As a strike collector and long time coin collector, I say hang on to your collection. I remember when the Hunt brother's and some Arab investors actions drove the value of silver to the $54/oz. peak back in 1980. Coin shops, pawn shops and collectors were dumping common and not so common coins into the melting pots and now those 'common' silver coins are more difficult to locate to complete a collection. Also, when you do locate the 'common' coins that you need, they are usually found in really good condition (since the lower grades were melted) and command a higher price. Overall, I have seen coin values rising faster after the Great Melt and can believe the same will happen to Silver Strike collections in a few years if all of the non-collectors (coin shops and pawn shops) dispose of their holdings.