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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;adric22, post: 1445833, member: 38146&quot;]I&#039;m new to bullion investing.&nbsp; I decided I would start trying to buy $30 to $75 a month in precious metals that I can keep at home.&nbsp; So far everything I have is silver, mostly Silver Eagles.&nbsp; But I have a few 1 oz bars also.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been told the coins will be easier to sell/trade in the future.&nbsp; Not only that but I can buy nice PVC-free tubes to store the coins in for long term where I seem to have trouble finding anything to store bars in.</p><p><br /></p><p>So.. One of the things I&#039;ve been thinking I want to do is diversify a bit and buy copper too.&nbsp; Maybe alternate every month or spend half/half.&nbsp; Trouble is, buying copper seems to be a real trick compared to the well established knowledge of buying silver/gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>Correct me if I&#039;m wrong, but it appears the US mint does not make any copper coins.&nbsp; Yet, I see on eBay people selling copper eagles that look just like the silver/gold versions. Are these fraudulent? I can buy a tube of 20 of them for about $30.&nbsp; Which, doesn&#039;t seem all that bad compared to other sellers who want to sell a 1-oz bar for about $5.&nbsp; But comparing to the actual spot values of copper, even $30 for 20 ounces seems sort of high.&nbsp;&nbsp; It also seems high compared to buying copper bars of similar weight.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>But I keep coming back to the same dilemma.&nbsp; Everyone says silver coins are better than silver bars.&nbsp; But does the same hold true for copper?&nbsp; At least if I bought the 20 copper coins they do come in the same type tubes that silver eagles would come in.&nbsp;&nbsp; That would make them nice to stack and store, plus keep them from tarnishing over time.&nbsp; In an economic collapse, I would think the copper coins might be useful for small purchases, probably much more so than a bar. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve also seen titanium and various other metals.&nbsp; I&#039;ve even got a few bars of things like Niobium and what not.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>But when it boils down to it.&nbsp; I don&#039;t like regular coin collecting because it is too difficult to determine a historic coin&#039;s value. I am mainly interested in long-term investment.&nbsp; It is a good way for me to divert some of my monthly budget to a savings that is not too easy to spend on a whim.&nbsp; So I don&#039;t care very much what is printed on the surface.&nbsp; I&#039;m just interested in what will be good for long-term storage and resell, and potentially for trade in economic disaster.&nbsp;&nbsp; I also want to diversify.&nbsp; I don&#039;t want to put all of my money into silver and I can&#039;t afford any gold or platinum.&nbsp; So I want to make sure I buy something every month.&nbsp; So... please direct me to what is the best silver-alternatives to buy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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