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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jason.A, post: 2828761, member: 87620&quot;]The best bullion to buy is government-issued, high security single ounce gold coins and &quot;junk&quot; circulated silver.&nbsp; How did I come to this conclusion?</p><p><br /></p><p><b>These are the things that matter most to me, in order: </b></p><p>1. Security. Particularly with the higher the value, the more interested I am in owning bullion that has the lowest risk of counterfeiting as possible. I don&#039;t want to lose my investment, and I want the easiest resale possible, which will come when my buyer also knows what he&#039;s buying is safe.</p><p>2. Low premium. This should be self explanatory, but basically I want to invest with the lowest risk possible and I want to maximize the return when I go to sell. The more premium I have paid, the higher the risk and the more I would have to wait for the price of the metal to rise before I could make a profit reselling it.</p><p>3. Storage. We all know owning metals is a burden due to storage. Metals are heavy, take up space, and are untraceable in the event of theft. The higher value I can store in the smallest weight and area possible, the better.</p><p>Some of these points were made in my previous thread: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-case-to-be-made-for-gold-vs-silver.299858/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-case-to-be-made-for-gold-vs-silver.299858/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-case-to-be-made-for-gold-vs-silver.299858/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Based on the three things that matter to me, I argued it was</p><p><b>It is</b> <b>smartest to own gold over silver. I still believe that is so. To summarize:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>1. <b>Security: </b>tie between gold and silver Government-issued bullion coins, such as Maple Leafs, have hard to counterfeit radial lines and privy marks. Comparing gold to silver Maples, this is a tie, because both have the same features.</p><p>2. <b>Low premium</b>: Hands down, gold is the winner. Today gold is $1291. A 1oz Gold Maple on JMbullion is $1341. That&#039;s a premium of 3.8% and a loss of $50 paid over spot.</p><p>Silver is $17.12. Silver Maples on JMbullion, buying a quantity of over 25, is $19.61 each. To buy approximately the same amount of silver ($1341.00 worth) that is 68 silver Maples for $1333. In doing so, I would have paid a premium of 12.7% and lost $2.49 per coin and lost $169.32. In all scenarios, buying in nonfractional form results in the lowest premium.</p><p>Clearly buying gold vs silver is the smarter, low premium buy</p><p>3. <b>Storage:</b> Gold wins hands down: 1 ounce vs 68 ounces.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>However, we all still like silver, right? I still want to own some silver. I don&#039;t just want a safe deposit box full of gold Maples and Eagles that I rarely visit. That&#039;s a little boring.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, owning <b>American and Canadian circulated &quot;junk&quot; silver is still a good, although not nearly as good, buy</b></p><p>1. Security is high on government issued currency. The details are fine and the age is apparent. Trying to replicate these details and make the coins appeared aged is a challenging task. Most counterfeiters wouldn&#039;t bother due to the low reward of counterfeiting of Mercury Dimes, for instance. Plus, reselling junk silver is very easy.</p><p>2. Most American junk silver can be purchased right at spot or hardly much over. Canadian junk can even be purchased for sometimes a little under. I regularly buy my Mercury Dimes at spot or a few percentage points over.</p><p>3. Still a loser in this category. Junk silver takes up lots of space. However, it is already circulated, so it may be fondled. Thus, it&#039;s worth buying.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So for those reasons, my advice is to buy full one ounce gold coins issued by a government mint. To supplement your gold bullion investing and to have a little fun, buying junk silver is the best way to go.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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