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1890s Puerto Rico 10 Centavos Plantation Token, 1922 German Notgeld Porcelain Coins and More…
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In this video I show and discuss 1890s Puerto Rico 10 Centavos Plantation Token, 1922 German Notgeld Porcelain Coins and More…
174 Years of Stamps - My US and World Stamp and Envelope Collection Rare & Antique 1851-Now
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174 Years of Stamps - My US and World Stamp and Envelope Collection Rare & Antique 1851-Now
Destroying Fake Coins Part 1 - Our Old .22 Rifle vs Counterfeit Morgan Silver Dollar from Temu
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Destroying Fake Coins Part 1 - Our Old .22 Rifle (Counterfeit Temu Morgan Silver Dollar) #counterfeitcoins #temu #fakesilverdollar #fakemorgandollars
1950s Coin Prices, Vintage Poured Silver Ingots, Silver Half Dollars, Coins, Jimmy Carter, 1960s Ads
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I did a lot of shipping and find a bunch of really good deals including 2x vintage 1980 poured silver ingots bars, low Mintage 90% Silver Proof Kennedy half dollars, a bunch of silver quarters and some Mercury Dimes, a singed John Glenn book with 3 autographed signatures in it, vintage piggy banks for the 1960s, I go over silver and other coins prices from the 1958 Yeomans coin book, advertisem...
Why is there a Fascist Symbol on the Mercury Dime? The Fasces and it’s History!
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Why is there a Fascist Symbol on the Mercury Dime? The Fasces and it’s History! My eBay page: www.ebay.com/usr/silver_garage My Macari page: www.mercari.com/u/silvergarage?sv=0 Use my referral link and we BOTH make money for more silver! Use code TWGKBV when you sign up with my link: merc.li/TzgJBjMmb
Foreign World Silver Coins Part 2: 80% - 94.5%, Nearly All Purity Groups
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Its finally here!!! Foreign World Silver coins between 80% - 94.5% Purity. I attempt to find nearly all purity variations. I show off my personal coin collections along with coins I sold. This has to been the most detailed foreign world silver coin video on the internet. My eBay page: www.ebay.com/usr/silver_garage My Macari page: www.mercari.com/u/silvergarage?sv=0 Use my referral link and we ...
Thrift Flipping Episode 4 - J & J Flea Market Flips (2nd Trip)
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We go to Americas Thrift Stores buy a few vintage items like a 1970s Tonka Truck an Talking Mother Goose doll, then we go back to J and J Flea Market and buy a few items to flip. Enjoy! My eBay page: www.ebay.com/usr/silver_garage My Mercari page: www.mercari.com/u/silvergarage?sv=0 Use my referral link and we BOTH make money for more silver! Use code TWGKBV when you sign up with my link: merc....
Japanese Invasion Money from World War II - Fiat Banana Bills Mickey Mouse Dollars
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In this video I show and discuss Japanese Invasion Money from World War II. #worldwarii Japanese invasion money was currency created out of thin air without and monetary backing (except death) by the Japanese Military Authority, as a replacement for local currency in the stolen land of colonies and other states during World War II. In February 1942 in Japan, laws were passed establishing the Wa...
Thrift Flipping Episode 3: Buying, Selling, Processing - 10 Day Video Challenge #theeconomicninja 
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I show the current state of my collecting, how to know when you are over your head. I provide tips on buying, selling and processing. This is also my 10th video for the 10 video challenge.  I didn’t do it 100% like the economic ninja said to but this is my 10th and I decided to make a different style video so that it didn’t interfere or mess up the rhythm up other videos that may be part of a ...
