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gmcul8r
2nd July 2009, 10:27
Centennial coins or should I trade them in for silver? I was born in '76 so I have accumulated a few Centennial quarters, halves & dollars that I am thinking I should sell and buy silver with. What are your thoughts? Is there even a market for these, or am I better off just taking them to the bank? Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
ccjoe
2nd July 2009, 10:36
Just learn from your mistakes as we all have.
If you like them, keep them, but they have no value other than face.
Nuismatics is tricky enough without this new phenomenon that is strictly ersatz nuismatics, i.e. quarter, centennial, etc collections. NOT an investment at all:(
My Pants Are Cold
2nd July 2009, 16:20
I don't know but I'd think that coins from Americas Centennial in 1876 would have some value. As for the Bicentennial, 1976 crap, I'd think not.
PSUDave
2nd July 2009, 17:06
Centennial coins or should I trade them in for silver? I was born in '76 so I have accumulated a few Centennial quarters, halves & dollars that I am thinking I should sell and buy silver with. What are your thoughts? Is there even a market for these, or am I better off just taking them to the bank? Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

Circulated Bicentennial coins are are worth face, nothing more. Ever check out the mintage numbers on them? Huge. Best bet would be to cash them in and buy some PMs.
Paul
2nd July 2009, 17:16
We have a similar thing in the UK, cupro-nickel crown pieces for special occasions (the death of Winston Churchill, Prince Charles & Lady Diana's marriage... Someones 80th birthday). Literally everyone has one of them and you can't sell them on for toffee. Buy something with integral value.. I.e silver. Sorry to be blunt... But I learnt the hard way also.
Gen Ripper
2nd July 2009, 20:25
I always keep the bi-centennial quarters, I just think they are neat. Do you really have so many that it will hinder your silver purchases?
Argyria
2nd July 2009, 20:29
I always keep the bi-centennial quarters, I just think they are neat. Do you really have so many that it will hinder your silver purchases?


Yeah if you are a collector, I don't see any purpose to turning them in for $0.25 each just to buy a bit more silver. If you have 50 of them you still can't quite trade them in for 1 ounce. Who knows, in another 20 years, they may be worth a slight numismatic premium. Don't bet the farm on them shooting to the moon though, it's not going to happen.
amadeus
4th July 2009, 14:17
Yeah if you are a collector, I don't see any purpose to turning them in for $0.25 each just to buy a bit more silver. If you have 50 of them you still can't quite trade them in for 1 ounce. Who knows, in another 20 years, they may be worth a slight numismatic premium. Don't bet the farm on them shooting to the moon though, it's not going to happen.

The mintage numbers on them are too high for them to ever have significant value even in a hundred years from now.

If you enjoy collecting them why not? There's nothing wrong with collecting money. Just don't expect to make a premium off them in X years.

You can always collect silver proof versions...