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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1649496, member: 26302"]Whew, I would never agree to most of that. </p><p><br /></p><p>My main points would be:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Who CARES as to where any PM comes from. Its a fungible good, so if the US mints buys silver from Oz or anywhere else, its still silver off the market. Why anyone who touts the fungibility of PM and then rails against "foreign" PM is being a hypocrite.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. If a collector enjoys these, then any premium over spot is well worth it. No, I would not pay these premiums if I ONLY wanted a bullion play, but as a combined bullion/collector enjoyment purchase I find them fine. What the heck is wrong with someone getting enjoyment from collecting things that ALSO happen to have a large amount of PM in them? I say someone buying PM as a collectible they personally enjoy is being the SMARTEST purchase of all. </p><p><br /></p><p>Just my opinion. I know some here may think I am against these, I am not. If you buy them for your personal enjoyment, then god bless and I hope you enjoy yourself.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1649496, member: 26302"]Whew, I would never agree to most of that. My main points would be: 1. Who CARES as to where any PM comes from. Its a fungible good, so if the US mints buys silver from Oz or anywhere else, its still silver off the market. Why anyone who touts the fungibility of PM and then rails against "foreign" PM is being a hypocrite. 2. If a collector enjoys these, then any premium over spot is well worth it. No, I would not pay these premiums if I ONLY wanted a bullion play, but as a combined bullion/collector enjoyment purchase I find them fine. What the heck is wrong with someone getting enjoyment from collecting things that ALSO happen to have a large amount of PM in them? I say someone buying PM as a collectible they personally enjoy is being the SMARTEST purchase of all. Just my opinion. I know some here may think I am against these, I am not. If you buy them for your personal enjoyment, then god bless and I hope you enjoy yourself.[/QUOTE]
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