I Go To A Flea Market and Buy Silver Half Dollars and More Cool Stuff… #silvercoins #halfdollars
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I Go To A Flea Market and Buy Silver Half Dollars and More Cool Stuff… My eBay page: www.ebay.com/usr/silver_garage My Mercari page: www.mercari.com/u/silvergarage?sv=0 Use my referral link and we BOTH make money for more silver! Use code TWGKBV when you sign up with my link: merc.li/TzgJBjMmb
German Coins from Holy Roman Empire to the Third Reich - Silver Thaler to Nazi Hindenburg Marks
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In this Video I discussed Coins from the holy Roman empire to the German confederation, the German empire, Weimar Republic and Third Reich Nazi Germany. My eBay page: www.ebay.com/usr/silver_garage My Macari page: www.mercari.com/u/silvergarage?sv=0 Use my referral link and we BOTH make money for more silver! Use code TWGKBV when you sign up with my link: merc.li/TzgJBjMmb
The NORFED Liberty Dollar 1oz Silver Round - United States vs Bernard Von Nothaus
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The NORFED Liberty Dollar 1oz Silver Round - United States vs Bernard Von Nothaus
90% Silver Half Dollars - Why I Stack Them and Why You Should Too!
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90% Silver Half Dollars - Why I Stack Them and Why You Should Too!
Foreign World Silver Coins Part 1: 10% - 80% Nearly All Percent Content Purity Groups
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Foreign World Silver Coins Part 1: 10% - 80% Nearly All Percent Content Purity Groups
Why Silver ? Good Investment? Just a Hobby? Why I stack Junk Silver and Bullion
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Why Silver ? Good Investment? Just a Hobby? Why I stack Junk Silver and Bullion
90% Silver Dimes - Why I Stack Them and Why You Should Too!
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90% Silver Dimes - Why I Stack Them and Why You Should Too!
How I Keep up with the Price of Silver and How to Buy and Sell it!
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How I Keep up with the Price of Silver and How to Buy and Sell it!
90% Silver Quarters - Why I Buy Them and Why You Should Too!
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90% Silver Quarters - Why I Buy Them and Why You Should Too!
Thrift Flipping Episode 2: VHS Tapes
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Thrift Flipping Episode 2: VHS Tapes
Thrift Flipping Episode 1
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Thrift Flipping Episode 1
Why was the 3 Cent Nickel made? Silver Hoarding in the 1850s - 1860s.
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Why was the 3 Cent Nickel made? Silver Hoarding in the 1850s - 1860s.
We visit a 108-year-old family cemetery to discuss life in the 1800s and inflation from 1857 - 2024
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We visit a 108-year-old family cemetery to discuss life in the 1800s and inflation from 1857 - 2024
800 Penny Coin Roll Hunt - Customer Rolled & Machine Rolled
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800 Penny Coin Roll Hunt - Customer Rolled & Machine Rolled
Legit Coin Roll Hunting - $20 in Customer Rolled Nickel and Dime Rolls from a Local Convenient Store
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Legit Coin Roll Hunting - $20 in Customer Rolled Nickel and Dime Rolls from a Local Convenient Store
The Balboa - United States Panama Cousin
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The Balboa - United States Panama Cousin
The History of coins in the Philippines, Silver, Gold, Peso, Peseta & WWII Mickey Mouse Bills
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The History of coins in the Philippines, Silver, Gold, Peso, Peseta & WWII Mickey Mouse Bills
What is a Silver Certificate? How were they redeemed?
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What is a Silver Certificate? How were they redeemed?

