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<p>[QUOTE="68KennedyHalf, post: 3197641, member: 22306"]Many thanks to all for these responses. </p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=78199]@rte[/USER] - Are the vintage art bars fairly easy to sell, either to dealers or elsewhere?</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=87846]@Deserttaxguy[/USER] - Wow -- 20 or 25 at a time, eh? That might be difficult for me; part of the appeal of stacking silver for me was being able to add to it gradually, hence the $100-$140 per month limit I've set. But maybe down the road, once I've built up a year's supply, and I'm starting to accumulate four to five times a year.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know there are all kinds of complexities, but is it fair to say that the main thing to watch in determining where spot prices are headed is the strength/weakness of the dollar? I know it's very strong right now, but I've been wondering what Trump's tariffs are going to do to it over the next couple of years.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recall selling my albums of numismatic Peace Dollars and Canadian halves in spring 2011 when silver was around $48, due to a setback I experienced around that time; I hadn't paid much attention to the commodities markets until then. Some of the cursory reading I did at the time indicated that the weak dollar had made PMs cheaper for overseas investors to purchase, and that American buyers were following suit, but beyond that I couldn't see why silver had spiked. When spot prices crashed, I saw traders being quoted as saying the market had just gotten too far ahead of itself, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>Again, I know there's much more to it, but just wondering if it's a useful shorthand while I learn more about the other factors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="68KennedyHalf, post: 3197641, member: 22306"]Many thanks to all for these responses. [USER=78199]@rte[/USER] - Are the vintage art bars fairly easy to sell, either to dealers or elsewhere? [USER=87846]@Deserttaxguy[/USER] - Wow -- 20 or 25 at a time, eh? That might be difficult for me; part of the appeal of stacking silver for me was being able to add to it gradually, hence the $100-$140 per month limit I've set. But maybe down the road, once I've built up a year's supply, and I'm starting to accumulate four to five times a year. I know there are all kinds of complexities, but is it fair to say that the main thing to watch in determining where spot prices are headed is the strength/weakness of the dollar? I know it's very strong right now, but I've been wondering what Trump's tariffs are going to do to it over the next couple of years. I recall selling my albums of numismatic Peace Dollars and Canadian halves in spring 2011 when silver was around $48, due to a setback I experienced around that time; I hadn't paid much attention to the commodities markets until then. Some of the cursory reading I did at the time indicated that the weak dollar had made PMs cheaper for overseas investors to purchase, and that American buyers were following suit, but beyond that I couldn't see why silver had spiked. When spot prices crashed, I saw traders being quoted as saying the market had just gotten too far ahead of itself, etc. Again, I know there's much more to it, but just wondering if it's a useful shorthand while I learn more about the other factors.[/QUOTE]
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