True, but it has to be very thick. If you're talking coins, then it would have to be one of the 5 oz pucks or a kilo coin. If you're talking...
You don't have to look too close to see what you thought was a second strike was caused by someone pressing two coins together in a vise. The word...
Another key to the magnet test is how quickly the coin slides across the magnet(s). If you have a known good sample of a silver bullion coin and...
100% is a "percentage of the current spot price", as is 105%, or 110%. As to the OP, it all depends on a whole lot of variables involved in how...
Online isn't always bad, but it makes it easier for scammers. If you buy something from a dealer with a brick and mortar presense, you can...
I get that, and it seems as a result that everyone from the LCS up through the chain are charging higher premiums than normal. To me, that's the...
They should be making their money off the spread, but as we've seen recently, not all bullion dealers are of this mindset. I think there's also...
I can save you a little time. Take a look at the design of the Walking Liberty Half Dollar.
I don't know anything about the guy in question, but here's a mandatory read for anyone thinking of buying large silver bars:...
I see the opposite around here. Pawn shops have the same old stale inventory in their case with outrageous price tags. ($100+ for common...
I think the way to look at it is when people sell something, then unsatisfied demand decreases by that amount.
Kitco is good, but they do have a $2,500 minimum, which rules out most people that come here asking where to buy silver.
This gives you the current spot prices, but his question was where to buy silver as close to spot as possible.
It depends on how much you buy at once. If you want to buy less than ten ounces at a time, Silvertown is probably best since they offer free...
I bought some Libertads from Provident in early May of 2012 for 32.66 each. Silver was at $30.20. List price per ounce for credit card purchase...
Mine are doing good too. I was concerned that one of them wouldn't sell at the lower prices, but he sold off most of his silver bullion inventory...
Because it's too much of a gamble not to. Bullion dealers, and to a certain extent coins stores, shouldn't give a flip about what the current...
Please stop saying .999%. That would mean it's less than 1% silver. ;) As far as the weight variations go, here's a thread that discussed it...
Or, to put it another way, .50 dollars = 50 cents, but .50 cents does not equal 50 cents. Of course we all knew what you meant, but once you call...
If you used that dime to buy a bottle of Coke instead of a fountain drink, and you kept the bottle... http://www.ebay.com/itm/251270270488
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