But over the last year or so prices on the 1999 silver proof set have been coming back down to earth. Why this is happening is a matter of speculation. Maybe a lot of folks have been selling because of the economic conditions. Just like the stock market, when the number of sellers exceeds the number of buyers for an item the price drops.

The 1999 Silver Proof Set has a mintage of about 804,000 sets which is the lowest of the State Quarter Series. This means that it will probably continue to cost more than the rest of the sets in the series, but recent eBay auctions at the time of this post have been ending in the $180 to $240 range. Whether the price will continue to drop, stabilize, or head back up is anyone’s guess. But if you have been holding out for a better price on the 1999 Silver Proof Set, now may be a better time than ever for you to fill that hole in your set.

Most will be Washington Quarters although you may find some rolls that have Standing Liberty Quarters that have the dates wore off. You will very rarely find a Barber Quarter in a roll of this type. A roll of this type will contain 7.2 ounces of pure silver & will be worth the current price of silver times 7.2.  These rolls are available in quantity on eBay & many times are offered with free shipping!

Buying junk silver coins is a great way to hedge against inflation & protect yourself from a government that will not quit printing & spending money. The problem is that a junk silver bag of coins is a minimum of $100 face value, putting the price in the $1300 range time of this post.  This means they are out of the price range of the average US family. The silver quarter roll solves this problem by offering the average Joe a $10 face value investment in 90% silver coins. This may be just the size to allow an average family a chance to invest in physical silver in a price range that they can afford.

Be sure to check out the auctions at eBay for the silver quarter roll. These coins are beautiful, valuable, & provide protection from runaway inflation. As our politicians continue to print & spend money with reckless abandon, protection from inflation will be a necessity in the near future.

US government has spent more money in the first 100 days of the Obama Administration than in the previous 8 years combined.  The Obama & Bush Administrations combined have spent more than ALL the other presidencies in the history of the country!  This is hardly a recipe for economic solvency & massive inflation is the only result possible.

Buying bulk silver coins can help you avoid the wealth destroying effects of inflation.

The Federal Reserve has has the US Mint’s presses running non-stop to fund this massive glut of deficit spending.  As we know, a huge increase in the money supply without a corresponding increase in durable goods & hard assets can only lead to runaway inflation, probably in the very near future.  It is the only result possible.  Investing in US bulk silver coins is another  good way to protect your savings from the wealth eating effects of inflation.

US bulk silver coins consist of any pre 1964 dime, quarter, half dollar, or silver dollar that does not have numismatic value beyond its intrinsic 90% silver content.

This includes the vast majority of dimes & quarters in this category as well as a significant portion of the halves.  This would also include bulk silver dollars that are culls or well circulated.

These bulk silver coins are a great way to hedge against inflation because precious metals historically increase in value as inflation drives the dollar down.  And in the case of silver, more is used industrially each year than what is newly mined, meaning that demand is going to be higher than supply.  Best of all, you can buy a roll or 2 a paycheck on a tight budget & still be hedging against inflation.  An average worker could pick up a roll of silver dimes on eBay each paycheck for $50 or $60 bucks a roll & have a good hedge against inflation over the course of the year.  More affluent folks can invest in halves, quarters, or bulk silver dollars.  All are readily available on eBay & given the current economic state, you can expect silver prices to remain steady or increase.

The current economic bust has devalued an overvalued stock market by trillions of dollars in the last year because that wealth was created on a bad foundation.  For years the Federal Reserve enticed people into the stock market by keeping interest rates artificially low.  People who were living on interest income from bonds, CD’s, & the like were forced into stocks & mutual funds to get a good rate of return.  Economic laws are not to be fooled & this wealth was created on paper only.  More than half the value of the Dow disappeared almost overnight.  If you hold your wealth in tangible goods like bulk silver coins with intrinsic value you are hedged on the downside because precious metals like silver & gold will always hold value.

That is what makes bulk silver coins a desirable & wise investment.

