Where do you sell your silver or gold? My husband did a test sell at 2 of our local coin shops. They offered him 35 dollars for a silver, one ounce bullion coin. This is when silver was 70 dollars. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.
They will rip you off if you let them. It depends on what form the silver is in. Silver Eagles should fetch close to spot while other forms will fetch a bit less than spot price. The place you took it to was obviously trying to rip you off at that price. If spot was $70 you should have been offered close to spot for eagles and maybe $66 or so for other bullion coins. But now is not the time to sell it’s going much higher.
I have found JM Bullion gives the best price. Better than APMEX. Have sold a bit locally but that’s the lowest price.