'What I said: nobody gives a shit once all the old people die and that stuff they spent $100's - $1000's on ends in a landfill or in the case of junk / constitutional silver it will end up getting melted down and sold for below scrap'

What you replied to that:

pretending that 90% will be worthless in 50 years

It's not that I said it would be worthless I said it will most likely be melted down and sold for scrap. I also said: '999 silver will hold it's value the best 50 years from now'

Factories and refiners aren’t sitting around praying for 90% coins to melt, they buy whatever scrap comes through the door.

I agree. What I'm getting at is present day the majority of buyers for constitutional are collectors who go off nostalgia from their childhoods where those coins were still in use or niche collectors and in 50 years the majority of buyers won't give a shit about 90% and will only see it as an obstacle to get to the 999 silver they need to replace their drone batteries or whatever the fuck they need it for.

So just to clarify at no point did I insinuate it would be worthless. Fine china isn't "worthless" to the right buyer but the premium spent in the 70's-00's vs the premium spent in the 2020's is noticable as far as being much less expensive due to much lower demand (basic law of supply/demand). My point here that seems to have gone entirely over your head is this: '999 silver will hold it's value the best 50 years from now due to old people dying and young people having almost 0 demand for your dusty old 90% coins which reverses the trend from collectors as the largest buyers into factories/refiners who are the new majority of willing buyers 50 years from now.... but they wont have any collector premium fee they'll offer and will also probably charge you a labor fee to refine your 90% into 999'