Rashka

You should all store your gold and silver on my boat HMS Bullyun.
It sinks regular, but good for no track and trace but will be very secure for a long time! 

If it is a dirty and heavy bucket in a garage, or under a boiler, can be a kind of Kinder Surprise.😊

Less VAT silver more VAT free GOLD

No fancy story, I started buying it as a diversification of my portfolio ...
Because of the so high premiums, even on BU coins, I don't see silver as a hedge for inflation but that task is for gold.
I see silver as an investment and the joy of having the coins. At the end it is still a terrible investment but maybe one day ...

New here, so this seemed like a good place to start! My dad always considered himself a numismatist, and showed me pieces from his collection starting at an early age. My first coin was the Colombian half dollar, 1892, which was the first US Commemorative coin. He’d always have me hold and spin on a table pieces of silver to “hear” and learn what silver sounds and feels like. In 1992, age 11, holding a 100 year old piece of history made of 90% silver sparked an interest that would go on forever. For the first 7 years, it was mostly collecting half dollars, dollar coins, silver pieces, silver Canadian pieces, bicentennial items and random world coins - all of which would be found in daily change. No actual cash spent. Those all occupied a velvet jewelry box. Then in 1999, at 18, he started my formal collection with the silver proof sets yearly until he passed away. He also helped to find the first of four first spouse gold liberty subset items. I bought it, was expensive, but absolutely love it. I’ve since purchased those silver sets every year since, and also completed the gold liberty subset, all OGP. The state quarters & then parks have such variety, love admiring them! The 2009 set in particular has so many trays, it’s like out of hand, love it. My son carries the metal spark that my dad and I had or have. His start was going through a tin full of loose change looking for the special items my dad would put in it. If found, he got to keep them. Special items would be mercury dime, silver quarter, steel penny, buffalo nickel, etc. At under 18, he already has a formal collection, focusing on classic proof sets prior to 1970, and new silver 1oz coins. We both love anything by the Perth Mint! I could go on for days about what our collections consist of, but this post is about origin, and covers a couple of generations. Looking forward to reading about more of your metal villain origin stories! 

I started with gold for that same reason, working in the building trade you could work yourself silly 8 months of tge year then zero for the other four so feast and famine...I would save money but found I dint use it all so saved a chunk in gold and the rest in cash...it seemed to work,moving to silver in the states after emigrating...silver performed better for the last 15 years with highs and lows but it's that used to feast and famine that forced me to save in one form or the other.

5 oz Silver Gothic Crown
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Not much more that can be said really....
 

thanks man. glad you like it. 
Names in the hat buddy 

Wow, that's awesome. Count me in 😃! (I'm the owner of the beautiful dredd badge you poured👍)

Hello TSF 
so for the last couple years I have done a free New Year giveaway on different platforms 
To mark my first Christmas as a Silver artist I am doing a free Giveaway this year 
this is to people who have supported my little hobby this year. so if you have bought Bullion or some of my hand poured pieces from January 2021 to December 24th 2021 please comment below. 
I will draw the winner on December 25th via random Wheel Generator 
The prize will be a 1oz piece made by myself and posted out first week of january. 
I just want to thank all those who have supported me over the years on TSF 
Have a great Xmas Everyone 
Obviously I will go through my records and check off names so please only post if you have purchased off me as this will save me time 😀
Picture for reference 

One more pic since I'm on a roll.  I went through a phase of really liking the 10oz Scottsdale stackers. Was sort of like playing with a bunch of oversized lego bricks. Anyway, for people that want to see a bit more weight, here you go.

Welcome on this great forum, it will be a place were you will learn a lot more about collecting and stacking !

Hello everyone!
 
It gives me great pleasure to register here for several reasons.
A person very dear and close to me was a regular member of this forum, and shared with me the wonders he found. Draconicus, as he liked to be known.
He even bought you some silver bars with the symbol of the house (the pickaxe) and ended up offering them to me as a birthday present.
It was one of the best gifts of my life!!
However, he is no longer with us physically, so I had to take the initiative to register here and be able to benefit from this very healthy community.
Thank you all!
 
Daniel Mota, aka Siderius.

Thanks for having me on this forum.
In the US and thinking of buying my first bullions, despite all time high costs....seeing the inflation in the US is climbing up...
Right now focused on deciding on buying online vs. local dealers.  Very much afraid of being sold a fake coin by a dealer since I have no idea how to tell... don't really have much confidence in general in local shops, even those that are listed on the official dealer locator page on the US Mint website... Thinking that buying online from "Authorized Purchasers of US Mint bullion" may be safer for a beginner...

Congrats everyone !

Hi and Welcome to the forum!

Welcome aboard The Silver Forum!

I'm new to the forum so sorry if this is not allowed but would a 1oz hand poured round be eligible for entry?

Count me in :), I'll add in a new 1oz silver britannia.

Count me in :), I'll add in a new 1oz silver britannia.

Count me in :), I'll add in a new 1oz silver britannia.

Count me in :), I'll add in a new 1oz silver britannia.

Count me in :), I'll add in a new 1oz silver britannia.