Bulk silver coins are readily available on eBay & every family should own some.  I’ve included eBay auctions sorted by dimes, quarters, halves, & silver dollars for your convenience.

Bulk Silver Dimes

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Bulk Silver Quarters

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Bulk Silver Halves

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Bulk Silver Dollars

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Bulk silver coins are readily available on eBay in all denominations & without the premium associated with junk silver bags or silver bullion.

Investing in Credit Suisse Gold Bars is an excellent way to hedge against runaway inflation.

Given the astronomical increase in out of control government spending since the beginning of the Obama administration, we can expect to see massive inflation coming in the near future.

As always, gold is a great hedge against inflation & can guard your earnings from its creeping effects as the government increases in the amount of fiat money in circulation.  See my post on the American Buffalo Gold Coin for more information.

Credit Suisse Gold Bars are another 99.9% pure gold investment that can help protect your savings from inflation.

For added peace of mind the pure gold content of  Credit Suisse Gold Bars is fully guaranteed & backed by the renowned Credit Suisse Bank Of Switzerland.  The bars come in sizes ranging from 1 gram to 10 ounces & are thus affordable to almost every type of investor: a blue collar worker can shelter a portion of his savings in the smaller denominations just as easily as the more affluent can in the higher weight denominations.  Demand for these bars is high & they are sold out through many venues.  There are a small amount available on eBay & I have provided listings in ounce & gram denominations.  Make sure you set aside at least a small amount of your earnings to hold in physical gold purchases.

1 Ounce Credit Suisse Gold Bars

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Credit Suisse gold Bars In Gram Denominations

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The 1928 Silver Dollar is the big key date of the Peace Dollar series with a mintage of only 360,649 coins.

The low mintage of the 1928 silver dollar is a result of an interesting piece of legislation called The Pittman Act.

At the time of the legislation, demand for the Silver Dollar was low  & millions of Morgan Silver Dollars were sitting in bank vaults unused.   No new silver dollars had been minted since 1904.   As mentioned in the post on the 1922 silver dollar there was desire for a new coin commemorating World Peace.  The Pittman act was used to create demand for this coin.    Enacted on April 23rd, 1919 the law allowed Congress to convert up to 350,000,000 Morgan Silver dollars into bullion for resale or mintage of subsidiary silver coinage.  Under the act,  270,232,722 existing dollars were melted & converted to bullion.  Between 1920 & 1933, the government purchased the same amount of silver from US mines at a fixed cost of $1 an ounce, which was above the market rate for silver & acted as a federal subsidy to the silver industry.  This silver was to be minted into a like number of silver dollars & after 86 million 1921 Morgan Dollars were struck, the Peace Dollar went into production.

By 1928, the requirements of the Pittman Act were satisfied & production ceased on the 1928 silver dollar, resulting in the low output on the 1928 date.

Once the needs of the Pittman Act and backing for silver certificates were met, no further minting of the 1928 silver dollar was required.

The design was briefly re-introduced in 1934 & 1935, after which circulation production was ended.

A presidential order by Lyndon Johnson allowed for production of 316,078 ZPeace Dollars dated 1964, but Congress overrode the order & ceased production.  These coins were ordered to be melted.  Rumors of surviving examples exist, but owning one would be illegal, making it extremely unlikely that they would ever come forth.  No dollar coin containing 90% silver has been minted since.

Value on the 1928 silver dollar ranges from $350 in VG condition to $535 in MS60.

The price jumps into the $100 plus range in MS63 & above.

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When holding a circulated Carson City 1181 silver dollar, your imagination can run wild.  Could the coin have been part of a poker pot in a hand played by Wild Bill Hickok, Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp, or Doc Holliday?  Could it have been spent in a saloon by the likes of Billy The Kid or Jesse James?  These silver dollars were a mainstay in the economies of towns like Dodge City, Tombstone, & Deadwood & are a fascinating link to the fabled past of the Old West.

