With the price of gold hovering near $1,000 an ounce, and silver firmly entrenched in its own double digits bracket, a pessimistic collector might think it’s time to lay low and perhaps look into improving his or her different series of copper coins. After all, precious metals seem to be priced for the rich, and not for the common collector, at least right now. But there are often some opportunities in times of adversity, and right now is no exception. Buying silver bars, silver bullion, non-cir