in 1965. Every time he “would have” bought a pack of smokes he put a half dollar in a jar. I remember him taking out a big wad of them, putting them in a bag, and asking me to put my hand out and see how long I could hold them. It was disgustingly heavy and I couldn’t do it.

My dad and I were discussing silver a few months ago, for obvious reasons, and I found out he STILL has all the silver he bought for those two years after he stopped smoking! But he has been buying junk silver for years now, usually in $1000 face value lots, and always local.

Here’s the funny thing. He was just an electrician for boeing until he retired about fifteen years ago. This silver thing happening right now is pretty cool to him, and he is not even a little surprized. :)