• LibreHans@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Silver has lost its status as money, so silver is much cheaper today than it would be if it still was money.

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      2 months ago

      You’re welcome to figure that out yourself, but 6.25g of 90% pure silver will never be worth more than the collector value of the quarter itself.

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        2 months ago

        I think you’re misunderstanding the valuation of money vs collectibles. Obviously an ancient artifact made of gold is worth more than the pure gold value. Same for rare coins. I was talking about silver as money, not as collectible.