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DroidKnight said:

For my order today, I picked up 6 of these.  These are just random as far as what they decide to ship me.  I hope all 6 are different and old looking.  

Am I reading it wrong but how is that 72% off lol



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BasilZero said:
DroidKnight said:

For my order today, I picked up 6 of these.  These are just random as far as what they decide to ship me.  I hope all 6 are different and old looking.  

Am I reading it wrong but how is that 72% off lol

72% off the premium.  The amount over the spot price that they charge.  So if its like 2 dollars over spot it has been reduced down to like 80 something cents added to each ounce. 

Take the picture you quoted, you can see at the very top silver spot price at 41.13 a troy ounce.  If I picked up 5 plus bars then I could get that good price of 4192 each bar which is only .79 above the melt down price of silver at that particular moment in trading.  Without the discount the bar could of cost 4392 which would be 2.79 above spot per ounce. 

And if I would have purchased less than 5 bars, I would have paid the 4242.  1.29 above spot. 

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DroidKnight said:

72% off the premium.  The amount over the spot price that they charge.  So if its like 2 dollars over spot it has been reduced down to like 80 something cents added to each ounce. 

Take the picture you quoted, you can see at the very top silver spot price at 41.13 a troy ounce.  If I picked up 5 plus bars then I could get that good price of 4192 each bar which is only .79 above the melt down price of silver at that particular moment in trading.  Without the discount the bar could of cost 4392 which would be 2.79 above spot per ounce. 

And if I would have purchased less than 5 bars, I would have paid the 4242.  1.29 above spot. 

You sir, are not a DroidKnight, but a DroidKing.

Give some monies to us peasants.

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jk lol


Not really, and I know this isn’t what the thread is really about but I have accumulated a fairly decent stack of coins during my life until now.

It’s not an active hobby, or even really a hobby at all, and I don’t have something that’s actually worth anything, but I just always keep everything. I got them all from simply going on vacation, but also hand-me-downs, gifts (because “(I) collect coins”), or because I keep older coins I get through paying for things and coins that are discontinued. I have a lot of old coins from my own country and of other European countries and plenty of other countries from around the world. Even banknotes. I also have first-edition Euros still sealed, special edition silver coins, a bronze Roman coin and more.

The peculiar thing is, I also seem to have coincidentally collected a bunch of coins and notes from shady regimes and with dictators on them. People like Mussolini and Saddam Hussein… It makes me still want a Nazi-German coin, even though Hitler isn’t actually on those, just to complete the ‘set’ so to say. I swear this doesn’t say anything about me as a person.



I don't. But I do stack offers on my Platinum Card from American Express. lol



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DroidKnight said:

With the gold and silver prices skyrocketing right now, I'm starting to experience FOMO and just threw some money at it today.

85% - 90% growth for gold prices and 50% - 55% growth for silver prices in a 5 year period is okay... but "skyrocketing"?

In the same period a lot of technology stocks grew a lot more, f.e. Nvidia +1300%, TSMC +220%, Microsoft +140%.

Also: where do you keep your "stacks"? At home? If yes, are they insured? Or do you keep them at the bank?

I collected silver commemorative coins in the past, but not as investment or their material value, just because I liked the pretty motives and shiny things.

A few U.S. coins, some German coins and a lot of Canadian coins. Especially the Canadian coins have very pretty themes: nature (animals, landscapes, maple leaves, old sailboats... and the U.S.S. Enterprise (my personal favorite).

 

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Conina said:

85% - 90% growth for gold prices and 50% - 55% growth for silver prices in a 5 year period is okay... but "skyrocketing"?

In the same period a lot of technology stocks grew a lot more, f.e. Nvidia +1300%, TSMC +220%, Microsoft +140%.

Also: where do you keep your "stacks"? At home? If yes, are they insured? Or do you keep them at the bank?

I collected silver commemorative coins in the past, but not as investment or their material value, just because I liked the pretty motives and shiny things.

A few U.S. coins, some German coins and a lot of Canadian coins. Especially the Canadian coins have very pretty themes: nature (animals, landscapes, maple leaves, old sailboats... and the U.S.S. Enterprise (my personal favorite). 

That's funny you brought that up.  That's the first time in a while I've had the collection in one place at one time.  My pics are from a couple of weeks ago.  I was doing a reevaluation of assets for sets of legal documents.  I had to photograph everything I owned.  2 1/2 safety deposit boxes filled at the bank.  I have a savings account that the interest earned a year offsets the yearly fees for having those boxes.  

Love you choice in themes.  I agree, I like the NCC-1701 the most.  

I keep a few thousand dollars on hand for emergencies or quick purchases in case its a holiday or late night outing. 

This coin is the only one I keep at home. It's the only actual 4-leaf clover I've ever had. 

 

I spent over 14 hours moving it, separating it, and photographing.  That was with 2 helpers.  When I had it all together for the group photos, I got really nervous.  I got to thinking, of all days for something to go wrong or for someone to decide to rob me, that would have been the day. Lol. 



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This was the silver portion of the stack.  

edit: Had to be put on the floor.  I was scared to break the dining room table.  About 190 pounds there. 

Last edited by DroidKnight - on 10 September 2025

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DroidKnight said:
BFR said:

The reason that I am saying this is because I'm still throwing out the crap that my parents bought in the 60s/70s/80s.

What a complete waste of my time !!!

The crap in this picture is the cash.  

You could buy VGChartz with that.



Conina said:

 

Giant Star Trek coin?! I want!! 



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