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @marymastromauro8164
    @marymastromauro8164 3 дні тому

    World silver is neat

  • @TheKANSASKIDD
    @TheKANSASKIDD 6 днів тому

    Great video. I am just getting into world silver coins. Subbed

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage 4 дні тому

      It’s fun. I treat US coins as 90% bullion and I collect world coins. I think the fascination came from collecting coins from the 4/$1 foreign bins, then wanting silver world coins. So don’t skip the cheap coin bins. A simple 1966 1/4 Balboa might get you hooked for cheap lol. So much history. It opens you up to learning much more word history, geopolitics and geography than you would have it you didn’t collect world coins. Just learn the purities and mintages so you dont get scammed and the rest is easy and fun.

  • @leoguy1609
    @leoguy1609 10 днів тому

    Scrap value of a Mercury and Roosevelt dime in fine condition weighing 2.5 grams is about $2.20 each. Recently bought 500 Roosevelt dimes well less than scrap price. When I started in 1977 I use to buy worn out silver coins for $5-$8 a pound depending on denomination.

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage 2 дні тому

      I am always telling my son that if I could create a time machine, I would go back to 1964 or before and get all the silver coins I could haha!!!

  • @TheKANSASKIDD
    @TheKANSASKIDD 22 дні тому

    HAHAHA!!!! This is awesome

  • @aesspycameras7237
    @aesspycameras7237 Місяць тому

    This ignot are awesome! Look into the USVI guy. He was an interesting guy!

  • @russelldavidson8417
    @russelldavidson8417 Місяць тому

    Well done sir, and by not telling her you'll have targets next year too. Lol.

  • @crustydollars960
    @crustydollars960 Місяць тому

    Really enjoyed your video and the education. Great collection

  • @travdripdrip382
    @travdripdrip382 Місяць тому

    Lol, i love it

  • @Mr.SilverEagle
    @Mr.SilverEagle Місяць тому

    Nice video 🤙🏻 maybe pick a bigger gun next time?

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage Місяць тому

      @@Mr.SilverEagle yea a 9mm is next on the list.

  • @kaynef6637
    @kaynef6637 Місяць тому

    Very novel way to destroy counterfeits , 10 points for thinking outside the box 😂

  • @johnsonfamilyadventures692
    @johnsonfamilyadventures692 Місяць тому

    New subs to your channel 🎉🎉🎉

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage Місяць тому

      @@johnsonfamilyadventures692 Thank you!

  • @dougvanallen2212
    @dougvanallen2212 Місяць тому

    Nice collection I’ve been working on my world collection myself trying to get it in some kind of order it keeps the mind working

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage Місяць тому

      @@dougvanallen2212 thanks! I kind of went a little overboard lol, but for me, the best way to learn, is to hold the coins in your hand.

  • @jasperbaxter640
    @jasperbaxter640 Місяць тому

    I just found $400 worth of scrap sterling at goodwill which ended up paying for a ms 64 1883 cc morgan. 🤗 if I didn't sell on ebay I couldn't afford these coins I want.

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage Місяць тому

      @@jasperbaxter640 awesome flip. I always look at the “silverware” but I have never seen Sterling in the wild!

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage Місяць тому

      …or anything else other than silverplate.

    • @jasperbaxter640
      @jasperbaxter640 Місяць тому

      @@SilverGarage yeah I usually find some here and there but this was my biggest find yet. Keep looking, it will come to you.

  • @josephc.6991
    @josephc.6991 Місяць тому

    hey bruh . i can not find part two. help this guy out pls

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage Місяць тому

      @@josephc.6991 I have been studying a bit more before I release pert 2, there are sooooooo many purities between .720 and .925 that it is taking longer than expected. That why I capped part 1 at .800. But soon there will be coming, Part 1B, maybe Part C, Part 2, possibly Part 2B and possibly part 3. I will try to finish Part 1B and 2 before New year. I EXTREMELY appreciate your patience and interest. Thanks!

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage Місяць тому

      I just released Part 2! ua-cam.com/video/ZcOjO5u0u_k/v-deo.htmlsi=_Br_IG6H81qALyQ0

  • @mikeinnergy
    @mikeinnergy Місяць тому

    i got silver dollar

  • @NOTurbuisness-r5q
    @NOTurbuisness-r5q Місяць тому

    Man I hope tht guy didn’t kill him self after he sold all his stuff :/

  • @mikeinnergy
    @mikeinnergy Місяць тому

    cool video

  • @iamgabriel5823
    @iamgabriel5823 Місяць тому

    You might want to flatten the staples on your flips in order to avoid them damaging your coins.

  • @iamgabriel5823
    @iamgabriel5823 Місяць тому

    To me the most disliked dime is the Roosevelt. I am so ready for a new design on the dime.

