Latest Addition To My Silver Hoard

That was what I understood your guess to mean, Hawk. I mean, nobody fools The Hawk when it comes to silver. You can spot silver a mile off with those great bird of prey eyes of yours!



I probably would not get proof gold coins unless they were cheaper than the BUs. This probably isn't all that likely, so it will be BUs for me.

I really like the 1/4 oz. gold coins. They seem like a really good size to me. Not too big but still worth a good amount. Would not be using these as barter items. Might use them to buy something BIG at some point. Most likely would have them as anti-inflation medicine.



You're most welcome, Hawk. I appreciate your comments as well. I hope that I have gained a little wisdom along the path of life. This is not come by easily in most cases. We pay for it with the bumps, scrapes, and bruises that come along as we learn what NOT to do!



Perhaps so but sooner IS better than later and if you saved me some time then that is pretty worthwhile too. Thanks, man!



They have some nice features that make them a good place to start collecting silver bullion. I like the fact that they are small in silver content, so would be great for those small purchases where you might not get change. They are easily recognized for what they are and they are not really worth counterfeiting. The proof versions are sometimes available for less than the circulated versions. This was the case for the Statehood Quarters and the Kennedy halves that I got. They look terrific and cost less. Hard to beat that combo in any collection.



Sweet! Glad to hear it. I can use the company in this.

Well, I can definitely say that you have inspired me, Ed!

Over a period of a few weeks (whenever silver dipped back down to $30-31), I purchased the following from APMEX:

• One roll of BU 1964 Kennedy half Dollars


• One roll of Proof 1964 Kennedy half Dollars


• One roll of Proof Franklin half Dollars


• One roll of AU Walking Liberty half Dollars


• One roll of BU pre-1965 Washington Quarters


• One roll of Proof pre-1965 Washington Quarters

In addition, I bought the following off ebay during the same period:

• One roll of BU Franklin half Dollars


• One roll of BU Roosevelt Dimes


• One roll of "junk" Mercury Dimes

I justified the purchases (partially to myself, but mostly to my wife) as bullion to be stashed away for investment and/or emergency purposes, but in reality I just wanted to get some rolls of incredibly nice looking coins. The reality is that if I just wanted to buy for investment/emergency, I'd be better off buying bags of junk silver. I just can't get past how great the BU and proof silver coins look, though...

Check the following URL, about 3/4 of the way down the page:

http://www.apmex.com/Category/966/9...he_Roll.aspx

And that doesn't even include the Morgan dollars, Peace dollars and rolls of 40% silver bicentennial coinage I own...

Actually, Barry Q is my evil clone, but thank you anyway...

The next time silver drops, I'm thinking of picking up some more BU Morgans at APMEX. I started my hoard buying some on ebay and later discovered I could actually get them much cheaper at APMEX. The only problem now is finding a place to put them as they take up more space than dimes, quarters and halves and my little safe is getting awfully full...

But also in a SHTF situation I will undoubtedly start producing some sort of good be it moonshine, or crops or a trader of some wears that most need. So I can always get more silver with my goods :).

BTW, here is a picture of my current hoard:



Not much compared to what many have, and probably not enough to make much of a difference in a SHTF situation, but it's a start...

[Actually, in a true SHTF situation I'd be really bummed since I paid a premium to get most of these coins in AU and BU condition, which wouldn't matter if I had to use spend them purely as silver bullion. Still nice to have them, though.]