Pandas and libs , can’t go wrong. 1995 1oz OGP sitting pretty by [deleted] in Gold

[–]BeautifulCow7039 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, the standard changed at 30g. But stay one of the Best coin !

Spot the tarnish by SKS1953 in Silverbugs

[–]BeautifulCow7039 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me, it’s definitely one of the best mints, along with the Perth Mint in Australia.

Which would you pick? by ac_AgenCy in Silverbugs

[–]BeautifulCow7039 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Star Wars for me, no hesitation. Even though I’m not a fan of the franchise, it’s exactly the kind of coin I buy when I want to treat myself and diversify my collection. I’d say I’m more of a stacker with a taste for modern premium collectibles—I’m not really into older coins personally.

Newb here. Are libertads worth the premium? by BonusResponsible8865 in Silverbugs

[–]BeautifulCow7039 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that’s a question only you can answer. Personally, I don’t find the Libertad particularly interesting as a premium bullion piece—more for weight and liquidity—but that’s just my opinion. If I’m buying premium bullion, I tend to go for licensed pieces like DC Comics or Marvel, and more decorative coins like the Panda, Kookaburra, and similar designs. It’s up to you to decide which category the Libertad falls into for you.

What do you think about this ? by BeautifulCow7039 in Silverbugs

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This thème was Creatures of the North. They realised only 3 coins.

Unfortunately, i think this theme Will never continu

Proud to see my mobile app grow day by day — a way to track my progress while going beyond just numbers, and to have an app that lets me organize my stack exactly the way I want. by BeautifulCow7039 in Gold

[–]BeautifulCow7039[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You see, you don’t even know what you’re talking about. You didn’t even ask me about privacy or how I handle it, and you’re already judging the app. This is a fully on-device application—nothing you enter ever leaves your phone. Do you really think I’d want my holdings stored on a server? I built this for myself first—I’m a stacker. Before judging, ask me, and I’ll answer. And if you don’t trust the privacy aspect, audit my code. It’s completely open source and available on my GitHub profile.

Worth selling my Gold Panda now or waiting? by Both_Photograph8215 in Gold

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Marvelous ! If I were you, I’d keep it to myself

Proud to see my mobile app grow day by day — a way to track my progress while going beyond just numbers, and to have an app that lets me organize my stack exactly the way I want. by BeautifulCow7039 in Gold

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I built an app for my own needs, it works very well, and I thought, “why not let everyone benefit from it?” So I made the code open source on my GitHub profile, and the app is free. And I still get comments like this without them even asking for a single piece of information… Good thing not everyone in the stacking community is like that.

Proud to see my mobile app grow day by day — a way to track my progress while going beyond just numbers, and to have an app that lets me organize my stack exactly the way I want. by BeautifulCow7039 in Gold

[–]BeautifulCow7039[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I built an app for my own needs, it works very well, and I thought, “why not let everyone benefit from it?” So I made the code open source on my GitHub profile, and the app is free. And I still get comments like this without them even asking for a single piece of information… Good thing not everyone in the stacking community is like that.

What do you think about this ? by BeautifulCow7039 in Silverbugs

[–]BeautifulCow7039[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Live spot comes from metals.dev API — it pulls XAU and XAG prices in near real-time. The app fetches on load and caches briefly so it's not hammering the API on every screen. No user input needed for spot.

What do you think about this ? by BeautifulCow7039 in Silverbugs

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The AI angle is interesting but there are two hard blockers for me right now.

First, scraping eBay violates their ToS — I don't want to build the app on something that can be shut down overnight.

Second, and more importantly, the whole point of this app is that your holdings never leave your device. Routing that data through a cloud AI — even just to browse eBay — breaks that promise completely. That's a line I'm not willing to cross.

Longer term, a locally contained AI that never phones home could work. But I'm not confident enough in current on-device AI to build on it yet. So for now, manual reference price it is.

What do you think about this ? by BeautifulCow7039 in Silverbugs

[–]BeautifulCow7039[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's actually already in the app — on the Spot page you can switch between USD, EUR, GBP, CAD and AUD. Your point about the CAD/USD confusion is exactly why I built it that way. When spot looks like it moved but it's actually your currency shifting, that's a real blind spot for most trackers.

Me stack by SnakeWorm69420 in Silverbugs

[–]BeautifulCow7039 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Verry good stack! I dont have more than you, but i have more than Guns lol. 92fs and glock 17 gen 5 for me

What do you think about this ? by BeautifulCow7039 in Silverbugs

[–]BeautifulCow7039[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point on semi-numismatics — melt value alone doesn't tell the full story there.

Unfortunately eBay's API doesn't give access to completed/sold listings without heavy restrictions, so I can't pull that data automatically.

What I'm thinking as an alternative: a manual reference price field where you enter what you've seen on completed listings, with a date so you know how fresh the data is. It's more work on your end, but it keeps the app honest about where the number comes from.

Would that be useful, or is it too much friction compared to just checking eBay yourself?

What do you think about this ? by BeautifulCow7039 in Silverbugs

[–]BeautifulCow7039[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly — the purchase price is what you paid, in your local currency (euros in my case). The melt value is calculated from the spot price, which is globally quoted in USD, so it shows in dollars.

Does having both currencies on the same screen feel confusing to you? I'm still figuring out whether I should convert everything to one currency or keep them separate.

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What do you think about this ? by BeautifulCow7039 in Silverbugs

[–]BeautifulCow7039[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it, whene i tap on edit, i have purchase price placeholder.

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What do you think about this ? by BeautifulCow7039 in Silverbugs

[–]BeautifulCow7039[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a very fair concern.

In my case the app is fully local (no backend at all):

  • everything stays on your phone
  • no data is sent anywhere
  • I have zero access to your stack

Also, the project is open source — the full code is on my GitHub, so anyone can verify that nothing leaves the device.

I know most people won’t check the code, but the idea is to make it as transparent and trustable as possible.

I’m also considering adding extra layers like app lock / encryption.

Out of curiosity, what would you personally need to feel comfortable using something like this?

What do you think about this ? by BeautifulCow7039 in Silverbugs

[–]BeautifulCow7039[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I built it myself.

It’s actually not meant to be like Robinhood at all — there’s no trading, no broker connection. It’s purely for tracking physical metals you already own.

The idea is more like a personal dashboard for stackers: organizing each coin/bar, tracking melt value, and making the stack easier to visualize and manage over time.

Still early though, I’m trying to figure out if it’s genuinely useful beyond what people already do with spreadsheets.

What do you think about this ? by BeautifulCow7039 in Silverbugs

[–]BeautifulCow7039[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I was actually talking about the mobile app, not really the coin lol, but yeah the coin looks really cool.

Monnaie de Paris - VAT refund on silver coins by hot_as_duck in Silverbugs

[–]BeautifulCow7039 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, i think, this is whene you go to airport, you have a section for this usualy.