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Just taken delivery of this lovely 2007 Buffalo. Got it for a good price and was absolutely amazed when it arrived slabbed at MS69. I only bought it for bullion!

Just taken delivery of this lovely 2007 Buffalo. Got it for a good price and was absolutely amazed when it arrived slabbed at MS69. I only bought it for bullion!

Just taken delivery of this lovely 2007 Buffalo. Got it for a good price and was absolutely amazed when it arrived slabbed at MS69. I only bought it for bullion!

Just taken delivery of this lovely 2007 Buffalo. Got it for a good price and was absolutely amazed when it arrived slabbed at MS69. I only bought it for bullion!

Finally my Helen of Sparta has rejoiced us, They say the Spartans where a bunch of hard heads guess they weren’t lying 😜

Been hunting for a while and finally took the plunge and bought this 1918 15 Rupees which arrived today. 

Just taken delivery of this lovely 2007 Buffalo. Got it for a good price and was absolutely amazed when it arrived slabbed at MS69. I only bought it for bullion!

Just taken delivery of this lovely 2007 Buffalo. Got it for a good price and was absolutely amazed when it arrived slabbed at MS69. I only bought it for bullion!

Just taken delivery of this lovely 2007 Buffalo. Got it for a good price and was absolutely amazed when it arrived slabbed at MS69. I only bought it for bullion!

Just taken delivery of this lovely 2007 Buffalo. Got it for a good price and was absolutely amazed when it arrived slabbed at MS69. I only bought it for bullion!

Just taken delivery of this lovely 2007 Buffalo. Got it for a good price and was absolutely amazed when it arrived slabbed at MS69. I only bought it for bullion!

Just taken delivery of this lovely 2007 Buffalo. Got it for a good price and was absolutely amazed when it arrived slabbed at MS69. I only bought it for bullion!

Just taken delivery of this lovely 2007 Buffalo. Got it for a good price and was absolutely amazed when it arrived slabbed at MS69. I only bought it for bullion!

Just taken delivery of this lovely 2007 Buffalo. Got it for a good price and was absolutely amazed when it arrived slabbed at MS69. I only bought it for bullion!

Super happy with my latest Buffalo purchase, got it for a good price and then to my amazement, it turned up slabbed at MS69

Just taken delivery of this lovely 2007 Buffalo. Got it for a good price and was absolutely amazed when it arrived slabbed at MS69. I only bought it for bullion!

Just taken delivery of this lovely 2007 Buffalo. Got it for a good price and was absolutely amazed when it arrived slabbed at MS69. I only bought it for bullion!

Just taken delivery of this lovely 2007 Buffalo. Got it for a good price and was absolutely amazed when it arrived slabbed at MS69. I only bought it for bullion!

Hi All
I have seen a number of people here and elsewhere thinking of giving up with silver. 
Firstly, I am not any sort of expert or guru.  I just have had a good think about silver. 
I have a not inconsiderable stack of silver, collected over the last five or so years.  My stack is varied and ranges from English Hammered through to QB’s. 
Personally, I have stopped stacking silver, and have shifted focus on to buying non proof interesting coins - like Morgan’s, George Shillings etc.  Coins that I enjoy owning.
Will I be selling my silver stack - no!  Not at all.
For me, it a long term bet and I want to keep the coins that I have collected.
Everyone has their own ideas and strategies but for me, I will be keeping my silver stack and selectively adding interesting coins rather than bulk purchases.
If I was starting again, I would still buy silver but from private buyers on the forum.
Would be interested in hearing other folks thoughts.
Best
Dicker

 

For me personally, i would have no issue buying the old or new design as long at is was from a trusted source. I actually really quite like the old design and it certainly adds a little variation to things. And as @Geovest mentions, you can sometimes get lucky and get the old ones cheaper than the new design. 

I can see this making quite a nice collection. After all, there are plenty that collect the 1/20th and 1/10th oz coins. And if the pleasure you get is worth the premiums then I'd say go for it. It's not like it will ever be worthless, but it's definitely unlikely to turn you a profit.

I can see this making quite a nice collection. After all, there are plenty that collect the 1/20th and 1/10th oz coins. And if the pleasure you get is worth the premiums then I'd say go for it. It's not like it will ever be worthless, but it's definitely unlikely to turn you a profit.

Just to add my input for what that may be worth, as a number of others here have said, save it and get a sovereign every couple of months. Easy to sell, not bad premiums, CGT exempt, easy to store (18 years is going to accumulate you a fair bit!) and you still get quite a bit of variation if you are getting a mix of old and new designs. Then if you have a bit of spare change, feel free to treat yourself to some Silver just cause some of the designs are really pretty. I've almost exclusively switched to gold now due to the VAT and other premiums, but i do still appreciate a beautiful design once in a while, i just don't expect to get my money back on them.
 

Thought i'd share one of my old bits in the stack

An 1865 shilling in PCGS MS67. Still, the single-finest graded by PCGS.