No one wanting to get caught up on the dealer side...

-The same dealers last month with platinum or silver that bought high still had the exact same items priced high with the justification they bought high. I'm not sure how that works when I guy across the room is pricing to sell. Ex: 1 oz brand or generic silver bars at $129-$149. Other dealers around $90 or less.

-The spreads on gold are pretty tight. Likely attributed to its stability lately. Silver spreads still pretty wide.

-I was able to get several 1987 proof silver eagles for $85 each, which I easily sell for $120 on ebay.

-I was able to buy a 1993 Philly Gold Proof set in OGP for spot. He actually had it priced under spot by $250 and when I asked about his best price....he re-priced it. Lesson learned, but I hadn't done the math before inquiring on the price.

I'm seeing some bullion selling, but things have definitely quieted down a lot. Bullion dealers are typically willing to be flexible to move inventory right now.

I do believe that over the next 10-12 years that gold can hit $5,000. I'll discuss some reasons why below as (hopefully) gold stays above $2,000 and gets to $2,500 within a year or two and maybe $3,000 by 2027.

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Silver has had a significant increase in value over the past 12 months.

My point to discuss is, "What is next?"

Other than in 1972 when silver hit a peak at about $6 and retreated 30% down to about $4, there is no prior evidence that silver is able to increase price and then slow churn upward, or even trade sideways in a stable manner, for any period of time.

It always seems that silver has a spike to a blow off top followed by a significant pullback for multiple years.

Outside of hope, what evidence is there that silver will behave differently this time?

Based on the pains felt by the shorts, which is about a month worth of annual worldwide silver production at COMEX currently (and not knowing how much of the short position is just hedge by mines for silver that is currently in production), at some point some it feels like capitulation by the shorts under squeeze will occur. The classic blow off top will follow to a high which is 50-100% higher than here and a pullback drop of 60% or more.

Why won't silver follow its historical MO and instead behave in a more stable manner when it hasn't been stable at any time in the past?

I can’t find any information on these ingots. I tried allengelhard.com and many different searches and I keep coming up empty.

I believe they were produced in Canada. I think they might have been giveaways or a promotional piece or …..
note, the picture of little round holders I think was originally used one for each ingot and the plastic display holder came later.

Any information would be appreciated.

Mr. Gold sums it up best: "there is a difference in being early and being wrong. When Noah was running around building his ark, he looked wrong. He was not wrong–he was just early." He adds "if silver fails to deliver, gold will fail to deliver in 24 hours."

Rock does in fact beat paper. Many here have long believed this to be true and have relentlessly prepared for this. We have been heavily rewarded of late but the dust is still in the air. $120 silver was just a precurser. Opportunity to be early once again presents itself.

12/15/2025 - Vermillion Enterprises - Spring Hill, FL
90% CULL Silver Morgan & Peace dollars - BUY $42 SELL $45
90% Dimes, Quarters, Halves - BUY spot -7 SELL spot -5
40% Halves - BUY spot -9 SELL spot -7
NOTE - They do a update almost every business day during the year but this one might be one of if not the last for 2025

https://www.kitco.com/news/article/2026-02-27/cme-outage-derails-silver-rally-critical-moment-sparking-confusion?utm_source=site_navigation&utm_medium=sidebar_link&utm_campaign=latest_news&utm_term=silver_ab_sidebar_news

The valuation of silver in the market does not align with its nature and scarcity.

The fundamentals couldn't be much more positive for silver (increasing demand vs. 5 years in deficit supply) and yet silver is being clubbed now for 3 days in a row while gold remains resilient.

What can this be telling us?

It looks like we are pushing back to $90 silver and $5k gold. Is this the start of the dead cat bounce before another Friday nose-dive?

I'm personally planning to sell off a bit this week if we don't retreat back before I'm off on Friday.

Offense: Theft

Location: PA,MD

Date of Offense: 7/30-31/25

The suspect below has been involved in two grab and run thefts involving gold coins from coin shops in the areas of Pennsylvania and Maryland. NCIC is also investigating a third offense in New Jersey. The suspect enters the store and requests to see gold coins and during the transaction he grabs the coin and runs out the door. The shop owners were able to provide excellent photos/video of the suspect.

Anyone with information contact:

Doug Davis

817-723-7231

Doug@numismaticcrimes.org

• Silver is the most reflective metal across the visible light spectrum.

