How many ounces did you add this week?

Cladiator · April 30, 2009 1:37AM

I started the week not planning on adding any ounces to the hoard. Funny how things work sometimes. I'm officially calling it quits for the week, actually my bank account is making the call

This weeks totals are 60 ounces of silver in 21 bars / 20 coins and 12.65 grams of gold in 2 coins.

It's a disease!

adamlaneus · April 30, 2009 1:42AM

Oh, i've been picking up 5 ounce Libertads of various sorts.

Last week, 15 ounces.

There is something about the 5 ounce sized coin that really attracts me. It's the size of your palm, so you can get your hand around it. It's hefty. They stack! Show it to someone who has not seen a 5 ounce silver coin and their eyes pop out (*)!

(*) Disclaimer: "eyes pop out" is a figure of speech. These coins do not actually present any danger of ocular avulsion.

Due to the premiums that Libertads currently command, it's hard to consider them as Bullion. I believe i'm paying somewhere around $20 an ounce for these.

RedTiger · April 30, 2009 1:43AM

Zero. I haven't bought any bullion items or bullion type coins during 2009. I have bought quite a few numismatic coins.

Cladiator · April 30, 2009 1:47AM

Oh yeah, I did sell 15 ounces of silver in 2 bars this week. I guess that gives me a net silver increase of only 45 ounces.

CoinHusker · April 30, 2009 2:06AM

I traded 17 oz of silver for 1/4 gold (modern commem) plus 3/4 ounces of gold I bought (3 more modern commems). So in total ounces, I guess the net is -16 ounces.

Weiss · April 30, 2009 2:18AM

Got those 5 ounces of palladium. No silver quarters from my monthly going-through of my laundry machine till, though

mercurynut · April 30, 2009 2:18AM

I just picked up 30 oz via 3 ten ounce bars this week. I am running out of storage space.

cars · April 30, 2009 2:43AM

I picked up about around 1/2 oz in gold in Gram sized bars/rounds. Also 2 10 oz JM art bars, and close to another 10 oz in Fractional pieces. Picked up 2 Grams of Platinum, One From SILVERTOWNE, 1 Gram Palladium. Looking for a 1 oz palladium bar worth purchasing before it jumps too high.

MrOrganic · April 30, 2009 2:46AM

I jus picked up a whhhoolle lotttaaaa libertads @ 16.80

FistFullOfDollars · April 30, 2009 2:48AM

only 1 10oz bar of silver this week

100oz of silver last week

Fanbird · April 30, 2009 2:48AM

We picked up 1-Oz. CS/FB gold. Used our 8% eBay coupon.

cohodk · April 30, 2009 2:50AM

I shorted 2000 oz of silver, made $1800 and put the cash in the bank.

Anybody got $200 FV to sell?

DorkGirl · April 30, 2009 7:49AM

<< I shorted 2000 oz of silver, made $1800 and put the cash in the bank.

Anybody got $200 FV to sell? >>

I wish I was brave enough to do that.....I just don't have any idea where to start to learn how...

DorkGirl · April 30, 2009 7:50AM

Nothing bought for 3 weeks, got a show I'm saving for.

mhammerman · April 30, 2009 8:23AM

(A) New carpet in den + wife + domestic tranquility = (B) 1 GAE

What would you do, choose A or B?

I took (A). Life is good.

OnlyGoldIsMoney · April 30, 2009 10:15AM

1.21 ounces of gold in three modern commems. The MSN cashback at 14% made me do it.

Konahead · April 30, 2009 4:22PM

20 ounces maple leaves

Meltdown · May 1, 2009 12:24AM

Only $3.50 face value of Franklins.
That officialy makes $20 face of Franklins for me and $10 face of Walkers.
I've only recently been purchasing 90% for silver.
Now I really need to get a safe deposit box.

mhammerman · May 1, 2009 12:32AM

If I bot a little pouch full of CDE does that count?

fc · May 1, 2009 12:41AM

got 1.35 face value of 90% silver... for... 1.35 at the bank.

guitarwes · May 1, 2009 1:11AM

Bought 18 Silver Eagles for spot/shipped this week.......from the BST.

roadrunner · May 1, 2009 8:47AM

Bought a 100 oz pouch of 90% silver coin. It was interesting in that it was a fresh "unsearched" lot of older coins with about 65% merc dimes and almost no Roosies. I bought a larger group of mercs and walkers from the same source a few weeks back. This stuff was put away decades ago. And there's lots more of it.

roadrunner

MrOrganic · May 1, 2009 10:41PM

soo jealous i luv buying old bags of 90%

fun digging thru it

BBQnBLUES · May 2, 2009 2:30AM

<sigh> I remember being able to buy 1 oz (4 fingers) for $20...

Times sure have changed !

Overdate · May 2, 2009 2:53AM

>>How many ounces did you add this week?<<

According to my scale I added 32 ounces this week, but I plan to go on a diet and lose the two pounds by next weekend.

DorkGirl · June 7, 2009 12:39AM

With my cashback I got 1/4 ounce for $185.

cars · June 7, 2009 12:53AM

Awesome pickup!

I picked up 3 oz Palladium Pamp bars yesterday for $260 using cashback, eBaybucks, Bigcrumbs :-). I wish sellers would list with realistic buy it now prices, I don't understand why they think they are entilted to raise the price when Cashback is going on. Why do they feel they should get a cut of your cashback?

