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What's your definition of a PM stacker?

ManorcourtmanManorcourtman Posts: 8,477 ✭✭✭✭✭

How do you define a true stacker? By quantity of PM's accumulated? By quality of PM's accumulated? Is there a universally accepted definition of a stacker? What say you?

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    derrybderryb Posts: 38,619 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 12, 2025 6:44PM

    Purchase of more than one piece of silver (one piece is not a stack) that was procured to protect against loss of dollar purchasing power. One that has a collection of silver coins is a collector, not a stacker. One who speculates with silver prices strictly for profit is not a stacker, he is a speculator.

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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I define a stacker as being someone who buys physical precious metals in the form of bars, coins, rounds, scrap, etc on a regular basis without regard to any collector premium over the bullion value. Being a stacker does preclude one also being a collector of rare coins or rare vintage bullion bars, rounds, etc that is worth a premium over their bullion value.

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    Downtown1974Downtown1974 Posts: 7,189 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I’d say a stacker is more focused on quantity over quality. By that definition, I am not a stacker - I have a collection. It is stackable however.

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    RedneckHBRedneckHB Posts: 20,237 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Systematic accumulation.

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    rte592rte592 Posts: 2,236 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 13, 2025 3:44PM

    Having your weight in silver = Stacker :D
    Subsection
    Vintage Stacker
    General Stacker
    Buy what you like Stacker

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    blitzdudeblitzdude Posts: 7,732 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 13, 2025 4:00PM

    @rte592 said:
    Having you're weight in silver = Stacker :D

    I was there then I became a phat old dude. Not counting the paper SLV I'm probably a bit short if measured in the physical gutter. Time for a diet and some trips to the gym. RGDS!

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    ashelandasheland Posts: 24,548 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Downtown1974 said:
    I’d say a stacker is more focused on quantity over quality. By that definition, I am not a stacker - I have a collection. It is stackable however.

    That’s 100% me.
    I’m more of a collector, but a lot of the stuff I own could be considered a “stack“

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    rte592rte592 Posts: 2,236 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 14, 2025 3:20PM

    @asheland said:

    @Downtown1974 said:
    I’d say a stacker is more focused on quantity over quality. By that definition, I am not a stacker - I have a collection. It is stackable however.

    That’s 100% me.
    I’m more of a collector, but a lot of the stuff I own could be considered a “stack“

    I'm More of a collector, but 98% is vintage silver.
    Waiting for someone who wants it more than I do.$$$

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    Downtown1974Downtown1974 Posts: 7,189 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That’s 100% me.
    I’m more of a collector, but a lot of the stuff I own could be considered a “stack“

    I'm More of a collector, but 98% is vintage silver.
    Waiting for someone who wants it more than I do.$$$

    I like the older stuff as well.

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    OnlyGoldIsMoneyOnlyGoldIsMoney Posts: 3,583 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I view myself as both a stacker and a coin collector. I long stacked generic gold and silver based only on price - available funds dictated purchases as the metals themselves were readily available. Simultaneously I acquired vintage bullion bars that I occasionally post here where collector interest trumps melt value. My signature line $2.50 PCGS/CAC set is numismatic - when I can add coins depends more on availability than cost.

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