Don, Yes, and as was nickel. In fact, during the war, some 5 cent pieces were made of silver, rather than nickel. During the Hunt Ag. upswing, I recall people selling their Georgian silver tea sets, Taxco silver coffee sets and sterling flatware to try to get the big bucks! jerry Don Williams wrote: > At 07:57 PM 6/15/2005, you wrote: > > >Speculators who attempt to corner a commodity that is also considered a > >strategic material seem to take an eventual drubbing. Many years ago I > >knew a > >young woman who's father tried it with Beryllium ... he lost, as they say, > >his > >hat, ass, and wristwatch. > > > >G. King > > I can remember when silver was used for electrical bus bars at Tinker Field > and the Douglas plant in Oklahoma City. > > I have always wondered how they kept it from being sold. (Copper was rated > as a more strategic metal than silver at that time). > > Don Williams > La Jolla, CA > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list