Silver NY Spot Closed At 11.07 Today

if you had 600 dollar to spend would you buy. 45-1oz Silver american eagles or would you buy 1-1oz Gold American eagle. what do you think would be a beter investment. not that I have 600 extra dollar but if I did or someone else did what would be the best way to go.

I would buy as high a grade key or semi-key coin as I could find for the money. The appreciation of these coins generally blows bullion increases over time out of the water. Someone just posted an article showing the growth rate on rare coins. Saving some percentage of gold and silver is always wise for balanced investing. What goes up, almost always comes down. Market timing in precious metals takes a great deal of knowledge as well as a little luck, just as the stock market does. Remembr the 80's bullion boom created more losers than winners!! Not to mention mass destruction of many what would now be very collectible coins. Good luck and remember to enjoy the hobby! Mike

Speaking in terms of bullion only I would, without a doubt, buy the silver. Everyone in the know (lets say in print) is claiming that IF gold should double silver will jump to the $30 to $35 range? If this does happen then silver will be clearly the largest percentage of gain. And, personally, I think we will see huge gains in silver over the next few years. Honestly what would you like to do, double your money or MORE than double your money. Also keep in mind silver does get used and most gold is reclaimed. When the ETF takes hold in this country I predict silver will be a very very good commodity to be holding. As always TIME WILL TELL but it will be quicker than we think.
Gary I wouldn't wait around any longer than you have to if you want silver as the Eagles are already gettting pretty pricey! Good luck!

as of 3:20 EST on Thursday silver has jumped up to a wopping $11.61 thats about the biggest jump I have seen it do in one days time in a realy long time

I would buy silver because I like the look of silver better than gold and because the average Joe Sixpack can afford it and may very well want some as events unfold.

IMO, there is a very strong possibilty that the U.S Economy will go into a melt down and Benny and the feds aren't going to prevent it with their actions or their Disney News releases. They practically jumped into a Pink Floyd rendition to shrug off the consequences of an inverted bond yield. Even though inverted bond yields have forecast 6 of the last 8 recessions. But this time it's a different Brick in the Wall:

"We don't need no concave bond yield,
We don't need no thought control,
No dark sarcasm from the gold bugs..."

Our economy is a *typical* 5th wave "hookah smoking caterpillar."
When it spirals in, a lot of Americans are going to lose it all. What happens then? We may have a depression that will make the Great Depression look like "tea time." And guess what? We ain't The Greatest Generation! This is the Narcissistic Generation, entitled to suck down champagne for 25 years and not have to pay the bill. There is, IMO, going to be a lot of "in the street" outrage when the bill comes due anyway. That will probably be wonderful for silver and gold. But it's not going to be a very pretty picture outside.

Looks like all those silver euro commemoratives I have been buying since 2002 may well be a better investment than a collection? I don't see how some of the euro nations can continue to put unc. silver out at face value so I am buying while it I can!

My grandfather went through two Worldwars
At around 1953 when I was six he still had 100 pounds of rice and 100 pounds of grain sitting in his living room

During the cold war I remember several times the supermarkets where plain out of sugar and salt

So indeed having a 4 weeks food supply minimally is never a bad idea