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I Tried Selling My Silver In Budapest: Big Mistake!​


10:10

Sep 27, 2023
I tried selling my U.S. 90% silver coins in Budapest Hungary, but I ran into some problems. Not all coin dealers want US coins because it is hard to sell. Follow along as I try to sell my 90% silver Washington Quarters. Some people call them Junk Silver, while others call them Constitutional Silver. Do gold dealers in Budapest Hungary know or even care about them? How much below the silver spot price are the gold and silver dealers going to offer me?

The price of silver was about $24.04 US Dollars per ounce when I was trying to sell these coins. The melt value for these 25 coins in US Dollars was $4.30 each. With the Hungarian Forint trading at 354 to the US Dollar, the silver coins were worth about 38,177 Forints.
 
They want these instead:






I also wouldn't try to sell any Mexican pesos or Libertads over there either.
 
Coin shops sell what they have a market for.

Buyers there don't know or care when/why American coins stopped containing silver.

Since buyers don't want them, coin shops don't want them.
 

I Tried Selling My U.S. Silver Coins In Egypt: Then THIS Happened !​

Oct 12, 2023


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I tried selling my U.S. 90% silver coins in Cairo Egypt, but I ran into some problems. Not all coin dealers want US coins because it is hard to sell. Follow along as I try to sell my 90% silver Franklin Half Dollars. Some people call them Junk Silver, while others call them Constitutional Silver. Do gold dealers in Cairo Egypt know or even care about them? How much below the silver spot price are the gold and silver dealers going to offer me? What I didn't know about the currency in Egypt made my deal a lot worse than I thought it was.

The price of silver was about $24.04 US Dollars per ounce when I was trying to sell these coins. The melt value for these 10 coins in US Dollars was $8.60 each. With the Egyptian Pound (EGP) trading at 31 to the US Dollar, the silver coins were worth about 2660 Egyptian Pounds.
 

I Tried Selling My Silver Coins In Athens Greece: How Much Did I Lose?​


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I tried selling my U.S. 90% silver coins in Athens Greece. Not all coin dealers want US coins because it is hard to sell. I am pleasantly surprised that I was able to sell my silver Washington Quarters at the first coin dealer I tried. How much below the silver spot did the gold and silver dealer offer me?
The price of silver was about $24.60 US Dollars per ounce when I was trying to sell these coins. The melt value for these 25 silver coins in US Dollars was $4.45 each. With the Euro trading around 1.09 to the US Dollar, the 25 silver coins were worth about 102 Euros in total.
 

I Tried Selling My U.S. Silver Coins In Frankfurt Germany - I Wasn't Expecting THIS!​

Nov 4, 2023

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I tried selling my U.S. 90% silver coins in Frankfurt Germany, but I ran into some problems. Not all foreign coin dealers want US coins because they are hard to sell. Follow along as I try to sell my Washington 90% Silver Quarter coins. How much below the silver spot price are the gold and silver dealers going to offer me?
The price of silver was about $23 US Dollars per ounce when I was trying to sell these coins. The melt value for these 25 coins in US Dollars was $4.16 each. With the US Dollar trading around 1.07 to the Euro, the 25 Washington Silver Quarters were worth about $104 or 97 Euros. See how much I am offered for them.
 
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Testing Gold and Silver Prices in Little India, NYC - Surprising Results!​

Jan 13, 2024
I tried selling my 1 ounce gold bar and silver coins in Little India NYC, but I ran into some problems. One dealer who had a sign saying they buy silver and gold told me they did not buy silver and gold. I tried to see how much I can sell my 1 ounce gold Johnson Matthey bar for along with my 10 American Silver Eagles and my 10 Morgan Silver Dollars.
How much below the silver and gold spot price are the gold and silver dealers going to offer me?
The price of silver was about $22.79 per ounce and the gold price was $2028 per ounce when I was trying to sell these coins.


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I Tried to SELL 100 GOLD COINS to Coin Shops... Here's What They Said!​

Feb 7, 2024
I called Local Coin Shops all over the U.S. to try and sell 100 Gold Eagles to them! The offer that I got varied from Shop to Shop, with some being great and others... well, you'll have to listen!


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It all depends on his business model. Maybe some shops would rather make a lot on a little, than a little on a quantity.

Maybe the lowball buyers figured it's a desperation sale, and wanted to twist the knife. Life is hard; and, remember the whole banking industry started with slimy goldsmiths.
 

