Bullion from your own Country

[mdp2505]

Being British, the best thing about Britannias is that they are Capital Gains Tax exempt. But then, so are plenty of coins. 

[Toshunya86]

On 21/08/2019 at 20:36, KevinG said:

In Belgium we don't have Bullion coins only overpriced proofs. But we do have refineries that make bars like Umicore and Tony Goetz

20 Francs Leopold II would be considered bullion if i am not mistaken

[Excalibur1966]

The Royal Belgian Mint doesn't strike coins anymore. Not that I care. King this, Queen that. Royalty on coins doesn't appeal to me. And since I am on the continent... Philharmoniker. What a lovely design. I also like the Libertad coins but that is a just for a few. Philharmoniker is a much better choice when one is in Europe.

 

Belgian Mint to stop making coins from November 2017

https://www.thebulletin.be/belgian-mint-stop-making-coins-november

[g33x0r]

It's funny, to me I like the ASE design well enough, but I get the same amount of silver for less when buying maple leaves, philharmonikers, etc.  It kind of bugs me to be honest, I'd rather purchase American bullion being an American, but I'm also mainly a stacker for weight over numismatic value so I value lower premiums generally above all else.  It just seems weird that coins from my own country are more expensive to buy here, than foreign coins.  That being said it's not all that bad I guess, since I stack mainly for weight, about 2/3 of my stack is generic or junk silver and only 1/3 in actual coins.  

[Toshunya86]

I actually feel bad that modern french coins are so bad and that the French cannot produce something like the ASE or the Philarmonik ; Maple Leaf etc.

They are unbeatable with the rooster and the Napoleon coins for old numismatic coins but for the very modern coins it seems weird to me that they cannot produce something decent 

[Excalibur1966]

10 hours ago, Toshunya86 said:

I actually feel bad that modern french coins are so bad and that the French cannot produce something like the ASE or the Philarmonik ; Maple Leaf etc.

They are unbeatable with the rooster and the Napoleon coins for old numismatic coins but for the very modern coins it seems weird to me that they cannot produce something decent 

The French have the silver Hercule 50 (1974 -1980) Francs (30g. 90% Ag) and you have also the 5 and 10 Francs Hercule who go way back. Beautiful coins with a long history. I think you can say that they see the Hercule 50 Francs as their Maple Leaf & Philharmonic.

[Toshunya86]

Correct - the 50F hercule is amazing for silver. I was talking more about gold but for silver you re right !

[SilverGameOfThrones]

The see a  REAL value of Silver u need to stack HARD 

Start thinking after couple of hundreds oz , nothing to worry with 20oz