KevinFlynn

Except a safe, a shotgun and an alsatian!

Small delivery but beautiful coins!!

Back from the graders - a nice PF70 silver Completer. Still annoyed though that the set of 10 QBs became 11…but I will get over it. 😳
Lindeman 

Mexican Gold Shrapnel   Three attractive little fellows, courtesy of @DHD2020   Dos y Medio 1919 & 1945 and 2017 1/20oz Tad.

How did you find out?

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It is layered on top of the precious metals, so a casual thief only takes the fiat 😁

i am new to silver and i believe my category will be stacking.  at this moment in my learning curve i will be buying silver dollar coins primarily for liquidity and value.

It is layered on top of the precious metals, so a casual thief only takes the fiat 😁

It is layered on top of the precious metals, so a casual thief only takes the fiat 😁

I do not know if this is an appropriate topic, but I would like to thank all the Forum members who have helped me (and bought!) in the disposal of a lot of my silver.
I would not have managed at my age without all the support and advice.
Thanks again

So fabulous 😮

So fabulous 😮

And these landed too courtesy of @StBeesSilver beautiful work.

He knows his trumpet though 😗

Hi and welcome, do they pay tax on silver over the island?
our local dealer did import from Solar
Truney have some nice bars

When I got into precious metals I quickly realized that the coin in it's form calls out the collector in us. Something seems to click and whisper it's not merely an ounce of metal, it's a collectible. Even more so with historicals (say Sovereigns, 20 Francs), even though most are just a regular n grams of... This mentality makes us want to encapsulate even mundane pieces, use gloves and want to slab things. And the more slabs do command a higher price, the more this will become investment mechanic. At it's pinnacle it may lead to slabbing being needed to produce trust for selling?
I am viewing this tendency from Germany where stacking graded coins is a novelty, with few NGC or PCGS grading services available. I am reading opinions of German international sellers however who say they can make huge profits by grading for the US and Chinese markets.
Personally, I'm a fond toucher of my metals, I am enjoying a good gold or silver ping, and the jingle of coins in a bag - I remember reading about Nazi gold and seeing historical photos of rough bags of 20 Mark coins thrown in by the hundreds - what a glorious image 😙  I'm feeling guilty however whenever I'm reading about slabbing initiatives. I'm feeling like an amateur then 😗 even though I'm always sure that the dealers I buy from will have sorted the numismatically valuable coins from those they offer as bullion grade. And yes, even I place joy in completing series like Queen's Beasts and cannot think of these pieces as bullion. And I'm happy to try to complete date runs. So it is inside all of us 😳 let's not forget: everything worth doing is worth overdoing 😁
I do hope graded coins will not become the stacking standard.

Received these absolutely stunning additions today, photos don't do them justice. Fantastic condition as usual
Thanks  @DuncanWylieWilson

HI All
 
English Guy currently residing in Taiwan, New to the Forum, and reasonably new to Gold & Silver Stacking
Hope to be able to participate both in International discussions/trades, and UK-based ones too (UK Address/Account)
 
Very nice to meet you all, would also be great to learn if there are any other members here from Taiwan too

Very nice coin.  My LCS has one in the shop that I have been seriously considering picking up.  For anyone who has not seen one in person, they are ridiculously tiny.
My personal opinion on the raw vs slab debate, I prefer raw coins.  I love handling raw coins (with appropriate care), and putting coins in albums.  For display purposes, I find it much more satisfying to see coins in albums in close proximity to each other, rather then slabs racked in a slab box or in bulky 3-ring binder slab pages that only hold 6 to 9 slabs per page.  I can appreciate the confidence that graded coins give to buyers that either don't have the necessary experience to grade coins accurately themselves, or have to seek their coins thru online purchasing.  
But part of me regrets the irreversible impact grading services have had on the hobby.  I'm attempting to complete a U.S. Type Set which I want to display in an album.  My goal is to buy coins in XF to MS condition (based on budget constraints) to complete a set with very nice eye appeal.  Here in the U.S. grading is so pervasive, that it is extremely difficult to find older problem free higher grade raw coins.  Most all such coins are sent in for grading, and what raw coins you can find in store inventories are those deemed unworthy that would get a details grade because of cleaning, scratches, other problems, etc.  I also think the explosive rise in prices for higher graded coins has been due in large part to deep pocket collectors who are simply looking to raise their registry scores a fraction of a point, regardless of quality of strike or eye appeal of the coin.  The score is all that matters.
But that is what the hobby is now, and railing against is as effective as pissing into the wind.  Grading services have good points and bad points.  But coin shopping just seemed a more personal affair 30 or 40 years ago, and I miss that.

When I got into precious metals I quickly realized that the coin in it's form calls out the collector in us. Something seems to click and whisper it's not merely an ounce of metal, it's a collectible. Even more so with historicals (say Sovereigns, 20 Francs), even though most are just a regular n grams of... This mentality makes us want to encapsulate even mundane pieces, use gloves and want to slab things. And the more slabs do command a higher price, the more this will become investment mechanic. At it's pinnacle it may lead to slabbing being needed to produce trust for selling?
I am viewing this tendency from Germany where stacking graded coins is a novelty, with few NGC or PCGS grading services available. I am reading opinions of German international sellers however who say they can make huge profits by grading for the US and Chinese markets.
Personally, I'm a fond toucher of my metals, I am enjoying a good gold or silver ping, and the jingle of coins in a bag - I remember reading about Nazi gold and seeing historical photos of rough bags of 20 Mark coins thrown in by the hundreds - what a glorious image 😙  I'm feeling guilty however whenever I'm reading about slabbing initiatives. I'm feeling like an amateur then 😗 even though I'm always sure that the dealers I buy from will have sorted the numismatically valuable coins from those they offer as bullion grade. And yes, even I place joy in completing series like Queen's Beasts and cannot think of these pieces as bullion. And I'm happy to try to complete date runs. So it is inside all of us 😳 let's not forget: everything worth doing is worth overdoing 😁
I do hope graded coins will not become the stacking standard.

Same reason I slabbed this and the only reason is because its the second finest known example. Of a cali gold fractional in the world of that year 
It's the size of a little finger nail so grading helps storage and authenticity for me nothing more nothing less 
Just gave me peace of mind 
 

Who encapsulates the capsule? 😉 

I liked your comment/book...we all have our own opinions..which is the way it should be..I have my opinion like many others..you also have your opinions..neither of us is right or wrong....ITS JUST INDIVIDUAL OPIONS SIR....

Welcome to the forums 🤗
Nice beginnings, leave a photo of a Britannia or two.
And we love to answer questions.

*Newbie alert*
Evening everyone, greetings from Lincolnshire (the slightly less flat bit....yes, there is a less flat bit!)
Just starting getting interested in building up some silver, I've recently bought a couple of Britannia's and I think it's the beginning of a bug! 🙂
Initially I'm just wanting to start to build a portfolio with a view of holding it for the long term.
I'll apologise now for all the daft questions I will ask (although I will be checking if they've been asked before I ask)
Be gentle 🙂
Dave