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage 2 дні тому

      I love them for Unc Silver coins, but most of the time they piss me off cuz 9999/10000 times they are copper-nickel in coin rolls and pocket change and slow me down when searching, cuz they look just alike, especially in bad shape. Just like the 1965-1966 Quarters, I swear every time I found silver, when it just clad. There most be Trillions of those.

  • @gautamchakraborty9189
    @gautamchakraborty9189 Місяць тому

    Wonderful. Thanks you

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage Місяць тому

      @@gautamchakraborty9189Thank you for watching. I’ll be making a part 2 soon, we I get time, maybe in the next few days.

  • @NOTurbuisness-r5q
    @NOTurbuisness-r5q Місяць тому

    Didn’t know rfk sold coins

  • @shilver101
    @shilver101 Місяць тому

    Things that make you go hmmm

  • @jamesreal7987
    @jamesreal7987 Місяць тому

    PRETTY COOL BROTHER

  • @travdripdrip382
    @travdripdrip382 Місяць тому

    Felt like i was looking around at the flee market with you. Cool show

  • @andrewkolb6309
    @andrewkolb6309 Місяць тому

    I love seeing cars outside a Coin shop, but the only problem is they have to be real and not counterfeits

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage Місяць тому

      @@andrewkolb6309 if you’re around coins enough you’ll know it seconds what is real and what is fake. You see I stuck to the half dollars he was more reluctant to sell haha 😂

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage Місяць тому

      @@andrewkolb6309 you can bring a pocket scale with you, an honest dealer. Wouldn’t care. I scammer would.

  • @erwinwheeler124
    @erwinwheeler124 Місяць тому

    That video is so interesting I sure do enjoy it😮 keep up the good work

  • @goldsilverjunkie
    @goldsilverjunkie Місяць тому

    That guy needs to stop smoking cigarettes

    • @s5q1
      @s5q1 Місяць тому

      A bit late for that. He NEEDED to stop.

  • @Cannastrophic
    @Cannastrophic Місяць тому

    Flea market... when you like to resell and get top dollar but are too lazy to sell on eBay...ahhh flea market

  • @curiousrelic
    @curiousrelic Місяць тому

    I would definitely question the authenticity of some of those coins.

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage Місяць тому

      @@curiousrelic I would always question coins from flea markets too. I know the look, luster, sound and weigh of silver and I trust the half dollars I bought.

    • @curiousrelic
      @curiousrelic Місяць тому

      I hate to see graveyards like that. You think someone would clean it up. It’s so historic. Especially the graves from the civil war era.

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage Місяць тому

      @@curiousrelic I was feeling the same way. There’s a complex right across from it if I lived there, I would definitely clean it up on the weekends at least.

    • @jamesreal7987
      @jamesreal7987 Місяць тому

      @@SilverGarage NICE

  • @hawaiisilver9141
    @hawaiisilver9141 Місяць тому

    And then figure that silver was 50$ in 1980 and then is $ 30 in 2024. A real piece of shit

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage Місяць тому

      @@hawaiisilver9141 the hunt brothers attempted to cornered the market, the SEC or whoever killed the momentum. I am all for abolishing SLV and other ETFs.

  • @acousticshadow4032
    @acousticshadow4032 Місяць тому

    Good attitude and presentation, save for the panning camera work in the shop, which made me dizzy. Slow it down.

  • @hubster4477
    @hubster4477 Місяць тому

    Im halfway done with a dime guard house box.

  • @thomasjensen6243
    @thomasjensen6243 Місяць тому

    Why didn't your son just take his silver eagle to the shoe store and get his shoes??? Yep, that's what I thought. You are not trading.

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage Місяць тому

      @@thomasjensen6243 you’re high bruh. He saw a brand new pair of Jordan 1s for $40 at a yard sale. He didn’t have money. He said “Dad, If you buy those I’ll give you my silver eagle”, it was a 2009 PCGS MS69 Eagle. You’ll see it in my videos. But it was a private trade…. Which is what a barter trade is, right? He also trades me dimes all the time for things. He have a system like that between us.

