Silver Is On A Tear Today

I believe you are right NUT... roll of Kennedys halves sold within a few hours 535.00 a roll and the ride 7.00. The SB (starting bid) was 510.00 bin (buy it now) was 535.00... she gone

 

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Some analyst geeks call it consolidation before the next leg up. I think that's healthy for bullish trader/silver buyers. Nothing goes straight up, and if it did, that would be great concern for a temporary bubble. Sit back, relax, enjoy the ride!

 

Until our .gov gets their fiscal house in order expect strong demand for all PMs. We are living in a very unusual time.

 

The CME Group significantly raised margin requirements for silver (and other precious metals) multiple times in late December 2025, with another hike coming in early January 2026, taking the initial margin for a single silver contract to over $25,000-$32,500 per contract to curb extreme volatility after massive price swings. These rapid increases, the third major hike within a short period, forced traders to post much more collateral, leading to sharp price drops as some were forced to liquidate positions.
Key Details:

• Multiple Hikes: The CME increased margins for silver (and gold, platinum, palladium) multiple times around late December 2025 and into January 2026.
• Significant Increase: The initial margin for a single COMEX silver contract (5,000 ounces) went from around $20,000 to over $25,000, then to $32,500, notes seekingalpha.com and goldsilver.com.
• Edit to add
• https://seekingalpha.com/article/48...n-hike-bailout-not-crash-china-ban-decoupling

 

You mean, like in 1969 or 1997-2001, when we ran budget surpluses?

Because in every other of my 62 years on this planet, we've run a deficit. And I don't expect that to change in my remaining years on this planet, although I suppose nice surprises are still possible.

 

What did you guys say about a war breaking out? It Kinda did !!

 

War will raise the interest in precious metals
Peace cuts that premium
Be careful what you wish for

 

I only wish for food not war!! Just trying to remember what was said about it is all.

 

I would much prefer low silver prices over war.

 

I think after today’s announcement silver will rise when it next opens.

 

I need more aspirin

 

Try extra strength.

 

There are several "antique shops" here that have had overpriced silver dollars for sale for years in those old motorized display cases.

I wonder if they have bothered to check the for sale prices versus current spot?

Might be some good buys out there!

 

50 -55 dollars is the best I can find, their snatching them up because they think the same way some of us do, it's going to continue upward until it doesn't at some point. They sell within hours if they have a BIN price available. They got to be decent shape before I pull trigger, no hole's, rim dings, scotch tape marks ect..

 

might have to buy more lead from Federal & Speer, just to diversify some more.

I go to antique stores frequently. I always see these coin displays. The other week I thought about buying out all the US ASEs, etc in the displays but didn't. They've been overpriced forever but now the spot has caught up to them.

 

Yeah, there aren’t anymore secrets it seems. I been buying bulk average silver dollars on a local auction site for a while. Always been able to get them under spot. Not anymore.

 

I sell coins in my antique shop but mostly at spot for the silver coins. I can’t keep them in stock. There is also a coin dealer in the mall that I’m in and I buy from him at times because silver went up so fast his prices were under spot. You can get some good deals at an antique shop if you know the spot price and the weight of silver in each coins denomination.

 

I've posted previously about the pawnshop I sometimes visit near work. They don't know much about coins, but they do know about gold and silver. On my last couple of visits, all the gold and silver coins and bars carried a price tag of $9999.99, which I assume means "ask and we'll give you a price based on current spot". (Unfortunately, "based on" typically means "multiplied by 1.5 to 2.0".)

The last "deal" I got there was a silver quarter for five bucks, back when melt was six or so. Not really worth the time and paperwork (they have to fill out forms every time you buy). But I keep stopping by, just in case.

 

Yea I was just looking around on ebay and saw a experienced seller listing silver liberty halves as 1/2 oz silver

 

Do they have silver mines in Venezuela? I saw on CT here that they have coins from there. pretty Kewl