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O.k. all of you stackers out there, where is a respectable Mint in America that doesn't charge an arm and a leg and that has some bullion in stock that they will ship. My "friend" (actually my Dad) was on the phone today with one of the Fox advertisers and they were proud to sell him bullion for $36/oz and (checks internet)... Dad, slv spot is around $25 atm. That's one heck of a markup / boomer savings remover.

So guys, here's the question:

Which mint has verifiable silver bullion, has it for a decent price and will ship to an address in the U.S.

Extra question: what are the most common pitfalls when buying silver online.

O.k. all of you stackers out there, where is a respectable Mint in America that doesn't charge an arm and a leg and that has some bullion in stock that they will ship. My "friend" (actually my Dad) was on the phone today with one of the Fox advertisers and they were proud to sell him bullion for $36/oz and (checks internet)... Dad, slv spot is around $25 atm. That's one heck of a markup / boomer savings remover. So guys, here's the question: Which mint has verifiable silver bullion, has it for a decent price and will ship to an address in the U.S. Extra question: what are the most common pitfalls when buying silver online.

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I don't think putting wealth into bars of metal is ever going to be that useful, besides, it might get confiscated violently in the coming years... I personally think getting out of debt and turning cash into useful durable goods and land is a better plan...

That being said, I've lost quite a bit of weight since I got married so I now have several plain gold wedding bands in assorted sizes... If things get really bad I think it will be much more useful/practical to go down to whatever swap meet dystopia market pops up with one of those rings looking devastated that I need to trade it for food/medical supplies than it would be to try to safely cash in a bar or coin that I obviously bought as a way to store wealth BEFORE everything truly hit the fan, you know?

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It's for my Dad, who is rather old and wouldn't do well in a Mad Max scenario, he just afraid that the dollar will tank and what little retirement money he has will tank with it.

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you're always going to pay more than the bullion melt price. i know people who have bought from the alex jones guy, what was his name i forget. if you're buying a lot you can go to someone like that.

for one off coins here and there, ebay sellers with 100% + feedback are usually a good bet.

take a sharp knife and cut a tiny nick off the edge of your coin to be sure it's not plated.

i once had a local coin shop sell me a bunch of plated silver ounce coins. buyer beware.

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Jmbullion.com is decent, but you will pay a premium no matter what. Silver is artificially depressed in price, and these dealers have trouble keeping it in stock.

You can get it for around $31/Oz on jmbullion I think. I haven't checked in a few days though. All of their silver is from reputable mints as far as I know.

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I was figuring that JM would show up (it's a /pol/ favorite) and it's looking like that $36/oz from the boomer Fox mint isn't looking so bad.

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You can get SilverTowne rounds for around $30/oz.

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Read through the posts in the Markets sub here, lot of info there.

I also looked into buying silver but found the same, the markup puts you at a loss right away! I have some from when I was a kid is it's still worth the same.

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Thanks for the info, I should have checked Poal 1st... I just didn't want to go to /biz/ 'cause those guys are freaks.

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Wow... Talk about being late to the party. The good entry to silver has ended a while back. We are deeply in the unending rise. You pay whatever you need to pay and quit bitching.

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It's starting to look that way, my whole point of this post was to find out the situation and many of you guys have been very helpful.

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Get you some silver but get some crypto as well. There are WAY more opportunities in crypto right now. TRX VET ADA XRP and more. Why pick only one possibility when one could diversify. I like to hold metals and crypto and land. SOMETHING is going to go up lol

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Canada has good coins some reason I bought a bunch of kraken 2 Oz coins because they looked cool and where close to market price

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pre 1964 coins dimes nickles quarters

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Was just looking at those on JM Bullion but they still work out to $33.3 / oz and they are only 90% silver. But this is a damn good idea if he wants to go the pawn shop route!

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silver bars arent really worth the actually price due to apple/microsoft/sony etc ect. they are causing 50% of the cost. coins are the best way to go

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Local coin shop. ASEs.

Or eBay from a reputable dealer.

Selling, again eBay or local coin shop.

You only get screwed on markup if you dump a bunch on the local coin shop.

If you sell yourself you can get back your premium.

ASEs we're about $20/ea this time last year, they're about $35/ea now.

Could be $50 or $100 this time next year.

The hole in the ground guy doesn't understand passing on generational wealth.

Say your dad got this idea at your age.

Could've picked up an oz of gold for about $50 to $100. 50 years later that same coin is $1800.

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Say your dad got this idea at your age.

He didn't but my Grandad did, those coins got stolen though since my Dad stored them in his house. Idiot. But he's my Dad and I still love him despite his faults. Speaking of his faults, getting into the ebay market system would not be one of his fortes. What I'm looking for is a non-predatory Mint that will sell bullion with reasonable fees. Is that even a thing?

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Ya, I forget the name, but there's a us based mint with low fees.

I've just gone with apmex, bullion exchange.

Most people don't like the fees, but then forget it's free shipping.

You can save by going to the mint yourself.

The cheapest way is to scour estate sales.

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apmex Thanks for the link! Just went there and they have 1oz bars "for as low as" $32.37 in stock which is a hell of a lot better than $36+.

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Buy local. Don’t let others you. Get some and laugh about the others who didn’t.

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Check pawnshops, know the daily rate before ya go

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Rather get accredited bullion tbqh, grandma's spoons may or may not be pure and when I go to sell it I don't want to be told that I have a bunch of pewter.

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I was thinking of pre-64 coins, but you are very correct

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You go back in time and start about 20 years ago.

Starting now is about as retarded as adopting a nigger.

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Adopting a nigger is pretty retarded. Buying silver while the price is still suppressed and the dollar is about to tank... not so much.

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Pretending you can even buy silver (any reasonable bulk quantity) in today's climate is eye-roll inducing.

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Actually some of the other suggestions were quite helpful, it's available and for quite a bit less than $36/oz.

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