New Johnson Matthey 1-Oz Silver Bars

@Amaths you are correct these new bars will start with a A followed by the serial number.
Good for us JM collectors. At these prices these bars are a no brainer, as JM is a top refinery and has been for along time

I bought a load of them. Could not resist, especially with free shipping.

No, not yet. I guess that the "hold up" is that at one oz. each, they are rather small and unimpressive. Yeah, I know, I shouldn't let that stop me. Maybe more to the point is that if these are back in production, there is probably no rush to acquire them. That plus those VF grade Morgans keep nagging at me. Decisions, decisions!

OK, I reached a final decision on these and decided to get some silver Maples instead. I ordered 4 tubes of the Maples from Provident last night, so should have them in 8-10 days. When they arrive, my silver collection will be complete and I can start shopping for some gold.

I hate you, Ed

Ed - I really like the maple leafs too. I got a roll earlier in the year and they are pretty to look at and .9999 fine. Congrats on the pickup.

Thanks, guys... appreciate the support. I really like the Maples. They are really well made coins and contain a solid oz. of pure .9999 silver. Actually, I can thank MKFarm for getting me interested in these coins. I started with ASEs and have quite a few of them. They are terrific coins too and I like them a lot. The pics that can be found on-line do not do either of these real justice. They are a lot better looking in person than that.



Yep. I usually buy 100-200 ozs. of silver at a time. I was tempted to get 3 tubes of 25 coins because that would put my collection right at 1002 ozs. Then, I thought, why not get 100 of them and get a little better price on them all?



Lol! Thanks, man... I appreciate it.



Heh heh... nope, sorry, no bet!



Thanks. A little luck in this will not hurt a bit. Yes, gold is expensive but it is also very space efficient. Not sure what I will get yet. I like the US and Canadian gold coins and some of the foreign ones as well plus the nicer looking bars. PAMP makes a 100 gram poured bar that is awesome. The Perth Mint bars are real nice too and well priced. I like the 20 gram size they offer. That's about 0.64 oz. They can be bought in a plastic box of 25 and each one comes with its own sealed case and built-in assay card.



They really are superb looking coins. I enjoy looking at them from time to time and am glad to have them as a store of value and some financial insurance against hard times. This is for my family, not just for me, so I'll pass it along to the kids and grand kids when the time comes.



Thanks, CW. Appreciate the support. I'm not counting these as part of my collection until they arrive. When they do, though, it will be sweet!