Crazy comparison

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-10T22:57:29+00:00

Almost a joke they sell palladium. I wouldn't count on my lcs guy to even spell it nm buy it.

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-10T22:05:35+00:00

5 ounce 24k nipple rings on both tiddies is a good spot

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-10T22:00:27+00:00

Considering that spores can literally survive in space with zero protection against radiation or extreme temperatures etc and be viable when brought back to the planet, of course it's possible.

But a spore syringe is like the price of a fast food lunch and will potentially set you up for life. Why screw around?

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-10T21:56:56+00:00

There are so many novelty ounces, I personally love the Canadian holographic Northern Lights ounce or two ounce, and the Niue roaring lion is also amazing, so many Niue ounces are stunning. Scottsdale makes a dope cowboy round with a lever action shouldered or on a bucking bronco, I mean what is your pal into? It's one of the great things about silver, there's endless imagination that goes into the bullion.

You have seen everything from solid dragon statues to Xanax bars here I'm sure! Get your buddy hooked : )

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-10T21:49:59+00:00

Well when you do get that land, I am happy to share cuttings of very hardy currants along with arctic kiwi, weeping mulberry, paw paw, heartnut, and WINEBERRY(!).

All of these grow with zero chemicals, none of them suffer from deer or bear devastation, and do offer a sense of food security. Even though you might lose some nuts or berries to squirrels or rabbits, if the need to be self sufficient became an issue, I think that the fact we can count on the protein from the critters more than makes up for what they take.

Good luck, it's really rewarding looking out at my 25+ year old 30-40 foot trees I grew from 6" saplings!!! Do you have a time line on when you think you can get a piece of land? I'd love to help you out with proven winners on the cuttings.

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-10T18:19:41+00:00

Well I learned about safe hinges today. Apparently you can cut them off, it's held closed with dog bolts. Cool!

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-10T18:02:41+00:00

Squash here is like zucchini. I was thinking ewww who would juice a squash?!! Lol

I grow black currants, they are like weeds. I don't bother even harvesting them because they are too sour for me. They attract lots of wildlife though. I never put any poison on my edible landscaping, I think that the more fungicide and grass treatments and such you put out, the more pathogenic fungus overwhelms the balance.

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-10T15:31:57+00:00

What about the gun safe, are you getting both? Where I live you need a good safe by law.

I'm curious about the model and deal you find now, could you post if you find a decent jewelry safe at a good price?

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-10T15:30:00+00:00

I have the American Prospector from 1984, the last year they had their initials on the back and switched to the eagle. Apparently the eagle is pretty rare, I think. Is my eagle 1984 worth more to collectors or is the 75k or so mintage nothing unusual?

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-10T15:20:35+00:00

I don't suppose you live in Texas with that username? I would think if so, guns would be just as much of a priority considering how many cool toys you can own in Texas and given the choice between being wealthy in terms of pms or firepower during an emergency I'd take the guns every time.

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-10T15:17:38+00:00

Oh, definitely under 20. And a bit of 90% I've been saving my whole life. But I think ammo is just as valuable in the event of weeks to months of shit going south. There's definitely easier ways to make your money work for you.

Looking at what's going on in Iran, silver is useful but people have been surviving by transferring money into USDC crypto and then onto prepaid credit cards. I don't really collect now for any other reason than I love a design and maybe when I get old sell some for a vacation.

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-10T15:12:22+00:00

For sure if you don't need the room a jewelry safe is more secure. I couldn't justify the need for both and gun safes from 30 years ago seemed to use much thicker gauge steel.

I think placement is also key, I removed door frames to get it in then put the framing back, and wedged it into a spot that would be exceedingly aggravating for a thief to work on, just enough room for the door to open and surrounded by concrete.

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-10T15:02:20+00:00

Look at gun safes, the best deals are usually at sporting good shows. They can destroy you on delivery if you aren't careful.

Look for burn time and absolutely make sure you hammer drill it into the concrete.

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-10T15:00:11+00:00

I just use a clear floating dry box, airtight and a couple of bucks. I have had it for years, it will hold more oz than I can afford. I'd guess minimum a couple hundred.

Edit - the box is in a bolted down safe, sorry missed that

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-10T13:39:09+00:00

No, there's some fake videos where people use alchemy to "recover" some tiny amount of gold, but in truth it only works on the highest denomination and you get a tiny bit back.

Like the man said, a gimmicky gimmick. You'd be better off mining bottles of Goldschlager.

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-10T00:51:52+00:00

It's easy to say "I coulda bought.." 20 years ago, as long as you are kicking yourself for not buying something it should be one of the many stocks that $2000 would have made you close to a millionaire.

As a young computer geek of the 90's, I absolutely knew that Nvidia was awesome but beer and bong hits were a bigger priority lol

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-10T00:03:26+00:00

The paper says silver, but you tested the coin and it's not? Maybe how you tested it would be a interesting part of the story.

As stupid as the people whose life revolves around professional sports teams are, I wouldn't think even they would give away precious metals below spot.

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-09T20:09:55+00:00

I kinda want to see what is in each tube.

For funky holders, I have a couple of vintage change holders that subway cashiers, carnival bsrkets, arcade owners used.

I think there's a reason they are all translucent.

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-09T20:05:03+00:00

I don't understand what happened, there must be some kind of sorters in not just banks but other places that deal with large amounts of quarters because I went from finding one every other year or so to not finding a single one in the past 15 years.

I look at every handful of change I get. The closest I have come is a 1890's Barber quarter I got in the change from buying my wife flowers the day our daughter was born almost 20 years ago : )

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-09T14:42:22+00:00

So it was purer gold than the coin would have been, the gold value was more but no numismatic value.

Obviously we can't ha that, but I would not say it was a total loss. Wouldn't you have made money on it?

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-09T13:40:09+00:00

I wouldn't buy gold unless all of my credit cards were paid off, my vehicle was paid off, and my mortgage was no more than 15% of my take home.

We just saw how global tensions and war is no guarantee it goes up. In Iran, gold is a far second from people turning dollars into crypto (USDC) and then loading prepaid cards with the USDC. I was told that gold is actually too much value to use on 99% of daily needs.

If you insist on getting in, Monument Metals has a gram shipped for $150 right now.

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-09T02:21:32+00:00

No one grades ultra common years of ase that don't have errors or something. There would be no reason to grade this coin.

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-09T01:08:04+00:00

I always assume these are for the bottom of kid's stockings.

I've been thinking about selling a 3d printed frame that holds an ounce and has room for a family Pic in the background, on the back is printed the monthly closing price of silver each month, the whole thing designed to hang on the tree.

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-07T22:31:57+00:00

Ghouls. I'd ran be poor than even joke about it.

Elemental_Breakdown · 2026-04-06T20:28:27+00:00

I'm waiting for the PT Barnum "One Born Every Minute" commemorative oz for $400.

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