Thinking about buying silver? Between the years of 2008 and 2011, large financial institutions have allegedly ranked in billions of dollars in profits, all because of an alleged scheme to keep silver’s price too “LOW”.
You may be asking yourself “is buying silver a good investment?” Silver is on the verge of soaring to where […]
Precious metals are a hot topic these days and many people are looking for the best way to invest in silver not to mention gold and platinum. I have invested in the silver market using several different methods which you may find useful. Since I’m from Canada one method I’ll be covering is using your […]
We receive many coins and many people interested in selling their coins every week, some people have old Canadian coinage, some people have old US coinage. One fairly common question we get is: How much are 1976 Montreal Olympic silver coins worth?
Olympic coins come in one of either two ways, firstly they come in […]
We receive all types of items and many are collectors sets such as these Franklin Mint sterling silver mini plates. These miniature alphabet plates are made of sterling silver and weigh approximately 10.53 grams each.
Originally produced in 1979 the mini plates are named the Floral Alphabet Miniature Plate Collection. There are 26 mini plates […]
We purchase all types of precious metals, many items we purchase are things that most people wouldn’t realize contain precious metals like scrap silver electrical contacts. So how much are silver electrical contacts worth? That’s a good question, the answer is, it depends, there are a few different types of contacts and different contacts contain […]
A look at a silver price history chart shows that this precious metal has undergone some of the same price increases that gold has experienced. This holds true no matter how far back you look. When gold’s value skyrocketed in the early 1980’s, silver’s price did as well. Silver is less expensive but it still […]
The silver content of US coins has changed several times throughout the years. Dollar, half dollar, quarters and dimes dated 1964 and earlier contain 90% ASW (Actual Silver Weight). Since 1965, the US has not made any coins containing silver except the half dollar coin between 1965 – 1970 which contain 40% silver. Since then, […]
Many people want to sell sterling silverware these days and it’s no wonder with the increasing price of silver. Only a year ago in September of 2010 the price of silver was just over $17.00 per ounce and as of today it’s over $42.00 per ounce, will it keep on climbing? Who knows, but the […]
Canadian silver dollar values are greatly dependant on the year of the coins and the current spot price of silver. With the rising price of silver bullion so do the value of your silver coins but not all ‘silver dollars’ actually contain silver, you see after 1968 the Canadian Mint stopped using silver in the […]
With the price of silver rising steadily over the last year or so we have received many more inquiries from client’s asking the question; ‘What is my silver worth?’ The purpose of this page is to explain the different types of silver and there value. Below you will see links to direct examples of items […]