Best Looking Bullion You Purchased In 2012

To me the coin/round numismatic/bullion argument is a moot point and to each their own.....

Kind of like arguing that ping pong is just a a basement game/activity and not a sport that requires athletic ability....

The way they move around at those high speeds off the table and put spin on the ball with amazing hand/eye coordination, can't see how one can argue against it not at least requiring athletic ability to some degree....

I think we all could agree after the Olympics that handball definitely requires some athletic ability, the way the beat each other up for like 8 trips up the court, then the ref blows the whistle on a shirt tug and you are like what is going in here, lol....

If it is or was in circulation, sure it is a coin and only then under the denomination of any particular established country here on Earth....

But if it has .999 silver in it anymore it is RECOGNIZED as the same or similar value (give or take a little depending on items compared), then in my mind it is the same thing. At the end of the day it can be used to put food on the table in an exchange/barter/sell type of system....

I must admit I am disappointed in the dearth of pics. Are you guys just too modest to show off?

I got a couple of ASE's (1986 & 1991)in Littleton blister packs with rim tone on them. They're a bit boring without it in my opinion.

"- So if I traded an silver eagle for goods or services, it's then a coin and not bullion because I used it for commerce?"

Not a coin, but a barter item. Quite a valid use of a bullion piece.
A coin is used day to day by everyone who still pays with cash.
I make it a game to always have exact change when I but something.

It's very nice, Star. Actually, I believe it's in my top 5 for Kooks, the 2008 Kook above Web being my favorite. I bought the one you have back in 2009. It was $31, then. Considered very expensive at the time.

Anyway, I bought more than a dozen coins in 2012 that I could have chosen as my favorite; it's really that close. I decided to go with a set, since I only have a handful, and this one is probably my favorite. Out of the three, the whale is my fave.

I had a feeling this piece was unique when I saw it. My dealer didn't mind either way and let me have it for $29 bucks.

It amazes me how much better Pandas and Australian issues look in person than in pictures. And they are pretty good looking in pictures.

Here are a few of my favorites for 2012.