The Carson City1881 silver dollar had a mintage of 296,000 coins & this coin generally has an excellent strike.  It is sometimes considered to be the best struck & highest quality Morgan Dollar from the Carson City mint.  In circulated grades it value ranges from $375-$460, while in MS60 to MS64 uncirculated it ranges from $555 to $680.  Look for coins with deep frosty luster & you will have made a good investment.  The popularity of this 1881 silver dollar will not diminish any time soon.  Couple that with their limited strikes & you have the recipe for a good investment.

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They were minted at the Philadelphia mint & are generally well struck coins with good definition.  When purchasing uncirculated coins, look for lustrous, frosty coins rather than grainy, greasy lustered coins.  This coin is 90% silver  & contains over 3/4 of an ounce of silver, making it an excellent way to store value & hedge against inflation. 1881 silver dollar value ranges from $13-$20 in circulated grades to $28-$150 in MS60-MS64 uncirculated grades.  MS64 uncirculated is the optimum collecting grade for this coin.

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The American Buffalo Gold Coin was first made available in June & July of 2006, & was designed because American Investors were seeking Canadian Gold Maple Leaf coins & other foreign coins with a 99.99%, 24 karat bullion content, rather than the 91.67% bullion content if the American Gold Eagle coins.  The coin has a $50 denomination & contains 1 full ounce of 99.99% pure 24 karat gold.  In 2008, the coin was also minted in $5, $10, & $25 denominations with 1/10, 1/4, or 1/2 an ounce of gold in each coin.

American Buffalo Gold Coin Overview:

The design of the American Buffalo Gold Coin is based on the Buffalo Nickel which was created for the mint by James Earl Fraser in 1913.  This design is widely considered as the most beautiful coin in the mint’s history & this has translated very favorably when struck in gold as a huge 1 ounce coin.  The coins are beautiful as well as valuable, & the stability of gold in the midst of economic turbulence has made these coins nearly impossible to find through traditional channels.  When you can find the American Buffalo Gold Coin, you must purchase a minimum number of coin at a price 4-5% above the spot price of gold.  This puts currently puts the American  Buffalo Gold coin out of the reach of the average American investor at the time they could most benefit from owning them.

Why would the Mint Suspend Production of a bullion coin as popular as the American Buffalo Gold Coin?

Why would the US Mint discontinue the American Buffalo Gold Coin, a coin that would provide a shield to the economic losses currently experienced by so many?  The official reason is an inability to keep up with demand, but see my post on 1964 Silver quarters & Gresham’s Law to see what I feel is the real reason.  Good money drives out bad, & the Federal Reserve needs you to continue spending their worthless fiat currency & investing in the stock market to keep our debt based economy running.

The good news is there are always examples of the American Buffalo Gold Coin available on eBay & this may be the only way to purchase them at this time.

Like the coins featured in previous posts,  these coins will let you shelter an even larger chunk of money in a VERY small space.  Links to the current auctions are included & they update in real time. The eBay feed that imports these auctions has been sorted to remove auctions for gold plated junk that can confuse the unwary.  By buying only the slabbed coins graded by a reputable grading service you should be safe from counterfeit coins. Bookmark this page & check back often for more & more  American Buffalo Gold Coin auctions.

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After the end of WWI in 1918, there was a desire to produce a circulating coin to commemorate world peace.  Since silver dollar production was being resumed in 1921, this coin was chosen as the denomination.  The Peace dollar was designed by Anthony DeFrancisci, who had made his reputation as a designer of medals.

He designed the 1921 silver dollar with a depiction of Liberty that differed markedly from those of the past.  She faces to the left & has a crown of rays, & the reverse features a standing eagle perched on a mound with the word PEACE incorporated into the mound.  The dies for the 1921 silver dollar were designed in a high relief, to produce a coin similar in look to a medal, but in subsequent years the dies were changed & the coins had lower relief.

