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Junk Silver Ratings: The Top Five Places to Find Junk Silver

By Jonas Dorian
Published: September 19, 2007 in Silver Investing Articles,

Coins may be call “junk silver,” but far from a junkie investment. Junk silver is a term thrown-on the coins by coin collectors because most of these coins won’t have a collector’s value. But junk silver has value in the eyes of silver investors. So, where do you find your next silver investment in junk silver? Here are a few ideas to start with. Rated from number one to five, we’ve listed five places to find junk silver as an investment.

1. eBay – rated number one because junk silver in thousands of varieties abound on eBay. If you’re looking for $5 dollars or $1,000 dollars of junk silver almost any amount can be found on eBay. In addition to the amount of junk silver, eBay also provides information on the credibility of each seller. As an investor buying your next asset, finding an honest seller could mean the difference between profit or loss.

If you do decide to use eBay, it’s easier to find junk silver if you search for more specific junk silver. For example searching eBay for “junk silver” will turn up fewer results than searching for terms like: pre-1964 U.S. Circulated Quarters, or Batch of Silver 1964 Nickels. Also be aware of the sellers rating, the seller’s information can be found to the right of a listing under the heading: “Meet the Seller.” These ratings will provide you with the honesty and credibility of the seller.

2. Lynn Coins – is rated right below eBay only because of the slightly less amount of options. You can find bags of junk silver from $129-$2,175. Although the options are limited, buyers won’t have to spend much time searching. Unlike eBay’s thousands of choices, at Lynn Coins there are 10 choices.

Even though the website looks a little out-of-date and somewhat unprofessional, Lynn Coins is a PayPal verified site—which means the sale has more security than third-party systems you might not know. Also, according to PayPal, Lynn Coins has been in business for seven years, and Lynn Coins has processed “3,406 buyers.”

3. C.C. Silver & Gold Inc. – this company offers a more professional approach. And for investors with a large purchase of $1,000 or more, C.C. is a better option than eBay. Unlike CMI, C.C. seems to have more coin choices as well, as of now C.C.’s website is showing options for Morgan Dollars, Peace Dollars, and 90% Silver coins with U.S. Half-dollars, Quarters, and Dimes all dated before 1964.

While browsing the selection, I noticed non-users will be confused at the process of purchasing what she is looking for. I had a hard time knowing what pull-down option to choose. So, if you don’t use the Internet well, CMI might be a better option.

4. CMI Gold & Silver – Offers junk silver bags to investors worried about professional businesses. Just take a look at the spotless design of CMI’s website. Now there’s a professional website. Anyways, a professional website does not necessarily increase the returns of an investor, and in this case CMI does offer junk silver at the same premium of silver bullion.

One of the downfalls of CMI is the lack of an on-line store. CMI wants buyers to call CMI as to “help you make the right decision for your precious metal investment.” However, professional CMI’s website, requiring investors to call CMI is rather inconvenient. For the Internet users, CMI is not for you; however, for some CMI is the place.

5. Monex Deposit Company – Along with the professional image CMI casts, Monex casts the same. Or it might be egotism, either way Monex says it “[has] led the industry in silver coin investing programs.” But that claim is hard to verify. Again, Internet shoppers will be disappointed because Monex wants you to call an account representative before you can make a purchase.

To concluded this article in rather simple terms, if you love the Internet use eBay, Lynn Coins, or C.C. Silver & Gold Inc., but if not use CMI or Monex. Likewise, if you have a limited amount of money, less than $500, use eBay, or Lynn Coins, but if you have more than $500 go to C.C. Silver & Gold Inc, CMI, or Monex.

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Jonas Dorian is the Senior Editor for Silver Monthly. (1)

It’s Recession Stupid: 5 Reasons Why a Recession is Next

By Jonas Dorian
Published: September 18, 2007 in Editorial Opinion,

Even thought the Fed acted quickly and lowered the interest rate, the economy is heading for a recession caused by fundamental problems in the economy. Even with a series of rate cuts, the economy will be dealing with the fallout from these problems well into next year.

• Lowered interest rates 50 basis points down to 4.75% means pushing the chance of inflation near new highs
• Home foreclosures soar 36 percent in August leading to a drop in home values causing further drops in consumer spending
• The credit market continues to dry as liquidity freezes leading to a further shortage of commercial paper
• Economist increase the chance of recession from 25% to 35% or a 1 in 3 odds of recession meaning confidence is failing
• Wholesale prices tumble 1.4% in August, while core prices were up 0.2% an indication of deflation causing business confidence to fail as well
• Oil prices surge to new highs touching $81 dollars a barrel making consumers cut spending

Housing is the main consern for the economy right now. With foreclosures soaring, the housing crunch will get much worst before getting better. So, the U.S. economy still has difficult seas to navigate in the months to come.

“The recession in housing shows no sign of ending, undercutting the momentum of the economy,” says Ethan Harris, chief U.S. economist at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. “We are likely to see consumer spending slow down.” And because consumer spending accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, it is extremely important to growth.

Earlier this month the Labor Department reported the first monthly loss of jobs in four years. In August, employers eliminated 4,000 jobs signaling a new trend in the weakness of the economy.

Furthermore, the recent rate cut will take months to translate into economic growth, and we’re at a time when we don’t have months. A half-point rate change won’t effect banks extending credit, consumer spending, investments, and exports because banks are still fearing defaults. Thus the fear spills over into consumer spending, investing, and exports.

As recent as six-weeks ago, the central bank indicated inflation remains a “predominant concern.”

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