Assertion: coin's silver | /r/CapableOf | approach 50 per ounce
Facets:
value: for the first time
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In 1980, as silver approached $50 per ounce for the first time, and the public rushed to sell, $1000 face value bags of silver coins had a melt value well over $35,000, but were selling between dealers at about $30-32,000 a bag – reportedly due to a backlog at smelters.