The Junk Silver Discount: Why 90% Silver Coins Are Selling Below Melt in 2026
For the first time in years, junk silver is trading at or below its melt value at many dealers.
For the first time in years, junk silver is trading at or below its melt value at many dealers.
Silver spot price deals are an incentive for new customers to buy silver from a dealer that they may not have bought from before.
Smaller dealers that offer a silver at spot price deals use it as a way to earn the trust of a new customer. Showing a new customer the quality of their customer service, allows the dealer the opportunity to contact that customer after the first transaction to show the customer that they offer better pricing than the big guys.