What makes me suspicious is the date. The U.S. mint did not strike American Silver Eagles in 1900. If it was a Commemorative, it would probably have dual dates.
Yep, At 61-1/2, I did the spreadsheet for 62, 65, 72-1/2...
Took it to the Social Security office and had them look over my calculations. The young (30ish) employee confirmed my calculations. I said, "Sign me up, today". That was 10 years ago. (I am 72 now). Note: The State of Georgia does...
So what happens to your Bitcoin if you lose power in your area (hurricane, California grid overload with rolling blackouts, tornado, etc.) and cell towers are out in your area or in Bitcoin HQ (if there is such a thing.)
Have not been to that show in a while, but if it is still run by Bob O'Brian (probably set up near the entrance and specializes in Mint and Proof sets) he is good people - do not hesitate to ask any questions and ask him who he would buy silver from at the show.
To figure 'melt' price of 90% silver coins, take the spot price of silver and multiply by .7234.
Example: You have $25.00 face value of silver coins (halves, quarters, dimes). Kitco says silver closed at $28.32 an ounce (Bid price).
$28.32 x .7234 = 20.48. So, $25 (face silver coins) x...
I remember doing a coin show in Charlotte in the mid to late 90's. Rumors startetd flying that Warren Buffet had placed a buy order for "X" amount of silver. We started buying whatever we could at $5/oz., knowing it would go to $6!
From the late 80's to late 90's I set up at 30-40 coin shows around the southeast. In the late 90's, we started seeing 100 bricks that had been drilled and filled. Got to where we could not even trust 'sealed' Englehard and God forbid you had a poured 100 ounce! It may be a PIA, but I dealt...