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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coinsternation, post: 545471, member: 15508&quot;]<font face="Arial"><b>Bullion has a daily price and is very liquid.</b></font></p><p><font face="Arial">-Silver, Gold, Plat &amp; Pall are all easy to convert to cash.</font></p><p><font face="Arial">-Some bullion is reportable to IRS on liquidation.</font></p><p><font face="Arial">-Bullion is considered suspect. It is an asset that has been confiscated in the past.</font></p><p><font face="Arial">-Bullion comes in bars, coins and rounds.</font></p><p><font face="Arial">-Bullion is not usually considered a collectable.</font></p><p><font face="Arial">-Bullion currency coins are backed by the issuing nation and have a face value.</font></p><p><font face="Arial">-Bullion bars are backed by the mint that issues them</font></p><p><font face="Arial">Pamp – Credit Suiss – Englhard – Canadian - Austrian Mint are the top brands.</font></p><p><font face="Arial">Marketing co’s often get their own stamp on bullion bars and rounds so you may&nbsp; see, Monex, AMPEX,</font><font face="Arial"> Scotia Mocatta, Silver Towne, and others in circulation.</font></p><p><font face="Arial">-Bullion may come in a sealed case stamped with an assay mark of authenticity or come with a certificate of authenticity.</font></p><p><font face="Arial">-Some people like 90% Silver bags of old USA backed currency and other people only want new assayed bullion coins in sealed containers.&nbsp; </font></p><p><font face="Arial">-Some people prefer&nbsp; .9999 fine gold&nbsp; (24k) because they may want it to be made into jewelry in the future. </font></p><p><font face="Arial">-Many people like the copper/gold mix coins (Eagles, Krugerrands) in a 22 k purity because they like the durability of a gold alloy coin.</font></p><p><font face="Arial">-Silver eagles and silver Euro Philharmonics are .999 pure but the Silver Canadian Maple is .9999 fine and may cost less than the eagle.</font></p><p><font face="Arial">Gold and silver bullion is so easy to liquidate that it is the ideal barter tool. </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b>To purchase bullion you may have to pay Bid/Ask spreads, Premiums, Markups, Commissions, Service fees, Postage fees and Insurance and Handling fees.&nbsp; </b></font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial"><b>I like to trade common date Numismatic coins and will use them as an alternative to bullion.</b> I hoard my rarities and only swap them for better grades. </font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial">Tax issues are different for these coins.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial"><b>Numismatics can build great wealth.</b>&nbsp; Good collectors make sets to auction off at a future date. Liquidity is not as great as common dates or bullion but returns can be amazing. Of course you need the right buyer and a good auction house. </font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial">Why are you considering the purchase of metal?&nbsp; <b>Rarities have terrible commissions/spreads that can take years to overcome.</b>&nbsp; Unless you know what you are doing, you can be throwing your money away….</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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