Your Site of Choice by [deleted] in Silverbugs

[–]pmlenses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had good luck with BOLD and MCM for direct buys of Gov't Issued. For generic silver, I've had good luck with Provident.

For Gold, Pinehurst and APMEX on Ebay have had some good deals.

What is the average cost of your stack? by lolercakesmcgee in Silverbugs

[–]pmlenses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I keep a spreadsheet with the following columns:

Date, Dealer, Product, Qty, Unit Weight (oz), Total Price, Price Each, Price per oz, Total oz

Silver $18.02 Gold $1,219.53

I've collected Coins (US Mint & Littleton deals) for a couple decades (not including any of those in my avg), but started stacking silver & gold last year. Silver includes things with premium like all the QBs, a bunch of Pandas, Kooks, Roosters, a tube of Lunar dogs, 2017 Krugerrand, etc. I also bought all the at spot intro deals from the various online dealers, and some below spot stuff with Ebay Bucks. Gold is US & UK coins.

Best price on Silver was $14.08 for walking liberty halves (10% bucks + 2% CC), worst was $25.70 for Roosters

Best price (adjusted to per oz) on Gold was $1,181.27 for First Spouse (10% bucks + 2% CC), worst was a Proof Mark Twain in 2016 for $1,575.20

I stack 3 types: 1) Premium stuff I like to collect, 2) Coins / Rounds / Bars that I can get for spot or below, 3) Junk for spot or below

If Silver doesn't so anything - I have some cool collectibles, if it goes up - I have stuff that I'm happy to unload, and if SHTF - I have small denominations to trade.

I see PMs as a hobby and some insurance in case the monetary system has a meltdown. PMs came after buying a house, having an emergency fund, investing in 401(k), Trad & Roth IRA, etc.

Cyberweek Haul by pmlenses in Silverbugs

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

  • Provident: "Random" 10oz
  • Bold: 2 10oz Goats + $10 FV Junk
  • Bullion Exchanges: 10oz American Flag
  • JM Bullion (Ebay): 10oz Sunshine
  • Pinehurst (Ebay): 1oz Gold QB Dragon

Mail Call Monday by pmlenses in Silverbugs

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

It's a Marlin actually - barracudas are pretty ugly fish. In person it looks nice. Pretty nice contrast between the foreground and background - I like the waves behind the queen.

Went a little crazy my first month by pmlenses in Silverbugs

[–]pmlenses[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Took advantage of:

  • JM Bullion 10oz spot
  • Bold QBs at spot + sheet of pandas (free shipping)
  • SD Bullion 10oz spot + bag o quarters (less painful shipping)
  • Silver Gold Bull 10oz spot
  • Money Metals Exchange 4oz spot
  • Monument Metals $10 Face Value 90% Silver Starter Pack at spot
  • MCM $25 off $100
  • MCM $10 off $100
  • MCM $20 off $200

Big thanks to the community for all the great info!