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<p>[QUOTE="Mr.MonkeySwag96, post: 8231422, member: 100951"]I used to stack silver on the side, with my main focus being Numismatics. Every now and then, I’ll stop by the LCS and purchase some generic 1 oz silver bars that I have no emotional attachment for. This was during the dip before spot prices shot up in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p><br /></p><p>I used to be quite active on the “silver stacking communities” on YouTube, Instagram, and Reddit. However, I’m a numismatist at heart. I’m more interested in talking about the history of coins than speculating when spot price will “shoot to the moon.”</p><p><br /></p><p>When silver stackers talk about “numismatics”, it’s mostly about flipping the latest Perth Mint coin for a profit. An example is this Zeus coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://agaunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2014-PM-Gods-of-Olympus-Zeus-REV.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Seriously, these Perth mint coins that the YouTube silver stackers fanboy over look like cheap toys with clip art designs. I prefer owning an actual Ancient Greek coin depicting Zeus over this overpriced Perth Mint coin. Of course, I’m guilty of collecting these Perth Mint coins in the past.....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mr.MonkeySwag96, post: 8231422, member: 100951"]I used to stack silver on the side, with my main focus being Numismatics. Every now and then, I’ll stop by the LCS and purchase some generic 1 oz silver bars that I have no emotional attachment for. This was during the dip before spot prices shot up in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. I used to be quite active on the “silver stacking communities” on YouTube, Instagram, and Reddit. However, I’m a numismatist at heart. I’m more interested in talking about the history of coins than speculating when spot price will “shoot to the moon.” When silver stackers talk about “numismatics”, it’s mostly about flipping the latest Perth Mint coin for a profit. An example is this Zeus coin: [IMG]http://agaunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2014-PM-Gods-of-Olympus-Zeus-REV.jpg[/IMG] Seriously, these Perth mint coins that the YouTube silver stackers fanboy over look like cheap toys with clip art designs. I prefer owning an actual Ancient Greek coin depicting Zeus over this overpriced Perth Mint coin. Of course, I’m guilty of collecting these Perth Mint coins in the past.....[/QUOTE]
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