[NeoCaveman]

Harder to get higher face value bags these days, though.

Face value? Nice trick if you can do it.

[gundog]

Face value? Nice trick if you can do it.

One of the consequences of hard times and fiat currency is that quite a bit of silver gets flushed out into circulation. Dopey kids at the grocery store don't seem to know that our coinage once had intrinsoc value. They'll look twice at a Franklin half, but won't hesitate to give 'em to me in change. Silver-clad Kennedy's even get by some of the clerks that look for silver coins.

[bolobaby]

“Face value? Nice trick if you can do it.”

I don’t think you understand the nomenclature. “Face value” is used to reference to the total denomination of coin you are purchasing, not the price you pay.

Recently, $100 face value bags (for example, 1000 silver dimes) have been going for about $1500.