what was your first silver buy

[BullionBob]

A libertad and Johnson Matthey 1 oz silver bar, both from Sarnia Silver (used to be a great little company) for approx. £15 each. Think spot at time was approx. £11-£12

[oddball]

1 kilo umicore. in march 2011 @22 quid an oz.  think it was from the gold company. still got it 13 years later, finally broke even on it last week

[TeaTime]

18 hours ago, Petra said:

Looks in good nick, any chance of seeing the other side?🤔🤔

 

[Petra]

1 hour ago, TeaTime said:

 

😮cheers, looks great👍well done 

[Stuntman]

Lovely crown!

I have its little brother (1676 shilling, bought from an online coin dealer in 2016):

 

[SidS]

I have no idea.

First silver coins came to me from my father in 1989/90 - vaguely recall 1887 3d and 1/-, 1953 Franklin half, 1944 Washington quarter and a 1917 Aussie shilling. So I didn't buy these.

Purchase wise - I had a few coins purchased with pocket money - 1924 and 1934 sixpences, a 1944 and 1945 shillings, a part set of 1937 proof coins - crown, half crown and sixpence. Also shillings of 1758, 1837, 1839 and 1895. Plus some 1912 coins and an Edward I penny. Most of these were purchased between 1992 and 1998.

All of the above have been sold, except the Franklin half, the Washington quarter and the Edward I penny.

As for stacking, actual metal instead of numismatic, my first purchase there was a 1921 Morgan Dollar bought for about £8 in 2000. More than it was worth at the time.

[Fishface220]

1st silver buy for me was 3 ozs back in 2017

1 maple, 1 Britannia & an ASE.
Maple has since moved on but the other 2 are still in the stack

[Lancashire1]

2 Liberian silver 1oz coins from a 2nd hand shop. 

[Peacemaker]

2014 silver eagle back in 2014, paid £22 posted, silver was around £12/oz I think, this was before I discovered the second hand market.

I remember how disheartened I was come 2015 when silver had dropped to £9/oz, I'd lost a whole £3 on my 1oz of silver 😄 

[Scuzzle]

A tube of Horse Privy Britannias, back in 2015, £12.30 each.

[stefffana]

My first piece of silver ever bought was a teaspoon from a charity shop, back in 2016. 

Now I'm addicted, but I am in the right therapy group on TSF.😊

[PhilB]

In 2007/2008 Libertads, 1oz rounds and maples on Ebay and sarnia silver Guernsey also. I recall buying everything 1oz I could below £10 incl post once I had a good few ounces then stopped for 10+ yrs. 

[James32]

11 minutes ago, PhilB said:

In 2007/2008 Libertads, 1oz rounds and maples on Ebay and sarnia silver Guernsey also. I recall buying everything 1oz I could below £10 incl post once I had a good few ounces then stopped for 10+ yrs. 

Wasn't even born then...jeez

[Gruff]

1 minute ago, James32 said:

Wasn't even born then...jeez

You're right! Your birth certificate (cuneiform tablet) states 3500BC

Edited Monday at 20:17 by Gruff
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[James32]

13 minutes ago, Gruff said:

You're right! Your birth certificate (cuneiform tablet) states 3500BC

Makes no sense, just like your hairstyle 

[Gruff]

2 minutes ago, James32 said:

Makes no sense, just like your hairstyle 

My hairsyle makes a lot of sense... makes me fast, less wind resistance

[James32]

3 minutes ago, Gruff said:

My hairsyle makes a lot of sense... makes me fast, less wind resistance

O-60 in a week 

[HerefordBullyun]

I got a silver napkin ring when I was born.

Way back in 1974

[stefffana]

21 minutes ago, HerefordBullyun said:

I got a silver napkin ring when I was born.

Way back in 1974

 

17 minutes ago, Darr3nG said:

 

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[PhilB]

1 hour ago, James32 said:

Wasn't even born then...jeez

Not sure I believe you! You missed the best days tho..........

 

Sovs for £82-85! And they even seemed cheap back then!! 

[sixgun]

My first silver was the silver spoon I was born with in my mouth.

[James32]

1 minute ago, PhilB said:

Not sure I believe you! You missed the best days tho..........

 

Sovs for £82-85! And they even seemed cheap back then!! 

All I need is one hour at those prices 

[stefffana]

Just now, sixgun said:

My first silver was the silver spoon I was born with in my mouth.

My man!

[Happypanda88]

I started coin collecting as a hobby in my early teens and can't remember what my first silver piece was. 

But in terms of bullion, my first order was from Coininvest, Germany in August 2015 for the following:

2015 ASE, Bison, 2x Britannia, Kookaburra, Maple, Noah's Ark, a total of 7.25oz averaging £15.98/oz posted (and inc. 20% VAT).

I was new to silver bullion at the time so wanted to test the water by buying a small sample (paying by credit card even with 2% surcharge) from a company I only read about.

From there, I had placed a larger order with them and paid 20% VAT.

Imagine my annoyance when I learnt that Silver-To-Go, its sister company at the time, sells the same coins at 0% VAT ! 😒

[Happypanda88]

5 hours ago, James32 said:

All I need is one hour at those prices 

You used to snap up the bargains on here in milli-seconds, before anyone gets a chance to read the post.

What's wrong, old age grandad ?! 😁