sixgun

In reality there is £22.36 on top of this to get the bars in your hand. For me they are rich. They are not an attractive bar and it may be a private mint but it doesn't do it for me. Now on the other hand from the same seller you could buy this little devil.

Always young at heart Roy but sadly it is only in my imagination. i did notice one time we were pretty much the same age - so yes MUCH OLDER.

He has 126 items sold so he is not selling in volume - his prices look a bit rich to me. These are classic vintage era - 1970's and 80's. People collect them. i bought these from sellerstacker at the weekend. i didn't really go for the bar on the right but i fancied the one on the left. It interested me. Do i think there is something special about it? Well no but i do collect older bars and i kind of liked it, the price was ok and so i got it. Had the price been higher i would have given it a pass - the bar is for me - it is going in a box and maybe at some point i will get it out and give it a look before it goes back in the box. So nothing particularly special about the Happy Birthday bar but i like it - nothing special about the " My Little Chickadee " bar - I mean do people collect them or something? Well some might but it is not shouting out. If it has been a feisty nude woman with big tlts and prominent nipples then expect a premium but not a old fat man with a top hat.

Is this a laser etched bar?

A 1 kg bar is not really big, it is pretty standard. A 100 oz bar is big. It seems there was a time when silver bars were drilled out and tungsten put in - but it has never been during my time of buying bars. It certainly is an issue with gold bars and one of the reasons I don't buy them. Perhaps one day we will see tungsten filled silver bars again. Basic bullion coins like Maples and Britannias are at the cheaper end of the price range. Maples have had a bad rep in the past as they almost always would develop milk spot. I haven't followed this too closely but a few years ago the RCM said they had altered their production process to stop this. Stackers generally don't like milk spot and so a coin that is very likely to develop it won't command the same price. It ceases to be a collector type coin. Britannias also have milk spot problems. There are loads of Brits and Maples in the hands of members - there is nothing special about them - unless you are looking at one of the basic bullion type coins that have something special about them then why would anyone want to pay extra. Personally i am keen on different silver bars - especially vintage bars. When i have the spare cash i like to get them - i collect them. The 100 oz and 5kg silver bars are quite a price. This means fewer members have the spare cash to buy. The prices won't go so high as there is less competition. The relative price of bars to coins has fluctuated over time. Bars used to be cheaper here - then they get a bit more expensive. On average I wouldn't say the difference is big but at the moment it would not surprise me if you have seen the smaller bars going for higher prices. Perhaps its the fashion.

£400

You've obviously led a very sheltered life. No wonder you don't get emails.

More questions? I always get emails. How else can I keep ahead of the game?

In the email it said 10 oz of Coins & poured silver £240 Inc SD Yes it was a good deal despite silver having been stomped on - i was too busy swimming at the pool to notice this one - it is getting warmer now and warm enough for me to swim.

£96

Indeed the Masonic angle came to my mind when looking at the triangular mark. I thought i would wear this to show i was a member of the Illuminati.

Any ideas on the hallmark at the bottom of this piece? The 2000 is presumably the year 2000 but the Z year mark is 1999. This bears the Sheffield assay office rose and the crown for gold with a 375 purity. The IBB is International Bullion and Metal Brokers. So all of these are covered other than the almost triangular shape at the bottom of the piece.

£430

i am watching.