• Silver is exhibits the highest electrical conductivity of all metals, making it a critical material in high-efficiency electrical contacts, conductive pastes, and photovoltaic (solar cell) technologies.

• Silver naturally tarnishes over time, forming a colorful patina that many collectors find enhances the beauty and character of silver coins, a phenomenon of interest in materials science and numismatics.

• Silver has the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of all metals, making it an important material in smartphones, computers, and advanced processors such as CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, and AI-related hardware.

• Silver coins were placed in milk containers to help preserve freshness, and silver-lined water tanks in ships and aircraft helped keep stored water potable for extended periods.

• Silver possesses strong antimicrobial properties, through the oligodynamic effect, it can inhibit and kill bacteria, which is why silver utensils—such as spoons traditionally gifted to infants—were valued for their hygienic benefits. Its antimicrobial qualities are also utilized in medical instruments, hospital equipment, water purification systems, and in the form of nanoparticles in odor-resistant and antimicrobial textiles.

I'll start with three that I have.

This first one has been posted before and still not identified, but the mark is distinctive enough to where it seems like it should be identifiable. Some sources on the internet speculate that it is "MTE Bell", but I don't think it is the shape of a bell. Other sites call it a "Comstock Mold", but that only identifies the type of mold that it was poured in, not the maker. One other picture I have seen has a similar marking with a "1970" date inside the circle above the "flower" (or whatever it is):

BRC rectangle.
Some sources claim this is "Bahamian Refining Company", but the style of the bar is vastly different than the other "BRC" (script logo) molded bars:

IRS triangle.
I have no info on this bar or who made it:

I'd bet on some large price moves on their return...................

I thought once retail and momentum slowed prices would slide. What gives?

I still can't figure out why BTC is so high. Its basically a piece of digital code. I mean if something imaginary can be worth nearly 70k, why can't gold go that high.

Short answer: Countries like India, China and others are moving away from the U.S. dollar as a safe haven currency, preferring precious metals instead.

The range of prices varied widely. I was able to get a couple JM 1 oz silver bars for $81 each, which was about the best deal there. I could have done better at local shops, but these are still bringing $100 each on ebay.

I sold a few 1/10 AGEs for $512. Buy price range was form $470-$512 each. Ask was around $550 across the board.

I was able to buy 19 Proof silver eagles in the boxes for $75 as a bulk buy from a dealer (under spot). They were listed at $80 each and they said they had more for the show next month. These bring $90-$135 on ebay. Dates ranged from 87-2013.

A dealer was selling three proof 1989 AGEs in OGP. Two 1/10 and one 1/4. The 1/10s were $45 over each and the 1/4 was $35 over. I bought the 1/4.

Some small dealers were asking $122 for mid range 1 oz silver bars. They must have been buried.....but that's not the way to do business IMO. I asked some dealers on Platinum and was quoted either "I'm too buried you don't want to know" or $2400-$2600/oz. Platinum is really hanging to 25% over spot from most anywhere I've seen it. On the run up I was able to buy Proof Plat Eagles at $100 over.

Figured I'd share some real world information.

Will the recent price spike have people buying with increased demand over 2025 or will it have the opposite effect and chill sales?

2025 totals were 11,568,000 , seeing standard January surge followed by a lower monthly totals from recent past years.

I think we do not have a big Jan number but we do exceed 2025 totals at the end.

When silver bumped up awhile back many in coin club including me made a killing (well over 2x cost) on SBC whether raw or slabbed. We had been collecting / stock piling these (many slabbed 69 and70) 18 mo or so when silver very cheap. For many this was an affordable investment vs stuff in the k$ range. Investors focused on USA, Mexico, and Great Britain material all 1oz coins mainly. Most were slabbed. These nice collectible coins too. One guy up to the late hours packaging his shipments. Saying been in the biz decades “super sales in the green never something like this.”

Many shocked the uptick retreated quickly. As an investor I am researching the mkt fundamentals….which could have caused the drop.

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All opinions appreciated

boston

1986 1 oz
1987 2 coin set
1988 4 coin set
1990 4 coin set

He's willing to sell for spot at the time. Any concerns or anything to look out for? I don't have a tester or anything like that. It's a little odd that he doesn't just move them at a dealer, unless he'd getting low ball offers. Are fakes pretty easy to spot on these?

Thoughts?