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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blaubart, post: 1925828, member: 37498&quot;]As for the OP, 90% silver is a safe bet.&nbsp; Not that the price of silver can&#039;t drop from here, but rather that they are easily identifiable, hardly ever counterfeited, come in convenient denominations, have a relatively low buy-sell spread at most dealers, and they can easily be bought and sold between private parties to eliminate those dealer premiums.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would personally avoid war nickels and 40% silver halves.&nbsp; The silver content is just too low and they typically sell at a discount.&nbsp; Sure, that means you can also buy at a discount, but not if you&#039;re going through a dealer.&nbsp; Another reason to avoid them is storage.&nbsp; $1000 worth of war nickels and 40% halves will take up more space and weigh more than $1000 worth of 90% silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also like Eagles and other government issued bullion like Maples, Libertads, etc, but I typically only buy them when I can get them for less than 10% over spot.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a few 5 and 10 ounce bars, but just for the heck of it.&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t recommend buying them for stacking because they are more difficult for the buyer to confirm authenticity and PM content.&nbsp; Skeptical buyers will not offer as much money as confident buyers when it comes time for you (or your heirs) to sell.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many people like the 5 oz ATB rounds from the US Mint.&nbsp; You can occasionally pick those up for around 10% over spot too.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;re new to stacking, one thing to keep in mind is security.&nbsp; Do not buy a &quot;safe&quot; from Wal-Mart, or Office Max, or Staples, or Costco, or a sporting goods store.&nbsp; If you&#039;re going to stack any substantial amount of precious metals, you should look into renting a safe deposit box, or purchasing a real safe from a reputable safe dealer.&nbsp; A good safe will have a UL rating of at least TL15.&nbsp; (Wikipedia has a good explanation of safe ratings: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe</a> )</p><p><br /></p><p>The best way to ensure you&#039;re getting all the security you paid for in a safe is to have it properly installed.&nbsp; Virtually any safe can be easily moved to a vehicle if it isn&#039;t secured in place, thus providing a burglar extra time and privacy to work on opening your safe.&nbsp; Not being secured also enables a burglar to lay your safe down on the floor giving them the advantage of gravity when using a pry bar to open the door.</p><p><br /></p><p>The next best step to take is to connect your safe to your home security system.&nbsp; Good physical security is fine and dandy, but combining it with electronic security is essentially a security multiplier.</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to the hobby and good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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