Settle on a routine - make incremental purchases either weekly or monthly. I tend to slide the odd ounce or two in my old leather pouch weekly.
Pictured below are two examples of my weakness. Each holds one ounce of .999 fine silver with a premium value on the fact both are fairly rare.
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Your grandchildren will, one day soon, appreciate your efforts.
Stephen
Just my personal bias.. but the bottom one is freaking gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYes it is, indeed. The upper piece is very thick, hefty. Both feel good in your pocket. Thanks, Bubba.
DeleteYou're a wise man, sir.
ReplyDeleteNah, I just like silver...unlike those almost useless Federal Reserve Notes. Thank you, my friend.
DeleteHow does one aquire such items?
ReplyDeleteSeveral ways, Sweet Lady. Your local coin dealer, online retailers such as Gainesville Coin, or off Ebay. Be very careful on Ebay....you will pay 'spot price' for silver per ounce wherever you decide to buy. Google the term. Spot is updated during the trading day moment by moment and is set in London. You will then pay a small commission over spot. This commission is the dealers profit and normally ranges from five to ten dollars over spot, depending on the dealer or retailer. Either way you are exchanging fiat currency for a tangible investment. Thanks, my new friend.
DeleteBoss, question. Did you mean 5 to 10 percent instead of dollars?
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DeleteNo, dollars. If it's over that you're in ripoff territory. Ebay is famous for its overage on commission. My local coin dealer charges five bucks over spot.
ReplyDeleteok gotcha and I had it backwards in my mind to begin with. Don't know why. I got one of those summertime colds like you and Harry, and the meds make me fuzzy(er) minded.
DeleteAnd for any interested in my two cents on shipping, whenever possible go with UPS (big brown) not the USPS (post office). If something goes wrong with USPS you are dealing with a government agency that doesn't give a flip. And the local police are (as in my case) powerless to help. My arrest warrant for him forging my name went nowhere.
Good advice, and no sweat..
DeleteAh yes. Remember when I got robbed of all my weapons? He also took my hand tooled leather pouch stuffed full with ancient silver dollars. When the detectives found my pouch, they literally tossed it to me at the firehouse and I happily grabbed it, expecting WEIGHT. gone gone gone
ReplyDeleteSince my grandpa had given me those silver dollars, I was wondering where and who I should trust to purchase silver coins. I actually read your answers to your comments. So now I know and you don't have to repeat yourself.
I saddled the horses while you slept. I hope you're feeling up to it.
I'm almost ready to ride...if only this damn headache would leave me alone.
DeleteSilver is good. Prices may slide up and down but over time I don't see how you can lose.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, and you can't. Gold and silver will always be worth, something.
DeleteStephen,
ReplyDeleteI'm already on it my friend, thanks for the post.
Give SW a hug from me and have a beautiful weekend.
I will and you too dear lady.
DeleteScottia has a nice 5 oz. Silver round that I really like and I can't say why. LOL I got some junk silver that is a mix of dimes, quarters and fifty cent pieces that I carry all the time. It fun to watch how people react to the difference in weight between an old pre-1964 coin and a modern coin.
ReplyDeleteI started buying silver a few years back and all I cared about was "melt value" and I think that is a good way to start rather than collectors value on coins. But, if you like history coins can be very interesting on the difference of trade silver dollars and regular mint dollar of the late 1800's.
It is a fun hobby after you've reached your hoard limit, isn't it. I've been a silver buyer since the early 1970's, when like you, I only wanted ninety percent silver. Now, I mainly stick to the bullion pieces and old pour, and having said that realize I ordered a nice Canada Maple Leaf yesterday....its like a sickness with me. Thanks, my friend.
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