Collected gold Sovereigns since the late 1970's

50 grains of silver is much more usable to a jeweler who repairs jewelery, than a 31 gram coin or ingot that he would have to melt down to use as solder.



But sometimes there is no rhyme or reason to ebay bids ... supply and demand has more to do with the selling price than actual retail value.

I buy 2010 MacBook Pros for less than $800 on days that there are dozens of them listed ... but other days when the pickings are not so plentiful, I have seen them go as high as $1700 :Oh crap

That is what makes a market. Been short awhile so no worries.