Where To Sell Silver Coins For Melt Value

Above, Barber quarter culls. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Silver coins vary in value. 

Some are worth a lot and some aren't worth very much. Some people sell coins for their "melt value", disregarding their rarity or historical significance.

If one wants to sell coins at mint value, there are several options to do so. Investor Times has posted an article on where to sell coins for their melt value.

They begin it with:

Silver coins have long been a popular investment and collector’s item. Over time, however, you may find yourself wanting to sell your silver coins for their melt value. Melt value refers to the intrinsic worth of the metal in the coin, regardless of its rarity or historical significance. If you are looking to sell your silver coins for their melt value, here are some options to consider.

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Yellowstone National Park Bison Culling Has Begun

Above, two Yellowstone bison relaxing on a hillside. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

This season's annual Yellowstone National Park bison management culling has begun this week.

According to K2 Radio:

Yellowstone National Park and other national, state and tribal agencies on Sunday began the annual bison capture and shipping operations at the Stephens Creek area of the park, according to a news release.

The culling begins when bison migrate from the interior of the park to the Gardiner, Mont., Basin, and may continue through March.

The population will be reduced using three methods:

• Public and tribal hunting outside the park.
• Capturing bison near the park boundary and then transferring them to Native American tribes for processing and distribution of meat and hides to their members.
• A quarantine program that results in brucellosis-free bison being moved to tribal lands.

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Yellowstone Bison To Be Culled This Winter

Above, a herd of bison foraging in a riverside meadow in Yellowstone National Park. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Winter has come to Yellowstone National Park and with it is the annual culling of Yellowstone bison.

The Daily Inter Lake reported:

National park officials in Wyoming have announced plans for the selective slaughter of between 600 and 900 Yellowstone bison this winter to help manage population numbers. 

The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported Tuesday that the officials expect most of the animals to be taken by hunters or shipped to slaughter. Some would stay alive in corrals or under park quarantine. 

Officials say the exact number of bison expected to be culled out of the estimated 4,900 depends on the winter migration.

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More Than 1,000 Yellowstone Bison Culled

Above, grazing bison in Yellowstone National Park. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Officials at Yellowstone National Park said that they have met and exceeded their goals of culling bison from the park.

According to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle:

More than 1,100 Yellowstone bison have been removed from the population, a total that surpassed bison managers’ reduction goals for the winter. 

Yellowstone National Park spokeswoman Morgan Warthin said Monday that a total of 1,155 bison had been removed, a number that goes beyond the range of between 600 and 900 that officials agreed to this winter. Bison capture is now over. 

In a statement, park officials said they expect there will be roughly 4,300 bison in the park after this spring’s calving season. The statement said that will meet an agency goal of a population of less than 4,500 bison for the first time since 2012. 

Wildlife managers try to reduce the number of bison each year because of a multi-agency agreement that calls for a population of about 3,000. Park officials estimated the total at about 4,800 last fall. 

Bison are culled through hunting and ship-to-slaughter. Meat from slaughtered bison is distributed to Native American tribes.

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