I don't care what doom or gloom you say GoldFinger.... I am going to enjoy the ride while it lasts... rolling the dice..
I think that's called borrowing, and exactly how our spineless politicians get elected (both sides . . . no politics here).
That's a good question. I know in my area nobody has any interest in it since the refineries are backed up for weeks with .999
Well as soon as I can find 2 plain Boxes one smaller than the other I am cashing out! I was gonna at $50.00 so why not take 95.00 and be done with the chest Pains?
Its different from 1979 to 2026. Today we are in a completely different World. The whole World Order is in chaos, in 79 you had Russia invading Afghanistan, Khomeini Regime installed in Iran via revolution, Carter would loose election to Reagan in landslide, In China, the failed Cultural Revolution had ended, with death of Mao, tens of millions perished. Today, we tin pot Dictators in Russia, N. Korea, Iran, China, overspending by most Govts, people are loosing trust in plastic, paper, BITCOIN, wisely turning to real money "precious metals" Look at Russia, economy is tanking, what does Putin do? He sells off his gold, platinum reserves, since no one will take Roubles. Today we have no "Hunt Bros", its basically most smart people have lost faith in FIAT currencies. Remember Zimbabwe/ Weimar Germany? Real $$$ was invented in 670BC, now we are returning to it.
Yep. Sold a couple dozen ASEs and some 90% coins. Walked out with a nice pile of cash. Deposited most of it and spent a small amount on a nice handful of world silver crowns for about half silver value from a local metals buyer that sells some numi stuff.
Dang, I quoted someone $2 a gram Looks like $3 is full bore today. My friend that does sterling silver jewelry could have said No when I sold him 2000 grams 6 months ago for $1 a gram
Oh, man, if I could find someone like that I would be buying right now. (OK, not right now, the sleet just started falling here, but you get the idea.) I'm reminded of the show I attended during the 2011 spike when I bought a small bag of SLQs for 25x from one dealer, picked through them, and sold the rest to a dealer at another table for 26x...
Yep the prices in the photos are what I paid. Plus it’s only sub 10F here in southern Great Lakes region. Way better than sleet/snow.
I would love to sell a lot of silver but don't wish to pay the income taxes. I would never cheat but wish there was a legal way around it. It would be cool if the tax laws would allow it if you bought a car or maybe a down payment on a house. As of now my plan is to leave it to my son. He can sell it and not have to pay any taxes.
I think that bill's intent was both broader and narrower, just like the similar bill that passed here in NC some years back. Specifically, while it applies to bullion items "which are valued primarily based on their metal content and not their form" - ruling out, for example, jewelry or (presumably) collectible art bars - it includes all PM coins minted and issued by the Mint, irregardless of any numismatic premium. So if you bought a bunch of 2025-S cents and flipped them at current ridiculous prices, you'd owe nothing. I think that's a bit silly. I'm calling for a general adjustment of all capital gains according to inflation. If the price of something I bought years ago has doubled simply because the value of the dollar has halved, it's fundamentally unfair to consider 50% of the price as "capital gains".
I watched a video today where CEO of Scottsdale said refinery they deal with is backed up with .999 for the next three months. I looked it up and found there are 24 commercial sized refineries in the US. I have no idea what their capacities are. Says the silver is getting melted and all going to the comex. More is being used than mined so excess needs to come from current stock piles. Don't know how large the stock pile is either.
Don't get me wrong . . . I understand the intent of the Bill alright. The 2025 cent example doesn't work because the bill applies only to silver, gold, platinum and palladium coins produced by the US Mint, and not nickel, bronze or zinc coins. The profit from flipping those cents would have been taxable even if the bill did pass. That the Bill specifically steered clear of all non-monetary items (autos, homes, land, etc) reveals where its sponsorship likely originated. Had it passed, it would likely have been the first step toward what you indicate should be the ultimate destination. That it failed to pass reveals our representatives lack of resolve to deliver us value through their service . . . they weren't going to let that first step be taken, as it would rob them of the ability to make promises that someone else would pay for at a later date (with inflated dollars).
I'm not Doom & Gloom...I'm actually very long. But I don't like parabolic moves up. Strange thing to me is no casualties from the up moves in gold and silver. VERY strange....