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage Місяць тому

      @@thomasjensen6243 late October, silver was $33 something at the time plus he has good credit with me lol

  • @dancerscc
    @dancerscc Місяць тому

    Are they negotiable at the store?

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage Місяць тому

      @@dancerscc yes, I talked him down on a barber half from $22-$15

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage Місяць тому

      I bought 4 though, tip.

  • @RkicF8
    @RkicF8 Місяць тому

    I bought all my LCS silver dollars. Then I bought all of his half dollars. This was when silver was at 14. He had no silver left so I bought all of his gold $5 indian heads. A year later I went back and he had sold the shop. I bought it all at rock bottom, sorry.

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage Місяць тому

      @@RkicF8 that’s how you bank. I started buying silver at $21 and ounce and I and still buying. I had roughly 165ozt but it’s hard to count because I am constantly buying and selling. But a floating minimum around 160oz. Also about 1/3 is numismatics, so I count them buy value not ASW.

  • @kaynef6637
    @kaynef6637 2 місяці тому

    Cool coins

  • @mandybrown7758
    @mandybrown7758 2 місяці тому

    Great coin history 😊

  • @ohiostacker
    @ohiostacker 2 місяці тому

    Dang I’d stay away from that second place! Prices gouging! 28x for halves? No way!

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage 2 місяці тому

      @@ohiostacker yea, I almost never go there. I went there, mainly to record.

  • @kaynef6637
    @kaynef6637 2 місяці тому

    Good stuff

  • @kaynef6637
    @kaynef6637 2 місяці тому

    Cool pickups

  • @Bbrown32375
    @Bbrown32375 2 місяці тому

    Those are some crazy high prices in my opinion!

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage 2 місяці тому

      @@Bbrown32375 yea it is. Crazy retail prices. Just a walk thru the shop, the first shop I paid $60 for 4 (1 Barber, 2 Walkers, and a Unc 1964) and the 2nd $14 Barber each for Benjis, I mainly paid those prices for the video, but also it was “Small Business Saturday” so I felt generous to help out a 94 year or man and his wife. I Usually stick to $10-12.

  • @robertstroback3362
    @robertstroback3362 2 місяці тому

    I also love silver dimes. I have over $200.00 face in mercury, barber and rosie silver dimes.

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage 2 місяці тому

      @@robertstroback3362 wow! I think I have 242 or $24.20 face value.

  • @bradleyozbun1012
    @bradleyozbun1012 2 місяці тому

    💯 S.G. ! I dig the math lesson ! Somewhere in the middle lays, walker halves ! That. Is a math lesson ! Should they choose to buy them back buy weight ! instead of face value when they sell them to us ! It was one of the tricky ways that could sting us down the road ! That is a Big 💯 on this take here

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage 2 місяці тому

      Yea, keep just a few, get more Kennedys and Benjis.

  • @Col-shaolin
    @Col-shaolin 2 місяці тому

    Yes. That’s why I have just 1 roll of barber halves. I like them. I wanted some. But just 1 roll.

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage 2 місяці тому

      Barbers are cool, but more for numismatic than for stacking. I only have 2 or 3. I mainly keep them to finish a Type set book or lot.

  • @FoxValleyStacker
    @FoxValleyStacker 2 місяці тому

    nice history lesson. thank you

  • @silversleuth007
    @silversleuth007 2 місяці тому

    Love it! I have a few of those that I got back in the day. Different weights, some with State's names, too. Especially the Ron Paul ones. TYVM for sharing.

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage 2 місяці тому

      @ awesome. My first. I hope to find more. The Ron Paul was my first choice, but took a good price on the clean ‘05 $20.

