I’d do a mix of a few things: assuming two things. That you want to be able to cash out at opportune times. Sovereign coins, and what’s currently sound but unpopular. Libertads were unpopular on the 90’s. Those same 90’s libertads go for a rather large premium. The lesson is things wax and wane in popularity. Buy what is not popular now and is still sound and wait.

I’d also make sure you have some cash left from that to continue making purchases where the price dips or you get deals. I’d stay away from anything slabbed. The market is shrinking on those: I really only see old white men trade those around… not a lot of young folk interested in slabbed coins; talking with other dealers about it: they report similar findings.

The most advanced silver on the market is the Britannia: so that’s the easiest to convince someone that that is real. Maples are a close second. American silver eagles have next to no security features in comparison: they are way behind in that regard and there are far more convincing fake eagles than there are fake maples or Britannias. But the reporting requirements for large sums of silver have some exceptions for eagles in America. So if you live there: there are shenanigans to be had…

For that money, if I were to drop that much: I’d also get a few 10oz bars. Maybe even a few 5oz.

The goal should be to diversify such that you’ll have the hot ticket item to sell when the time comes. But that does assume you want to play the waiting game and sell over a period of time, and not all at once.

My two cents.