I Tried Selling My Gold & Silver In The NYC Diamond District: I Wasn't Expecting THIS!​

May 14, 2024 DIAMOND DISTRICT

I go to the Diamond District in NYC and try to sell my gold and silver. I wanted to see how much the dealers offered me for my ten 1 ounce American Silver Eagles and three 1 ounce Pamp Suisse gold bars.
Although there are many gold dealers here, you still have to shop around.
The first gold dealer I went to gave me a bad first offer. I talk about tips when trying to sell your precious metals for the best price. I also talk about the dealer that gave me a very good offer for my gold bars.
Before you consider buying gold or silver, you need to be aware of how to buy it without overpaying and how and where to sell it will out selling it too cheap.


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Nick's driving in China town today.

Tips On Selling And Buying Gold & Silver In NYC Or Anyplace: Watch Before You SELL!​

May 25, 2024 NEW YORK

What should you know before you try to sell your gold or silver so that you get the best price for your precious metals. I talk about the best tips for selling gold and silver and what kind of gold and silver to buy. I also talk about how to sell your gold jewelry and tell you how to calculate what it is worth.
In my last video I took a trip to Diamond District in NYC and try to sell my gold and silver. I wanted to see how much the dealers offered me for my ten 1 ounce American Silver Eagles and three 1 ounce Pamp Suisse gold bars. I talk about the things you should do before you even go to try to sell your gold and silver.
Before you consider buying gold or silver, you need to be aware of how to buy it without overpaying and how and where to sell it will out selling it too cheap.


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I Tried Selling My Gold Bars In Chinatown, Then This Happened​

Aug 17, 2024 CHINATOWN

I tried selling my gold in Chinatown in New York City. I wasn't expecting the offers that I got for my 1 ounce Gold Pamp Suisse bars at these Chinatown gold buyers. If you are thinking of selling your gold or silver in NYC, will you get good prices in Chinatown New York?
With the gold price at an all-time high above $2500, is now a good time to sell gold? Or, will the price of gold go a lot higher from here.


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I Tried Selling My Gold Bars In Chinatown, Then This Happened​

Aug 17, 2024 CHINATOWN

I tried selling my gold in Chinatown in New York City. I wasn't expecting the offers that I got for my 1 ounce Gold Pamp Suisse bars at these Chinatown gold buyers. If you are thinking of selling your gold or silver in NYC, will you get good prices in Chinatown New York?
With the gold price at an all-time high above $2500, is now a good time to sell gold? Or, will the price of gold go a lot higher from here.


11:34

The above is an excellent demonstration of why you should find a local reputable coin dealer and stay with him.
 
We're not - yet - in a situation with people desperate to unload fiat.

That time is coming - the spot price indicates it - but we're not there yet.

These guys want to haggle. The one merchant is offering cash, which is unusual (my own PM pays by check, but has an arrangement with his bank, a small local one, that ANY check off his purchase account be cashed for any amount) but the vigorish seems high. New York rules? Bazaar customs, meaning, the haggling?

Not a good time to sell, if you have an option. Chaos unfolds. And the political party in power, seems to see it in their interest to create MOAR chaos.
 
Time for a laugh. Stacking Surfer heads to the beach, talks silver vs ice cream.

Free Silver vs. Free Ice Cream, Which do they Choose?​

Will They Know Silver's Real Value? What do People in Southern California think Silver is Worth today? Join Surfer for a Man on the Street view of what people in Southern California think silver is worth. This is part one of a two part series. Part two will drop next week.


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Big thanks to ⁠ for the inspiration • People Choose Free Candy Bar over Fre...
 

I Woke Up In A Strange Country With Silver Coins - I Wasn't Expecting This!​

Aug 28, 2024 İSTANBUL

I woke up in a strange country with nothing but some silver coins that I needed to sell to survive. It is easy to buy silver coins, but how easy is it to sell silver coins? Where can you sell silver for a good price and not lose a lot of the silver premium you paid? Do gold and silver dealers in other countries recognize American Silver Eagles and Canadian Maples and pay close to the silver spot price for them? I try to find out by shopping around trying to sell my silver coins.

Even if you get a good price for your silver, it does not buy much these days. Is silver under priced and will it ever catch up with the recent performance of gold?


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20 beans or a silver eagle........whatcha gonna grab?

$20 or a Silver Eagle? which do they pick?​

Will They Know Silver's Real Value? What do People in Southern California think Silver is Worth today? Join Surfer for a Man on the Street view of what people in Southern California think silver is worth. This is part one of a two part series. Part two will drop next week.


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