Investing in Silver Bullion?
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If I took one of my bars in to a coin shop to sell, and they wanted to drill in hole in my J/M serialized bar - I would give them a piece of my mind (loudly) and leave!\n\nyou should have NO problem selling them as long as they are a known refiner / assayer.\n\nAs far as the fees - thats a different matter.  I have only bought from a coin store, never sold to them.  Always sell to individuals - as they should atleast pay spot price (if price is in down trend) or more then spot if price is in uptrend.  I doubt a coin shop will pay over spot price, as they can get it AT spot price or just a tiny bit over, and thats thier worst case scenario.\n\nAnd along the same lines.  SHOP AROUND - can't stress that enough.  I found that coin shops in my area had very noticable price differences for the same thing - call each coin shop one morning, and ask for the price of a 10oz .999 silver bar.  Go visit the lowest 3 or 4 prices you get - (visit with empty pockets) just a get the feel of the place and see if you like who you'll be giving your money too.\n\nI should also say (since you asked), take it with you!  DO NOT pay for storage - its no good if you can't get to it when/if you need it.  Also, any fees over time will eat up some profit you will make if the price goes up, and it will add to the lose if the price goes down.\n\nIf its just an investment, buy in on a physical 'pool', like at kitco.com. Its about 1/3 the way down on this page:\nhttps://online.kitco.com/sellprice/selling.html  \nI only mention this as an option.  Personally, I would suggest getting physical if your interested in it.\n\nLast but not least - If you do decide to purchase some silver from a local coin shop - PAY IN CASH!!  No credit cards, no debit cards, no checks, no names, no nothing - just pay, say thanks and leave. \n\nGood luck!\n\nedited:\n"Nobody buys the actual metal as an investment anymore."\nNobody???  really???  Check E-bay - find a .999 silver "anything" that sells for less then spot price.  1000's of oz.'s per week are sold on E-bay at what I consider high prices, especially when you take shipping into consideration.
717476
i would invest in something else entirely...something more stable...these days its really easy to get on a bandwagon and have it fall through, i would be more careful with my money
911944
Buy stock of GTL as many as you can.\nBelieve me, you will bathe in gold one day.
223116
There is a lot of bogus advice out there.  Does gold never lose value?  No, look at the chart below.  Is it a good hedge against inflation?  No, it was $850 back in 1980 and is worth less than that now, even without adjusting for inflation. After adjusting for inflation, it is worth less than half what it was worth in 1980.\nThere are many "experts" out there that claim gold will go up.  Other "experts"  claim it will go down.  The best writers I have read on the subject  admit that gold prices are horrendously difficult to predict, and recommend buying gold only for those that like to gamble.\nI did buy gold jewelry for my wife and she liked it.  I don't consider in an investment, though.
957757
Gold is one of the best investments for all times.\nBullion you can buy trough at least several companies.\nMake easy search for example "buy gold bullion" and choose for \nyourself.\nBut there is some inconviniences too  -there is a some hefty comission involved upon buy and sell.\nAlso you have to worry about keeping it at home or paying safe deposits fee in the bank.\nI thing one of the best way to own Gold is trough gold tracking stock -ticker is GLD- it tracks absolutely the price of gold.\nIf you wanna have some gold on your hand you can buy  some gold coin.
182312
Sell on eBay\n\n"Silver certificates are still legal tender and do still circulate at their face value. Depending upon the age and condition of the certificates, however, they may have a numismatic value to collectors and dealers."
290600
Dude, you need to check out what is called an indexed mutual fund. The way it works is the company guarantees your full invested capital; so you can't lose that. The money that they make is added to the value of your fund, but you have to lock it in for a minimum amount of time; can be as long as ten years. This is a good place to start out. If your feeling more daring invest in silver or mining companies like Pan American Silver trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker PAA. This baby is on rails right now, you can check them out on their web site and research their history. Hey your the blunt guy aren't you? Well good luck towards your first million and keep living the American dream.
953084
try investin a little, then you decide\n\n:> peace\n.
488810
There are many.  Study the past few years.  Gold has been a great investment over the past year, but now it is going  down.  So buy something low and sell it high.  I think you should put some money into an online brokerage and buy a few stocks.   Right now world markets are down from their highs because interest rates have been going up in the USA.
603430
You should know the fact that sometimes keeping '100%' cash is the best investment. So be-careful.\n\nTo learn about gold and commodities have a look at \nhttp://uscommoditiestrader.com
403553
Find a company that does that and ask them. If you need a place to start look up company's that trade in the stock market that deal with precious metals. Then contact them to see what they have to say.
783331
Yup tht would be a real good investement ...hmmmm now where do I get it ??
617701
Today's price of silver is about $12.64 per ounce. This does not mean you can run out and trade it for this though. Metals trading can be a little wierd. I had a friend trying to sell silver coins (and he had a lot), but there were all these requirements like they had to be an even number of bags, so many per bag, etc. Look on monex.com or bulliondirect.com to get more info for your specific situation. And it would probably be good to wait to sell until it reaches at least $20, depending on how bad you need to sell.
430150
Best thing would be to go to a pawn/antique shop, buy a bunch of stuff made with those metals, melt them down, and make a bar.\n\nIndividual investors cannot just buy a bar of metal.. however since those metals are more common, go to Home Depot and look for them, ie. Copper Wire. \n\nIf you want to invest in them to make money because you think their price will go up, buy an ETF or a large producer/distributor of those metals, stock.
934757
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Best Investment(s): Aquarius Platinum (AQP.L) - bought £5 worth last July via Halifax SHAREBUILDER (franchised from sharebuilder.com for the UK market)..... got as high as about 114% in profit before crashing back down to about 79% in profit.\nWOLFSON Microelectronics (WLF.L) - makes things like the sound chips used in the SONY PSP, XBOX360 + Video iPod. Stuck a tenner on them at the end of November '05. Currently +56.82% in profit, but that's only after they took a couple of big drops on Friday & Monday (28.00 on Monday).\n\nWorst Investment: Goshawk Insurance Holdings (GOS.L) - bought earlier this year as a bit of a dabble in "bottom fishing", appears they have de-listed. Bought 67.253522 in them for £5 (sharebuilder again)\n\nTinsley (Eliza) - TNL.L  Shares suspended since end of january due to company being put in administration (so much for making a huge profit on their low valued shares: 20.95123 for £5.\n\nD1 Oils (DOO.L) - one of my first investments early last year. The first I sold 'cos the value was going up & down like a prostitute's knickers on a good night. Was £5.12 in profit at the time, but only got 12p back after the commission fee was deducted.
301547
The gold market is suppost be a good investment right now.  Supposidly capable of even doubling in the near future.  But like any other stock investment nothing is for sure.