Overdate · June 7, 2009 1:26AM

>>I wish sellers would list with realistic buy it now prices, I don't understand why they think they are entilted to raise the price when Cashback is going on. Why do they feel they should get a cut of your cashback?<<

It's the buyers, not the sellers, that drive prices up. When Cashback is available, the less expensive coins are snapped up by alert buyers at net prices below melt. As a result, the cheapest coins remaining on sale display higher prices, which partly or completely offset the Cashback discount.

mkman123 · June 7, 2009 1:30AM

1 oz in silver, everyone has a starting point

OnlyGoldIsMoney · June 7, 2009 1:53AM

60 oz of silver in 8 bars arrived this week plus .4837 oz gold in one $10 1984 Olympic. The bad news is that I used the last of my 20 cashback opportunities.

goingbroke · June 7, 2009 4:08AM

Slow week for me only 4 ounces gold and 20 Silver eagles

gecko109 · June 7, 2009 5:15AM

<< Slow week for me only 4 ounces gold and 20 Silver eagles >>

LOL@ "slow week" with over $4,300 in purchases. If you had nothing BUT "slow" weeks, and kept that pace for a year, thats $223,000 in bullion purchases. Just who do you think your bullchitting?

goingbroke · June 7, 2009 5:24AM

I am not bsing no body! I have a inheritance from my fathers death that has been sitting in the bank doing nothing. My home is paid for and both my wife and I are debt free. I guess we are just blessed in this economy. I have reached my limit on bullion buys though at least for the time being. My wife is the smart one in this family 5 years ago she pulled all our money out of the markets before the crash. I just wanted to have some bullion just in case something bad happens in the world. We are not rich we just havent taken much risk lately.

cars · June 7, 2009 5:30AM

<< 

<< Slow week for me only 4 ounces gold and 20 Silver eagles >>

LOL@ "slow week" with over $4,300 in purchases. If you had nothing BUT "slow" weeks, and kept that pace for a year, thats $223,000 in bullion purchases. Just who do you think your bullchitting?

>>

I was thinking the same thing but not an uncommon occurrence around here it seems. Lot of people here are able to drop Thousands/Tens of Thousands a week/month. Too bad I can't do it

goingbroke · June 7, 2009 5:44AM

I didn't think of my bullion buys as "dropping thousands" I just look at it as a new bank account. And who knows I may be able to make more then the 2.4% I get in my Cd's! If not at least I know the bullion will never be worth $0. My finances are such that if I have too I can hold the bullion for many years before selling I figure I would at least break even in the end. I am new at this and have much to learn I just know 1 thing for sure! I will never again put another dime in the stock markets! too many of our friends now in their 50s have lost 40+% trusting those guys!. I have really learned much from all you professionals in this forum Many it seems have been buying bullion for many years. THANKS!

cars · June 7, 2009 5:53AM

Goingbroke,

No disrespect intended. Its just the way you posted gave the impression you spend over $5k a week on bullion.

goingbroke · June 7, 2009 5:56AM

I have! for the last 4 weeks! LOL

goingbroke · June 7, 2009 6:48AM

In the end it will not matter though. The majority of the public when it comes to investing, really cannot think for themselves and essentially are gamblers looking for that one big score so they do not have to keep working at Wal-Mart. It explains completely just how channels like CNBC, and shows like Mad Money are able to keep and actually increase their audience base, though they essentially led those who watch their shows right down the path to being broke. (they remind me of car salesmen)

Booyah everyone!

(sorry, i just had to throw that in)

dwssws · June 7, 2009 8:29AM

bought 3 oz of gold

and 40 SAE's

cohodk · June 7, 2009 9:18AM

I will never again put another dime in the stock markets

Cooolll. Less competition.

I added about a 1/4 bag of 90% after shorting silver earlier in the week.

Julio · June 7, 2009 9:28AM

None this week. I sold 6 OZ's; ASE. jws

Cladiator · June 7, 2009 11:53AM

<< None this week. I sold 6 OZ's; ASE. jws >>

Ditto, zero onces for me too.

JungleFever · June 18, 2009 6:23PM

Cladiator · June 19, 2009 12:15AM

Actual went down on the ounce count this week.

NumbersUsacom · June 19, 2009 2:08AM

I ran accross some interesting 1 oz SLV rounds this week and purchased ten of them. Sorry no pics.

1jester · June 19, 2009 5:17AM

10 more kilos this week for me, including a nice old pour JM kilo bar.

cars · June 19, 2009 6:17AM

I picked up a few grams of gold and a 1/25 round, 2 oz Palladium, and about 15 oz in small silver pieces

NumbersUsacom · June 19, 2009 6:44AM

1Jester,

Love those 32.15 bars. To me they are the preferd size when comparing 20 oz, 25, 32.15, 50, and 100's
And the word KILO just sounds kinda cool when you say it. The rest of the world that use the metric system recognizes them much easier also.
I have a few of the World types and a JM.

goingbroke · June 19, 2009 10:24AM

I just got this bullion coin today! I couldnt pass it up!

goingbroke · June 19, 2009 10:28AM

Try agan!

Norseman88 · June 19, 2009 12:47PM

I recently bought a nice crusty original 1838-c half eagle in a PCGS holder so I don't have alot of extra cash laying around, however I did buy a roll of Canadian Silver dollars and a few 1 oz. Silver bars while I was in town. I can't seem to stop buying Silver, it must be an addiction.

How many ounces did you add this week?

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