I want to buy from a teller 3 silver halves. Any suggestions?

[Darth Walker]

I posed it before that the lead teller in my bank has 3 halves

2 x 1963 Benns Halves
and
1 x 1980 Kenn Halve Clad Proof

I offered $9.56 for the three coins.

What do you all suggest? I do not want to over pay.

Darth Walker

 

[jim4silver]

One of my main coin stores was offering to buy 90 percenters for 4.75 today. If I were you I would use round numbers and not some odd combination like 9.56.

If the teller thinks you are not offering enough, let her/him go someplace else. I would have offered 8X face on the 90s and no more. I don't really care much about non silver proofs (although I have saved a bunch of them for my collection), so I cannot say how much I would offer for that coin. Non silver proof sets are dirt cheap, so I would not ask much for it.

I would not act too interested. The person who wins in any negotiation is the one who has the power to walk away from the table. Trust me on this.

Jim

 

[coolpix9]

$12.50 for all 3 should do the trick.

 

[jim4silver]

$12.50 for all 3 should do the trick.

You are quite generous Coolpix.

Jim

 

[capy325]

ski mask and a note... lol

 

[Darth Walker]

Thanks Jim4silver,

Coolpix you are very generous. I do not think I want to buy them at $12.50.

Well, I will see how I can negotiate it

DW

 

[65gt350]

DW,

I would let them go. I think you will have to over pay if you continue. You already broke my favorite rule of negotiation. Never be the first to set a price. I think you would have been better off asking how much the teller wanted.

Better luck next time.

HH,
65GT350

 

[coinmojo]

$10 tops But if she really wants to keep them than no fair amount will suffice.

Mojo

 

[cmhoose]

$10 tops But if she really wants to keep them than no fair amount will suffice.

Exactly. Also, some people have trouble realizing the real value of a coin, and then expect you to pay top dollar for it. Like 65GT350 said, I would also just let them go. Keep hunting and you will find them for face. I have already found 4 or 5 '63 Franklins this year alone. As a matter of fact, the last Franklin I found was a 63D. They aren't as rare as you may think.

Good Luck.

cmhoose

 

[jrf30]

I'd pay $9.50 for the 2 Bens and leave the clad proof. The only way I get those is if I find them CRHing, and then they cost me $0.50. Dropping that coin out of hte deal and keeping the price close to what it was might get them for you. I woldn't pay more than 9.5X face though, and that is what $9.50 is for $1 of Bens.

 

[Goes4ever]

I rarely pay more than 8x face, sometimes 9x face.........I buy silver from my craiglist ads all the time at 8x

 

[Ifyndit]

I would pay $1.50 for all three. I never pay more than face value for all of my silver.

 

[Darth Walker]

Thank You All for the ideas.

Lets see what how it goes

DW

 

[Rich Hartford]

I'd tell her that the proof is way too valuable for me to purchase, and offer her face fo the silver.