lfhooper

I recently bought these from the Central Mint of Taiwan. Personally, I think the holographic design is really visually appealing. They come with a higher premium, interested to know if people think that cost is worth it for the flashy design.

I'm looking to start collecting. So yeah good point I'd rather have a selection of bits and prices I really like the look of than just a mass of metal. Plus I move around a lot - so don't want to accumulate too much weight.

From what I can see online the prices available to me in Taiwan are a bit cheaper than UK - I reckon because VAT is only 5% here. For example, a 2023 Kookaburra 1 oz is $1807NT - £27. UK prices are more like £32 +? Bars also eg. Scottsdale 10oz stacker $9060nt - £226. Being sold in this forum for £280 +

For example, if I want to buy 4 10oz bars, should I get each one from a different mint (Scottsdale, PAMP, Heraeous, etc.). Or is 10oz of silver just 10oz of silver and branding on it makes no difference?

Hi - im from the UK but currently live in Taiwan. I recently just bought my first gold item - a 1 tael Bank of Taiwan bar. I want a place to read about different aspects of gold/silver but without the US-centric bias that most the precious metal forums on Reddit have.