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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TopcatCoin, post: 1879427, member: 22746&quot;]Agreed, but maybe in some cases it is more bullion collecting (ASEs, pucks) than coin collecting (Morgan dollars, other 90%). The premiums were not great across all the options listed by the OP.&nbsp; That &quot;other&quot; category could have included generic rounds or maybe a generic 10 oz bar that sells very close to spot.&nbsp; You raise and interest point about mintage and designs though.&nbsp; I always try to look for the best deals, although I do tend to purchase items that are aesthetically pleasing to me, such as ASEs and Libertads.&nbsp; The good news is that these aesthetically pleasing items typically sell for a premium based on higher demand, so when I have sold I always recoup that premium above spot.&nbsp; I think the bullion pucks have promise to increase in value, not only based on bullion value, but based on lower mintage and design.&nbsp; For example, I bought the Hawaii 5 oz puck for about 10% above spot in 2012.&nbsp; Because it is the lowest mintage so far and people like the cool design, I can easily make a 3-4 times profit if I sell it now.&nbsp; I was in a local bullion/coin shop a while back, and the guy told me that the best way to buy silver was at or below spot.&nbsp; I asked him if he had anything like that, he reached under the desk and pulled out a box of unrecognizable metallic objects (cylinders, bearings, disks etc.) that he said were all marked .999 silver.&nbsp; It looked like scrap metal. He said that he would weigh as much and I would like and offer it to me at spot.&nbsp; I said no thanks...show me those aesthetically pleasing ASEs instead. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> TC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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