[Lurker]

I have a relative who worked in retail for year. At the end of every shift she'd go through the dimes and quarters for me pulling out all the pre-64 stuff and replacing it with later dates.

I paid her face value for it. We did this for years.

I have a couple pounds of those old coins locked up in my safe. I had friends that called me nuts for wasting my time on it. They don't say that any more.

[Blood of Tyrants]

They are easy to spot, too. You can hear the difference in the way they clink.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

I started collecting silver coins in 1965, when I got the gals who worked the cash registers in my Jr. HS cafeteria to sort out the silver ones. Day by day, $1.85, $2.25, 85 cents at a time. (That was actual money back then) One day, someone whispered to those gals that they should keep that silver for themselves and I never got another dime! My very own silver window snapped shut!

I still have all that silver; not that it’s necessarily been a good investment on a 45-year ROI. Those coins sell for 28x face value, which is amazing. I’ve bought hundreds of pounds more in the interim. Uhhh, not at face. Incidentally, when I throw a newly-bought quarter against those from 1965? Can’t tell the difference!

I actually got a silver quarter in change the other day, and even though I look at my change, I had to look at it four times before I actually believed it.

I could kick myself for only buying 20 oz last coin show @ 34.50. But I am nervous buying much more up here. I noticed that the “theme” of the coin was MUCH more “bullion” than “numismatics”. I continue to opine that coin shows are THE best place to buy silver.