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Pillar of the Community
United States
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One of my favorite topics!
These guys gave good advice. Go with the coins as they are FAR more liquid.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
721 Posts |
With bars or rounds, go with a trusted name like Englehard, Johnson Mathey, or Sunshine Minting, as these are/will be more recognizable. Personally, I have some of these as well as coins.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It depends, if I send a 1000 troy ounces in to melt, I want 1Kilo recognized bars back. If I'm spending to buy silver with new money, I want coins of some kind from the Canadian or US gov mints, because that's what I collect
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Valued Member
United States
314 Posts |
Diversity. I does not hurt to have some of both.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3670 Posts |
I got 4 bars out of 56 oz of the silver. My thoughts, BARS SMARS  as coins are where its at, but they are better than no silver at all.... I gotta admit, I do have a soft spot in my heart for the bars in the form of currency, via Ben Franklin 100 dollar bill like I have, 12 oz of silver glory  .... Edited by Silverhawk74
04/17/2011 11:20 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
737 Posts |
I like the smaller bars. I only have ASE's, Maples, and Grizzlies, but I'd love to pick up a few bars. I like the variety and if you stick to the top names, they too tend to command a premium. Now that I have quite a bit of silver I'd like to branch out into the other forms as well. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Personally, I prefer coins because of their beauty and variety. But, rounds and bars are good too. The fakes coming into the market bother me a lot. I know that I can buy from a reputable dealer and get the genuine article but the guy I sell to at some point might not know that it is, in fact, the genuine article. Coins are readily recognized for what they are because nobody is counterfeiting 90% silver dimes, quarters, or halves. I guess that for me it is also a matter of quantity. My silver collection is small now, so coins appeal to me more. If I had a BIG collection, then some 5-10 oz. bars might be just the thing to round it out. As someone already said, though, silver bars are better than no silver at all... and by a LONG way!  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Collect as much provenance as you can. The more reputable, the better. Or go with ASEs as just about anyone will buy them.
Bars to maximize holdings - bang for your buck. Go with this option if you really think the price will soar and you want a quick out. Go with whatever you fancy. I tend to go for what I think has resale value.
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Valued Member
United States
301 Posts |
I traded in bars I had purchased in the middle 90's for ASE's. I think I did okay.  I prefer the ASE for it's guarenteed purity, plus it's much prettier than bars. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote:I prefer the ASE for it's guarenteed purity, plus it's much prettier than bars. - Mach1 The proof and uncirculated ASEs are indeed gorgeous coins. They are very readily recognized for what they are, so selling them is very easy to do. I like the obverse of the ASEs so much that I chose them to start my silver collection. I also like the looks of the Maple Leaf 1-oz. silver coins but don't have any of them... yet!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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If you are not a coin collector or a numismatist, buy bars.
If you like coins, buy silver rounds.
It would be a shame to buy silver bullion coins just to get them melted down sometime in the future. Because of this, the two products have different, but overlapping markets.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
648 Posts |
Buy both and be diverse. I do, and they are all one big happy family.
Edited by tripncoins
04/23/2011 09:15 am
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Rest in Peace
United States
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It depends, if I send a 1000 troy ounces in to melt, I want 1Kilo recognized bars back. I'll be happy to send you a kilo bar for 1000 troy oz. Name your brand, and let mem know how many 1000 oz lots you're sending.  |
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Valued Member
United States
287 Posts |
Coins over bars for me... but my big thing is to pay no, or almost no, premiums for anything if it is a bullion investment
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Pillar of the Community
United States
505 Posts |
theres nothing wrong with bars or rounds if youre only playing the metal game,as a matter of fact,they are better than coins because they are .999 pure silver,where coins are only .900....
But if you want to play safe,then coins are where you want to be,due to their numismatic properties...When silver falls,coins will still maintain some value as a collectible!
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