silversword

Iraq is practically in civil war territory now. Oil prices are rising and that will drag both gold and silver up with it. I expected us to head back towards £12/oz silver over the next few weeks but this may accelerate if Ukraine and the Middle East keep flaring up.

I don't know why these tin-pot countries cannot just keep an effin' lid on things until I finish my purchases for the month

The Koala isn't the nicest looking coin ever, but its still an attractive, well-made coin in it's own right, I remember being really impressed with it when I got my first one. The Kook is stunning; how can anyone dislike them?

If the Canadian ones hadn't been coloured already, they'd have gone a nice milky colour in a few months anyway.

anyone know of a shortcut to bring Euro symbol up

On a UK keyboard, Ctrl+Alt+$ gives you a Euro symbol: €

See, I can create a Euro as quickly as the ECB can.

I think early June was probably the low. I think we are going to see silver trading mostly sideways but gradually creeping up.

Photos rarely do these coins justice, but would you say its a good looker then CM? Was tempted to pick one up to see if I liked it but i thought the design was a little bit plain.

It's going to the moon!!!!!

Still pretty cheap though, I am itching to get another purchase completed but need to wait another week for liquidity  hopefully the price doesn't go too high before I get my order in.

So it would appear. Gold Rallies on ECB's Draghi Dovish Remarks and "Sell the Rumor, Buy the Fact" Scenario

So, silver just spiked through any hint of resistance to hit $19.10/oz, while gold broke $1255, up $11. Those libertads have just gotten a touch dearer. My thoughts of adding a gold Britannia next week will depend on whether a correction kicks in.

Decided to purchase 0.5 BTC to round up my holdings to a whole one.  My £/BTC average stands at £390.72.

Are you going to put it in a capsule?

Got my 1 oz Britannia today, my very first PM

I'm jealous! It looks lovely; a great start to your collection.

£7.20 for an ounce of silver? At today's prices thats a good find.

So, session closed with silver at £11.22 (or $18.81). God only knows what it will do next week. Gold also very reasonable at £746.21 ($1251.30). 

My local jewellery shop has a krugerrand going for about £1600. I kid you not. Not even mounted.

I'd be sorely tempted to ask them whats so special about it. And then ask what they were paying for used ones...

Singapore also looks good, which is where I have a little gold, but I didn't buy that today so it doesn't count

Swiss vault, because historically the Swiss have always been seen to value their neutrality and to have slightly more respect for people's property than some other places. As you say, stuff New York, and London as well, our politicians are nearly as bad as the yanks.

Interestingly from reading the FAQ I can store silver in multiple locations... but then I won't complete my bar for ages

I feel like being contrary and saying it could hold around 11.13

That is two pretty sharp drops in rapid succession. I already felt quite good catching the previous low this week, and typically, this new plunge would happen after I've already pretty much spent my budget! Every time the price drops like this I feel I need to take advantage of it. 

Today I bought... some of an allocated bar through Bullionvault. This improves my average cost per ounce even when I factor in the storage fees. Goal; own the bar outright.

Even though $ spot price for silver has fallen, the £ price hasn't moved much at all due to fluctuating FX rates. In any case, I reckon dealer prices are not going to move down a lot further just yet: The order I made on Tuesday, is only 7p cheaper at todays prices.

$18.xx is still above the cost of extraction so there is room for further falls. I suspected the price would go below $19 at some point this week, just surprised it took so long. 

A 25 oz 20mm silver bullet and 7 oz shotgun shell. That's why my £/oz is so high. I keep buying the gimmicky stuff

Nice to see your prepping for the zombie apocalypse. Those silver bullets will come in handy if we are also invaded by werewolfs / vampires.

That 20mm shell will require one of these to fire it:

We must have been pricing up orders at roughly the same time MZ. I think pandas were £16.65 on StG but no matter what their potential, I just dont find them very attractive; had one in the basket and removed it before checkout. I stocked up on Philharmonic s and Britannias instead. Nothing to show off about but lowers my average and makes a substantial addition to my total ounces.

Silver to break through the $19 support line before today is out? Looks to be heading south with some determination. 

Although London and New York markets were closed yesterday, I believe there was trading on the Hong Kong exchange. This morning both silver and gold have taken a further dip. I don't pretend to understand why but if they keep going sideways or down today I will be shopping for bargains later.