RedDragon77

On 18/02/2021 at 21:40, Witcher said:

That is quite a bit of distance to travel.  It probably would be worth it if you called ahead and knew that they had a lot of things you would be interested in at a good price. It has to be worth the time and gas cost. 
I wander over to some LCS today that I have never been to.  Not extremely thrilled at their prices so I really have to cherry pick.  That's ok because it can be fun.  
In fact, I found this "beauty" in the generic (lower bin) shelf.  Yes, it is a 1996 American Silver Eagle. The toning doesn't bother me one bit... it's a 1996!  I will probably keep it for awhile. 
I did teach someone at the first LCS I stopped at, who had a 2002 Britannia, that the coin was not .999 silver.  I would have bought it if they weren't asking so much. 
 

Great find Witcher! Was someone sleeping on the job there?

On 29/01/2021 at 03:10, kamik0zi said:

$500 really? It's started moving a bit, admittedly.

https://coingape.com/silver-price-gap-of-500-is-required-to-short-squeeze-wall-streets-fake-sell-orders/

$1k or bust!

Nice bump in Silver today, marking another day of divergence with  a drop in gold. 

This with a slight rise in DXY up 0.08 0.08% to 90.09

Slight rise in DXY up 0.08 0.08% to 90.09

Another day of divergence with Silver rising nicely today.

6 hours ago, dicker said:

Hi All

A non-TSF friend was apparently offered a number of Krugs for cash....swap in a carpark in London....Brixton to be precise.  
 

How many of you would take that?   Not me!

Best

Dicker

I'd only agree if it's scheduled late at night; I don't want any witnesses when I rob them blind. 😉

18 hours ago, Witcher said:

It's over $25 USD

$26 now!

Attempting another Mad dash to $25!

I understand [FLE]EBay has had a lot of fake PMs and numismatics this year. Haven't bought anything obvious but waiting on some obscure items from Estonia I figured were unlikely to be faked, but could very well just not exist.

So true, the premiums and spread were awful in March through June? but it was worth buying nonetheless, now I'm not. But got some platinum miners before the recent run.

Probably in the minority here but I am enjoying the bounce backs, whatever the exact causes.

Gold to DXY inverse pattern has broken down these past few weeks.

6 hours ago, Witcher said:

Is anyone else not impressed with "Black Friday" PM deals? 
APMEX had a "flash" deal yesterday on a tube 2020 Eagles. 
Granted, that was probably an okay deal for APMEX because they usually charge a high premium, but I did the math including tax and felt underwhelmed. 

The best deal is the SD Bullion round at spot, but you can only buy 1 so it's more of a lure for you to buy more because free shipping doesn't kick in til after $99.  
I shall see tomorrow if anyone comes to play because none of these are "deals" if the spot drops to $20 USD. 
Really hoping gold goes under $1800... where it's been hovering a little over for the past few days. 

Thanks for this info Witcher. This will be my first PM black Friday so I have low expectations, I look at it like the firearms industry this year, why would they offer good deals when people are throwing stupid money at them already year-round?
 

On 06/12/2019 at 04:18, augur said:

The Sugar Barons in Cuba used slightly bigger coins for their daily shopping 

Not quite 100 soles territory, though. 

The use of the term sugar barons is appreciated! Just found this thread and it is awesome!

For me it's a little incongruous when I don't see an obvious connection.  But those look fabulous! Actually jealous of your set! I also look forward to seeing the Inca Designs, please keep us posted.

I know right?! Or landlocked Rawanda's nautical onces:

https://www.coinworld.com/news/precious-metals/landlocked-rwanda-issues-coin-with-columbus-ship.html

Yes, want a big bar too!!!

The realities of production and dissemination are quite a way out still, and the cold weather along with holidays will bring increased cases and more lockdowns.

I expect QE to continue but can't predict PM price action.

Vaccine progress news really slammed the metals down this morning.

Vaccine progress really slammed the metals down this morning.

The DXY to Gold correlation is tracking for sure.

Hope it's a sign of real movement and not just jitters.

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

Well shucks, that side looks amazing!

Looks pretty Awesome! Always odd to see who issues items referencing other country's history.