TomBarn

They are pushing for digital currency like in Israel. There is no telling to what lengths these psychopaths will go.

So, with all the idiotic sanctions from Europe and other countries, if there is a downfall in industrial products, will silver price go down further? If I'm not mistaken, it's used primarily in this part of the economy while gold is used more for shiny stuff I guess.

I didn't get anything from Ebay and I don't see the point in doing that because I don't care much about collectable value of some coins like the red dragon of queen's beasts series. As a general rule if a website is listed as an official distributor for producers like royal mint, PAMP, etc. are my purchases 99% safe?

Thank you for the reassurance guys. I thought my coins were useless for a moment. I took them to two different goldsmiths and I was kind of shocked that they have never seen coins with designs and so shiny at the same time. And these are the Britannias so it's a good thing I didn't take any of the expensive stuff with me.

So I got silver from 3 separate websites over the last few months. Bullionbypost, auragentum and goldsilver.be. I weighted the coins and used a magnet to see if it slides slowly over the coin. I also took one coin from each dealer to a shop and the owner scratched the coins lightly over a black stone (I forgot the name of it) and then used acid on the stone to see if the coins have good quality. He said they are good, but if I really want to find out if the silver is real, then I need to use a machine (the ones with laser I guess?). Do I have to go through that step if I want to ensure the quality of my coins? I will temporarily turn away from silver and start buying gold until I find a dealer that can assure me of the quality of silver.