Thanks for the extra info, but I’m still not sure you’re following me. That Maple Leaf, if it’s what you bought, was not just a collector’s novelty, it was an ounce of silver bullion. It was worth whatever an ounce of silver was worth (possibly around $10 when you bought it?) even if not in a special wrapping. Another example is a Gold Eagle, a U.S. coin that contains an ounce of gold (>$1300) but has a face value of only $50. I guess my point is, I don’t think the guy on the street was a con man, I think he was just trying to sell you an ounce of silver.
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