    • @silversleuth007
      @silversleuth007 2 місяці тому

      @@SilverGarage ... My RP coins are some of the very few coins that I own that I would consider a true collectible. I just found some of my Ron Paul ReLOVEution silicone bracelets the other day while clearing some space out for a silver pouring studio. Thye are like gold to me. lol TY for you video and reply

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage 2 місяці тому

      @ holy moly. Yea hood those.

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage 2 місяці тому

      @ I’ve wanted to buy crucible and start silver pouring and melts. But no time and scared of the start up price.

    • @silversleuth007
      @silversleuth007 2 місяці тому

      @@SilverGarage ... I am very close to pouring. Other than the silver and gold, I think that I could manage success with the minimum in equipment without buying a fancy forge. However, I did spend about $200 usd for mapp gas and fancy torch kit ($80), a poorman's crucible kit with tongs, crucible, borax, graphite stir rod, and graphite mold that has different shapes and volumes ($27). But because I have a habit of over-doing things, I added some alphabet stampins kits, and a Bull Terrier stamping tool($40), a cast iron mold and 5 pounds of casting sand stuff ($30), and 5 firebricks ($27). I am using old Maple Leafs and Philharmonics for my silver, and old assayed gram bars for my gold. The time part for me??? Not too tough, as I am retired. My first video on my pours will involve only the bare-bones equipment, though. Wish me luck. lol

  • @stormyday4133
    @stormyday4133 2 місяці тому

    Great video. Good job.

  • @jamessteele2825
    @jamessteele2825 2 місяці тому

    I got a 1930 walking liberty half. How much is the value

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage 2 місяці тому

      @@jamessteele2825 there were no 1930 half dollars, do you mean 1936? or 1938?

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage 2 місяці тому

      When I usually do is Google and I am looking at and add ngc behind it so like “1930 half dollar ngc”

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage 2 місяці тому

      There were no half dollars minted between 1930 and 1932

    • @jamessteele2825
      @jamessteele2825 2 місяці тому

      @SilverGarage yes I know. The one I have is cool. Apparently in the 60s some were counterfeited 4 collectors made with melted sterling, almost perfect. I paid like 15$ for it b4 because of cool backdrop story and still silver value. King of like the guy that counterfeited nickels in I believe 1942

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage 2 місяці тому

      @ yes henning nickels…. There’s a shop in Loganville GA That’s have a 5gallon bucket full of pre-1964 nickels, I search everything I go haha, no luck yet. I also search all nickels anywhere I go.

  • @curiousrelic
    @curiousrelic 2 місяці тому

    My silver is not an investment. It’s wealth preservation for my daughter to do with as she pleases 20+ years down the road.

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage 2 місяці тому

      @@curiousrelic exactly, investments rise and drop sometimes collapse. Silver has been a proven strong asset and wealth preservation for 5,000 years. If not the #1, number #3 at least. Real estate may be #1 but there is a strong agreement between silver and gold, depending which part of history you compare.

  • @NOTurbuisness-r5q
    @NOTurbuisness-r5q 2 місяці тому

    I WOULD LOVE TO SELL THOSE LIBERTY QUATERS. I have hundreds of these coins. If I sold I’m making double my money on that. They are worth a little more than 5 dollars, all I can say is trust me bro. I would literally make thousands of dollars in profit if I sold at those prices. Literally not metaphorically. I’m also buying walking liberty’s at a little over ten bucks a pop. Only rare dates or exceptional condition are worth above the silver melt value.

    • @SilverGarage
      @SilverGarage 2 місяці тому

      @@NOTurbuisness-r5q well, rn the market is more ASW price driven. There are times when they are driven more by Numismatics. Silver is not like Bitcoin or a volatile stock. Silver is more like real estate, buy it cheap, hold it maybe a year or two, enjoy owning them, then sell them when the markets are popping. Also you can get more the a few paper dollars if you barter or trade. It depends on how you put them to work. Also they are an extra hurdle to spending your money. Even if you break even when you sell, you enjoyed playing with them, showing them off to friends, then when you need a little money… sell.