One way to avoid the sky-high premiums, on American Silver Dollar Eagles, is to acquire the mishandled items. With popular, ASEs, lugging around a $15 premium, one can save up to $10 per coin. These were going for $26.50 each.
As Stacker, I am happy to pay, $27, for a key-date, mishandled, 1996 ASE, as opposed to a $100, for a BU Beauty.
This is not intended to be any kind of financial advice. This is all about a fun hobby, of collecting, stacking & sharing Silver Coins, Treasures, and such. Thanks again for checking it out, on #silvergoldstackers, where Stackers show & share their treasures, thought & ideas.