RacerCool

How's that country song go?

"No such thing as too much money

A girl too pretty, with too much class

Being too lucky

A car too fast"
 

On 16/09/2021 at 12:53, SidS said:

Ha if only!

Although it should be noted that silver when ingested or in colloidal solution and is used on the skin it can cause blue tinged skin - Argyria. Not a good look...

Smurfette has a few choice words for you.

8 hours ago, Leonmarsh said:

Finnaly scratched an itch 

1783 el cazador 8 Reales shipwreck

Pieces of 8 eight captain!! 

Hard to get in this condition having spent 200 plus  years in the ocean

Maybe selling it though!! Just love gold 

Beautiful coin! Keep it, just buy more gold. 😎

I have one too but it's not from a shipwreck as far as I know. But it does have chop marks, so that's kinda cool too.

I wasn't and still am not a regular watcher of SpongeBob but years ago I was sitting in this one cafe, just relaxing. They had SpongeBob playing on the TV and during one particular episode I simply could not stop laughing. I was laughing so hard I was crying and I felt like a complete idiot, and probably looked like one, but it was just too funny.

16 hours ago, FloJo said:

Yes, it still is. His YouTube channel is GoldSilver (W/ Mike Maloney). I am in awe of y’all who never heard of him or read his book yet knew to collect gold and silver❗️Let’s me realise how well thick I am😔 well, was?❗️

As I was growing up I remember my grandfather and father finding silver coins in random change and saving them. So I've been doing the same thing my entire life. And when I had the means to do so, I began buying rolls of silver coins and the occasional gold coin, as well.

That's how I was introduced to the concept.

On 01/08/2021 at 13:53, kimchi said:

So many unknowns... some would say what is coming will be unprecedented in history even handed down directly by our grandfathers' fathers...we may need plenty of food and water and potentially stocked medicines to even get as far as capitalising on gold or silver. Any major 'analyst' who doesn't mention those isn't worth their salt imvho (which is not saying much really as that would be worth an absolute fortune very early on, as would tobacco etc).

Equally, gold and silver could be totally taken out of the equation by confiscation etc and a central (likely world) government-imposed social credit cyptocurrency/credit. Brush up on those hunter/gatherer skills folks, 

This could be the most accurate take on future possibilities. It seems the US money system is going to be completely digital in the near future. So then how do gold and silver factor in?

So what we may be facing is likely unprecedented. I really believe we have no idea what things will look like. But I don't know what else to do to prepare other than to stack food, water, other necessities, and silver and gold.

On 31/08/2021 at 00:33, SidS said:

Which is nothing new, the European powers did it throughout the 17-20 centuries. The British had the Opium Wars to give just one example.

It's all about exploitation of people and natural resources. If there's any money to be made, I can assure you someone's thought of it.

Yep, exactly. As an American I've wondered over the years whether the official stories we're told, the American mythology, are true or how true they might be. You know, the stories of George Washington, Paul Revere, etc, etc.

Some of us wonder if there was any actual independence or if it was just another scheme by the royals, and if the DC Capitol is their London 2.0 or whatever, and it's just a new version of the East India Company. 

If that made any sense...

For practical reasons I'd probably only buy gold in fractional coins. But I can't deny the beauty of a cast bar. They're stunning. 

6 hours ago, MancunianStacker said:

USA keeps the gold in vault, China gets access to the minerals, nice 👍🏻 

It's my belief that the nature of power in this world is that it's all organized crime. The US and Chinese gov'mnts are just rival factions, fighting over the trafficking and control of drugs, people, resources, etc.

Do we really believe the Taliban (whomever these people called "the Taliban" really are) are going to "ban drugs"? If they have the large majority of opium production in the world since after 2001 (hmmm...), are they gonna say no to all that cash flow?

Who do we think these "Taliban" really are? They run the $600 billion per year US imperial war machine out of town? Just like US-created al Qaeda "brought the US to their knees" in 2001?  Really...?

People need to stop listening to the television.

33 minutes ago, MancunianStacker said:

Pop old scratched bullion sovereigns in your kids bag with plastic play money and a few fakes. If customs enquire give them one of the fakes 😂 

Just be sure you can readily tell the difference between the real and fake. 😬

It's one of the coins I'd love to get but I refuse to pay what they typically sell for, and wow, the RM is crazy for charging that much. (Get a 5 peso Mexican coin instead. Same gold content, way cheaper)

I'm the opposite in that I much prefer gov't minted gold coins. They're already "money" or were already used as money and in recognized and understood denominations. And they're more durable and easily stackable.

My preferred gold are older Mexican and US coins in the 5 peso and 5 dollar variety, and they're all .900 gold. I think only one of my gold coins is 24k and it's a commemorative US Mint issue. I don't have any bars or tokens, only coins.

NewCoins is the beast! 😲 What does your name code too numerically? 🤔

Just as a side note, Revelation 13:18 says "666" is also the number of a man. Some translations also say "the number of his name."

Revelation 13:18 ESV
"This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666."

I don't know this, I'm just putting this out there, but film tubes may not be safe for silver coins. Their chemical composition may cause tarnishing with silver. 

The closest thing I can think of are silver dollar tubes, which are about 38 mm diameter. 

Nothing earth shattering but an interesting find, this 1934 wheat penny I received in change. It's been a while since I've found a wheat penny in random change.

I'd take them at $1 over spot! They'd be a good addition to the stack. 

I've been considering adding some Beskar to the stack. 🤔

On 18/03/2021 at 14:27, sixgun said:

sixgun's owning this thread!

On 10/03/2021 at 09:17, sixgun said:

Excellent! 

Good ol' Larry.  Pullin' things like a boss since 2001.

I just got a roll of 1963 silver Franklin half dollars, uncirculated. Got them for a really good deal considering the high premiums these days.

2 hours ago, stackerp5 said:

Thanks! Had to grab it once I saw it. Blew my budget and price average so I keep this one off my stacking spreadsheet lol 

Manipulating stats and books like a pro. Nicely done, ha ha. 😏

I just got this roll of 20 Mexican silver 1960 10 pesos, uncirculated. Got them for a very good deal of $27.15 per coin.

15 hours ago, craig12 said:

ive just seen a 7 coin sterling silver set on e bay  it was £25 more than melt price on buy it now ,seller just come back to me saying hell take £25 less    which is the melt price  im tempted but wanted more off it to protect for future drops in silver 

If you can buy silver at melt value then that's the best deal you should reasonably expect. No way you can build in future loss protection.