Spot prices are dropping! What will you add to your stack with these low spot prices!

What The Heck Does "Numismatic" Mean??

This was one of the first questions I asked when I was starting out in precious metals. I kept hearing about it in YouTube videos. Someone would hold up two silver coins and point to one and say "this one is worth more than this one because it's a numi". HUH? A numi? What the what. So began my search for information on the word numismatic. I could get into a lengthy long explanation and try to come off as an expert (which I am not, at least not yet ;) ) , but I would rather give you a quick explanation. Numismatic is when a coin has a higher value than the spot price. Now the coin could have a low mintage, maybe its really, really old and was pulled from the bottom of the Bermuda Triangle or it could have an interesting history attached to it. Personally I don't do a lot of purchasing of oldie but goodies when it comes to coins. I prefer the newer shiny stuff. SO most of the modern coins I come across with a high price are because of  numismatic value and they are considered "numi's" because the mintage numbers are really low, limited and graded. 

Semi Numismatic? Oh boy. So from what I have gleaned from the silver community on YouTube is that, well how can I say this....ummm yeah , lots of people don't agree on this term. Lots of mixed feelings about this one. I'm not gonna even go there. 

So who are these YouToobers I'm following learning from? Well here is just a few. Check 'em out and hey, maybe subscribe! Join the club :) 

Where To Buy Silver Online

With spot prices dropping below $20.00 lots of people are looking for websites to purchase online. Here is a list of websites that are popular with silver stackers. Of course these sites are not limited to silver. Many carry a variety of precious metals such as gold, platinum, palladium, copper and even diamonds! So what ever your in the mood for, you can find it. 

• Provident Metals
• APMEX (American Precious Metals Exchange) 
• Gainesville Coins 
• Monarch Precious Metals 
• Silver Towne 
• Scottsdale Silver 

All of these have different shipping lengths and most seem to be a few weeks behind. If your looking for more of instant gratification with silver you may be better off purchasing silver from your local coin shop! Any sites I missed? Where do you buy your silver? 

2013 West Point Two Coin Silver Set!

2013 American Silver Eagle / West Point Two Coin Silver Set

The US Mint is releasing a new set and the price is a bit of a discussion on Facebook. I guess number of sales will show if the premium was too high or not. 

Silver Eagles! Premiums to high?

Is it just me or is it impossible to find any Silver Eagles with low premiums out there? I see lot of shipping delays from all the online shops. I called my two local coins shops, no Silver Eagles available and no 90%. Yikes! Anyone have good suggestions on where to score some good deals on 1oz rounds or coins?

YouTube Prize Haul !

I'm super happy to share my 2nd place prize I won from a YouTube contest. I scored an awesome Canadian Silver Dollar , an air-tite which came in handy for my Canadian Maple Leaf with a snake privy as well as a certificate for sending in coins to ICG and getting a coin slabbed and certified. A BIG thank you to Mr Aparicio! What a generous prize. Here is a link to his channel. Check it out!

Jose's YouTube Channel. 

The Dip!

This last week was either an exciting time or not so happy time for silver stacker's. We saw a major dip with silver. Lots of people took advantage of the dip and ran out to pick up as much as they could get their hand on! In my local area, all the of local coin shops are out of everything!! Or maybe they are just not wanting to sell at such a low price and waiting for the silver spot price to bounce back up? The lowest I saw it at was around $26.16 an ounce. I was glued to my phone app all week! Not to worry though if you have invested a lot in silver, the spot price seems to be creeping back closer to $27.45 an ounce today. Did you run out to pick up some silver this past week? 

2012 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set

The U.S. Mint has this wonderful silver proof set and it is on my wish list! Looks like this set has a limited mintage of  50,000. A very popular pick with coin collectors. YouTube already has a few videos with folks sharing their set. The Limited Edition set comes with 1/ American Eagle One Ounce Silver Proof Coin, 5/ Quarters from the America The Beautiful Quarters Program, 1 Kennedy half-dollar and 1/ Roosevelt dime. So eight pieces total. What I like about this set is the over all  look of the packaging and the case it all comes in. Oh! the 5/quarters if your wondering are the El Yunque National forest (PR), Chaco National Historical Park (NM), Acadia National Park (Maine), Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park and Denali National Park (AL).  If you would like more info on this exquisite set you can find it at usmint.gov. 

The Royal Australian Mint / Kangaroo Series

Check out this latest video on a couple of limited mintage coins from the Royal Australian Mint. I am so pleased with my purchases that I can not wait to pick up a few more. The art work is so simple and classic. Enjoy.....

Blog/ YouTube Equipment Update!

FedEx arrived today with a package I'v been waiting for! After ten years....Yes I said ten...I finally picked up a new camera! I can't wait to make videos and add better pictures to the blog. Here is what I got.....

Tuesday's 90% Coin Haul

I had an epic coin haul today. Some 90% and a couple of Engelhard The American Prospector rounds (1985) BTW silver was at  around $28.80 an ounce at spot today.

Walking Liberty Half Dollars 90%

Mercury Dims (Mercs) 90%

90% Mercs

Silver Stacking

Clink, Clink, Clink

1985 Engelhard  The American Prospector Round / Obverse

1985 Engelhard  The American Prospector Round / Reverse 

Copper Bullion?

So here I was doing some online shopping when I came across some copper bullion. Now I've heard of people collecting pennies and some nickles but I have never seen shiny new copper bullion. SO it sparked my interest and I did a little online research. A 1oz Copper round goes for about $1.50 - $1.89. Some peoples opinion online seemed to be that copper bullion for stacking was a waste of money and overpriced. Spot price for a pound of copper goes for $3.50 so purchasing a 1oz round would mean that I would be paying a high premium. But, since I wasn't spending my life savings, just a few bucks I thought, hey why not! The main reason I purchased them was that I thought this avenue would be a nice affordable way to get my little nephews interested in collecting coins. 

Really cool interesting fact on the Lakota Crazy Horse coins I picked up. It's an official form of currency! Yes, within the Lakota Sioux tribe!

Below are some pictures of a few copper rounds I picked up. Are you into copper bullion? What are your thoughts on stacking copper?

Lakota Crazy Horse AVDP 1oz .999 fine copper round / obverse side

Lakota Crazy Horse 1oz .999 fine copper / reverse side

2012 Mercury Dime replica, 1oz AVDP .999 fine copper round/ obverse side

2012 Mercury Dime replica, 1oz AVDP .999 copper round/ reverse side

2013 Chinese Silver Panda

The 2013 Chinese Silver Panda is a beautiful coin. I wanted to learn more about it and it's history so I went right over to wikipedia! This is what I found. 8,000,000 coins were minted for 2013. The first silver panda was minted in 1983 as a proof and frosted proof. On the obverse side is the Temple of Heaven and the reverse side is of course why people love these coins, the pandas. This is my first panda. What year was yours?

Silver Stacking (Ag)

Who doesn't love the "clink" "clink" sound of silver coins toppling over one another on a stack.  Here are some pictures I took of my recent coin haul. Let me know what you think. 2005 American Eagle. 1oz of fine silver. 90% half dollars. A Walking Liberty and a Barber half. What was your first coin?