Comments on: U.S. Mint Ends Production of 90% Silver Coins

By: Max Fin

Max Fin — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 06:52:51 +0000

In reply to JThompson. Idk much about grains, I do think we shouldn't be messing with these acts. But I also believe that a $1 should contain a full troy ounce of silver, 50ct a 1/2 & so on so im torn. Couldn't tell you why but it bothers my sense of balance or symmetry that $1 dollar & 1oz troy silver don't equate to one another. Anyway hello to the past- this comment is like time traveling back 4yrs, or just being 4yrs late to the party hahaha

By: Max Fin

Max Fin — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 06:40:13 +0000

In reply to NWRobert. Yes with the purity & results- No to the insane premiums being applied to it by The Mint. But it was a different world when you wrote this comment- i hope you are super stacked by now killing it with 100 silver sets of each of these amazing coins

By: Max Fin

Max Fin — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 06:34:46 +0000

Reading this in June 2023, wish I’d bought 2019 silver sets for $36 when they released.. Probably $235 for that set now, I get that .999 is 10% better- but why they’re 3Xs as expensive as 90%ers is beyond me

By: Mike Cook

Mike Cook — Tue, 21 May 2019 10:59:04 +0000

In reply to JThompson. Science has progressed just a bit since then

By: Dp.

Dp. — Mon, 20 May 2019 20:44:59 +0000

In reply to joera. Milk spots are caused when the planits. Is being washed with soap and water to remove oil’s caused in the manufacturing of the blanks and are not properly clean dried when they are struck at the meant that milk spot is fused into the surface of the corn and it becomes part of the model itself it cannot be removed without running the corn.

By: Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 12:52:01 +0000

What is the A.T.B. Quarters wrapped in? Rumors abound it’s P.V.C. Making the color of the silver very off. What is causing this. No one is selling them. The grading services can not even guarantee a proof 69 . Never in eight years of this wonderful program has there been such problems.Sellers are reposting sets returned to them due to the off color. The you have an explanation.? Thank you Mike. I’m trying to help. Please understand. We just want to know. That’s all..

By: Jeff Moore

Jeff Moore — Sun, 24 Feb 2019 23:48:15 +0000

In reply to Richard. Thank you richard I appreciate your reply I was just curious..it is true that it helps the mint also to cut down on operating cost but helps us collectively collecting lmao

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 24 Feb 2019 23:16:35 +0000

In reply to Jeff Moore. I would expect copper, which is what historically has been used to harden precious metals for coinage. Maybe they are just "covering" themselves since getting really close to 100% purity of anything is difficult outside of a laboratory.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 17:51:00 +0000

Well, well,
Would’t you know it, all the benefitst seem to be in the mints favor. Anything to reduce their operating expences. Will the mint pass on the savings in production to the collector? I think not! I’m a traditionalist, I prefer the same 90% silver coins that they have made for 200 years.
Just a note, you can get spots on any coin, any composition – it just happens. About the softness of 99.9% silver coins – with all the coins put in slabs today nobody touches them anymore. How can you damage a coin in a slab, unless you’re are trying to remove it.
Just an old man who is not fond of change!!! .

By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:51:02 +0000

In reply to joera. And thank you for the heads up on the transparency on metal discoloration.