Which 1 oz. silver bullion series will appreciate the most?

Isle of Man 1 oz. .999 silver crowns

 

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I do feel the one that will have the least depreciation is the ASE.

 

That's the bottom line, isn't it. In the past, the non US stuff mostly declined to melt or less.

 

There's really not much room for an ASE to deprecate, they only sell for 5% over melt and who really gives a **** what the date is on the ASE, they all look the same year after year after year.

 

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Well true, except for the collector issues, and it is a beautiful popular design from a popular US half dollar. And it is US, which is 90% of the market in the US. Guess US collectors are somewhat patriotic, drawn to US symbols on our coinage, as I'm sure citizens of other countries are for their own issues. For variety I stick with the America the Beautiful 5oz'ers. Maybe this time around the foreigns won't tank, thanks to the internet creating a broader market.

Edit: Where do you buy ASE's for $1 (5%) over melt?

 

Perhaps too many people think that the value can only go up.

 

Really! You see it for all investments, housing, stocks, you name it. Too many are blinded by the hype. The only thing for certain is the price will go up, and down, and up, and down..............

 

If your going to collect PM as a investor this conversation is silly, spot is spot, melt is what it shall be, go for low mint coins, I go for Kook's, Proof libertads sets, Isle of man,.

 

Also, .... Collect a coin because that's what you want to do. the coin is primary.
beauty, close to first but secondary, potential value in future tertiary.

 

There's something to be said for preferences in certain markets. In my small shop in the US, I don't buy foreign at any price because there is no demand for it from my customers.

 

Don't think it's that extreme elsewhere, but the ASE issues looking "all the same" should not be a problem in the US market. Many collectors want complete series, with coins that (apart from the year/mintmark) have identical designs. Guess that would also work with Silver Eagle issues ...

Christian

 

Regarding foreign silver bullion, if you take a look at eBay completed sales many past years of the Panda, Britannia, and Libertad sell for large premiums over melt. When certain years show up, they often get many bids so demand is there now. Anything can be collectible, even bullion. From what I have seen, many people like to collect these series and many want complete sets. Does this mean that they will definitely hold their value above spot silver in the future? No, of course not. However, I agree that some do have a chance though and may be worth the risk to acquire now. TC

 

Look at those faces. How could you not want to own a few of these?

 

I like the Somalia Elephant coins (overall quality, neat design on both sides, and the proof like appearance). The 2014 design looks nice. I would have preferred they angled the small elephant differently so as not obscuring the trunk, and if they went with detailing a moon in the sky (craters).

I also like the Perth mint stuff (lunar series, kookaburra, koala) and the new Tokelau lunar. I really like the looks of the 2012 Fiji Taku. The turtle side (shiny with multiple textures) looks really impressive and the 'other' side makes the coin seem like real ancient currency.

 

How is it silly, we all know where the bottom is for these coins.
If I can buy Walking Liberty or a 64 Kennedy for the exact same price why not talk about the pro and cons of each....There are many ways to invest in silver, to some a monster box is 500 ounces of silver regardless of the coin inside and they will dump it as a whole but to someone else they will grind each coin out individually....both are silver investors in my book and in the case of the latter this topic can make or break you.

 

If I want a certain coin, we all go for it, PM It's got to be special, low mintage, beautiful, something we want to caress

 

Niche limited series = ZOMBUCKS. Cheesy, sure, but I think these have legs. Genius idea really, to replicate famous designs.
They say to invest in companies whose products you like or use, because chances are there are many others like you. The zombucks fit this mold for me.

 

Short term (5 - 10 years), I think you might be right. Long term though (20 - 50 years) they will eventually be forgotten.

The other problem that I see with them is they were not made with the current year. Morgue Anne has a year of 2017 instead of 2013. So if they do gain in popularity/value, what is to stop the manufacturer from minting more with the same year?

 

reprinting is possible, they say they are limited so if they do reprint that would be bad. I don't think that what year is on them would effect whether they cheat or not.

 

I think the point for me there is that they've already established the precedent that the date shown is not the actual date of mintage. Which means that the dates are useless for indicating purity standards, or design rarity, or anything. It is a fundamentally unserious mintage, so I'd have little faith in their future restraint.