The 1922 Silver Dollar was struck at the Philadelphia, Denver, & San Francisco Mints & had a total mintage of 84,275,000 coins, making it the most common Peace Dollar.   Of these, 15,063,000 have the D mint mark, & 17,475,000 have the S mint mark.  The 1922 silver dollar is 90% silver & contains .7734 ounces of silver per coin. It is an inexpensive coin in circulated grades, easily attainable, & like the 1964 silver quarter in the previous post, they are an easy way to store & concentrate wealth in a small amount of space.  The intrinsic value of the silver is likely to protect your investment from inflation caused by the government printing of more & more fiat money.  The 1922 silver dollar is easily attainable on eBay & is an attractive , easy, & affordable way to improve your collection & protect part of your earnings from the wealth eating effects of inflation.

1922 Silver Dollar- Philadelphia Mint

51,737,000 examples of the 1922 silver dollar were struck at the Philadelphia Mint. This is the most common year and Mint of issue for the Peace Silver Dollar. A 1922 silver dollar from Philadelphia is distinguishable in that itdoes not have a mint mark.

Many examples of the 1922 silver dollar from Philadelphia were held for years in the treasury. This resulted in a great many uncirculated coins with bag marks from being shifted from vault to vault over the years.

1922 Silver Dollar-Denver Mint

A 1922 silver dollar from the Denver Mint is generally a well struck coin, but the increase in striking pressure used by this Mint resulted in short die life and and many cracked dies.

1922 Silver Dollar-San Francisco Mint

The 1922 Silver Dollar was the first year of this issue to be struck at the San Francisco Mint, and this Mint’s management was interested in extending die life for these coins.  This resulted in these coins being very weakly struck, something that plagued the San Francisco Peace Dollars throughout their run.17,475,000 of these were Minted, the most for any single year at this Mint.

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Dimes & quarters became copper clad in 1965, while half dollars continued to have a lowered 40% silver content from 1965 through 1970.  The reasoning was that the amount of silver in the coins at this time was worth more than the coin’s face value.  The change from silver coinage that had the intrinsic worth of its silver content to clad coinage with no intrinsic value put some interesting economic laws into affect that continues to this day.

The Philadelphia mint struck  564,341,347 units of the 1964 silver quarter & the Denver mint struck 704,135,528 1964 D silver quarters.

This is roughly 5-7 times more 1964 silver quarter coins than were minted in any other year for the Washington quarter.  The following year, the base metal clad coinage had no value beyond the force of the government’s decree that it should be accepted as payment.   This type of money is called fiat money because its only value is that forced on the bearer by government decree.  Nearly 2 billion  1965 quarters were minted & an interesting monetary phenomenon called Gresham’s Law was put into affect.

Gresham’s law states  that bad money drives out good money. In practice, this means that when given a choice, people will save money that has intrinsic value & spend fiat money on their debts.  This is exactly what began to happen.  As a result of this change to base metal coins, the 1964 silver quarter & earlier silver coinage began to rapidly disappear from circulation.  A great quantity of these coins were most likely melted down in the 1980′s silver boom, but they are still available, & as a result of Gresham’s Law, chances are many examples of the 1964 silver quarter will show little to no signs of circulation.

The current economic downturn has been created & exacerbated by the fact that our money supply is backed by debt & not tangible assets like silver & gold.  Our money no longer has any intrinsic value.  The stock market has lost over 50% of its value because our government no longer practices a sound fiscal policy.

One way to protect yourself is to invest in some old silver coins like the 1964 silver quarter.

Buying the 1964 silver quarter in bulk is a good way to park your savings in a tangible asset.

More silver is required for industrial uses than is currently mined, so its value is likely to remain stable or rise with time.   Since they did not spend a long time in circulation, most silver quarter specimens will also have much more eye appeal than earlier, well worn coins.  The 1964 silver quarter contains .1808  ounces of silver each & are a easy way to store a fair amount of wealth in a relatively small place like a safety deposit box.  The 1964 silver quarter is currently worth around $3 apiece circulated & 6 or seven bucks uncirculated.  The 1964 silver quarter is easy to buy on eBay & this is my favorite way to buy or sell coins.  Registration & purchases are easy with the following links.  Please bookmark this page & check back often as new auctions are listed!

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