What's up with the Silver Bullet Silver Shield mint? Are they a bunch of survivalists anarchists or something? The themes for their rounds seem to indicate that.
Chris Duane (the driving force behind it all) is seeking to capitalize on mindless, unfocused anti-government/anti-estiblishment sentiment for his own personal profit. As with almost everything, "it's all about the money"--in this case, Duane wanting the public to enrich him for his in-your-face anti-government rounds and his shallow, disingenuous pseudo-philosophy.
Sounds like what I was subjected to when I was in university in the years leading up to 9-11. Lots of glib proclamations but no real solutions. Yeah, I don't see how buying silver rounds from a private mint has anything to do with grassroots activism against big government and corporate expansionism. Mr. Duane is a convincing demagogue however and seems to be profitting from that skill. Although the coins seem like a neat novelty, I doubt I'll buy any and if I do, no more than one each just as curiosities.
One of the great things about modern silver bullion rounds is the huge diversity of themes out there. Such wide selection keeps the old collection from becoming monotonous, no?
My only worry with the SBSS offerings is that some of the coin themes are so much on the cultural fringe that it might limit future appreciation and opportunities for resale. For instance, the Manning coin does nothing for me. Of course, some might say the same thing about my Ron Paul rounds. I might buy one for the novelty, but I can't see stacking 'em.
Now, it they ever make a "RuPaul" silver bullion round, I KNOW the fringe silver market is ready to take off.
I wouldn't compare SBSS with these other rounds. These have pretty a good popularity around the world. I made good money selling triviums and slave queens to Europe.
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Posted 07/13/2013 11:39 am
I love the rounds, I'll be grabbing a tube. I have all the previous ones in the series, and I'm really happy they're back in business. 
