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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GeorgeM, post: 1761903, member: 28550&quot;]Sure, I want to be part of the contest (and voted in the poll).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I would recommend getting some of the America The Beautiful 5 oz 0.999 pieces. They don&#039;t seem to command much of a premium over spot (at least, for something of their possible numismatic appreciation) and are being shunned like a red headed step child right now.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When buying large amounts, I&#039;ve found that searching for particularly unloved items by name on eBay pays off. And the &quot;sort by price, highest first&quot; + &quot;auction only&quot; helps sort out the large lot auctions. There are several 10, 15, 20, &amp; 25 lot auctions going on right now that look to be running about $25 / oz (inclusive of shipping).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I would also suggest diversifying with several different national 1 oz rounds (ie; some Philharmonics, some Kookaburras, some Maple Leaves, and some Pandas). They tend to command a higher premium over spot than ASE&#039;s if purchased at a local coin store, but the opposite seems to be true online (at least on the secondary market). They seem to be running about $21 / oz in bulk lots.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If I had $2500 to drop on 0.999 silver, I&#039;d get the following:</p><p>10 x Pandas</p><p>10 x Maple Leaf&#039;s</p><p>10 x Philharmonics</p><p>10 x Kookaburras</p><p>13 x ATB 5oz rounds</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you can find some lots with half or quarter ounce rounds, those are handy too.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Alternately, I would contact Odyssey Marine Exploration and find out who&#039;s handling the disposition of the silver bars from their recent shipwreck recovery. It would be idiotic if they melted those down when there is almost certainly a collectors market that would pay above spot for them:</p><p><a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/08/130802-shipwreck-silver-ocean-treasure-cargo-ship/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/08/130802-shipwreck-silver-ocean-treasure-cargo-ship/" rel="nofollow">http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/08/130802-shipwreck-silver-ocean-treasure-cargo-ship/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>They&#039;re not selling any of the bars yet, but you can sign up for a mailing list of info:</p><p><a href="http://www.shipwreck.net/pr269.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.shipwreck.net/pr269.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.shipwreck.net/pr269.php</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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