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Curious why gold is easier to deal with than platinum in OPs situation. Is it just the liquidity of the coins or a regulatory reason in UK that makes gold easier to transport? I live in the U.S., but my home is one of the EU countries, so I do wonder if I ever moved back, what my options would be to transport my coins. Like the OP, I would like to be able to transport my platinum eagles and britannias when I return. I'll be keeping an eye on this thread. Please keep us posted on how it plays out for you OP.

Well that's just it, your last sentence is the answer to your question. Yes, I do live in the states and yes the ASE is the preferred coin here, so what premium do you put on that vs exactly the same item just from a mint of a different country?! 50cents? $1? I was ok with the small premiums for ASEs when i first bought my ASEs. But today, that premium is $10!!! And you said this yourself: ".at the end of the day there will always be people to buy any coin from any country.." So as metallica73 put it, why would I not trade in my ASEs for a significantly larger number of foreign minted 1oz silver, if the current ASE market seem so badly distorted?! Over the long term, I see those ASE premiums coming back down to the historic norms. There will not be a shortage of ASEs for ever.

Thanks all for your thoughts. My silver stash is all ASEs of different years, and now I am wondering if I should trade those out for something else, if the dealers will give me some of the spread between those coins. I agree with you guys that the price wouldn't be where it is if enough people out there weren't paying it, but that's the head scratcher for me, as I don't understand what value the ASE brings over the others, despite redesigns and whatever other BS. It's not a $0.50 markup, it's a $10 markup for a freaking 1 oz government minted coin that isn't low mintage so not anything special. I'm just really confused by this market. Going to be looking to offload my ASEs, probably into platinum or other silver coins, if I can setup the right trade. Just not feeling the ASE "magic" that the market seems to think is there in those coins Just seems overrated to me.

Why on earth are the 2021 1 oz silver eagles $37 dollars, while 2021 philharmonics or britannias are $27 at that same dealer? Why is the market willing to pay up so much for an eagle vs the rest of of the group? I am a total loss to understand the pricing dynamics here, because in either case it's just a 1oz silver government minted coin, so what gives?!