which bullion coin should one buy?

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jt88
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I am wondering which bullion to buy for stacking is better when it comes to selling years later. Which one is easiest to sell: the US Silver Eagle, the Royal Mint Britannia, the Canada silver maple leaf, the China Panda, a one-ounce round, or a one-ounce bar? Any opinion?

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  • Göttinger
    Göttinger Posts: 230 ✭✭✭
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    Interesting question!

    First of all it sounds like you are talking about fine silver bullion, so no gold or alloyed silver, right?
    (In case of silver, alloys may be difficult to sell, so it's best to go for fine silver).

    It also depends on where you are located - in some countries / states domestic silver bullion may carry a lower tax rate compared to foreign silver bullion.

    Usually it should not make a big difference if you hold your silver in the form of coins, bars or rounds. Often coins tend to carry a little premium (both when buying and selling them) compared to bars and rounds. Many people seem to prefere domestic silver coins over foreign ones. Coins are usually easier to store and trade since they are minted with standardized measurements compared to bars and rounds wich may come in different diameters and sizes, depending on the manufacturer.

    Some stuff I personally would avoid are collector's coins (high premium when buying, hard to sell), unusual weights (just stick to full ounces), pre-2013 Britannias (not made from fine silver) and Chinese Pandas (they only weigh 30 grams each, so it's less than a full ounce).

    Last but not least it's up to you what you prefere. Some stackers like to buy what ever is available at the lowest price/ premium while others like to keep their stack pretty uniform by stickig to a specific type of coin / round / bar. There is not really a right or wrong here since nobody can predict the future price of silver or the future premiums on certain types of silver bullion.

  • jt88
    jt88 Posts: 3,564 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Yes. .999 fine silver

  • jmski52
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    edited July 23, 2026 1:29PM
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    Interesting question!

    First of all it sounds like you are talking about fine silver bullion, so no gold or alloyed silver, right?
    (In case of silver, alloys may be difficult to sell, so it's best to go for fine silver).

    It also depends on where you are located - in some countries / states domestic silver bullion may carry a lower tax rate compared to foreign silver bullion.

    Usually it should not make a big difference if you hold your silver in the form of coins, bars or rounds. Often coins tend to carry a little premium (both when buying and selling them) compared to bars and rounds. Many people seem to prefere domestic silver coins over foreign ones. Coins are usually easier to store and trade since they are minted with standardized measurements compared to bars and rounds wich may come in different diameters and sizes, depending on the manufacturer.

    Some stuff I personally would avoid are collector's coins (high premium when buying, hard to sell), unusual weights (just stick to full ounces), pre-2013 Britannias (not made from fine silver) and Chinese Pandas (they only weigh 30 grams each, so it's less than a full ounce).

    Last but not least it's up to you what you prefere. Some stackers like to buy what ever is available at the lowest price/ premium while others like to keep their stack pretty uniform by stickig to a specific type of coin / round / bar. There is not really a right or wrong here since nobody can predict the future price of silver or the future premiums on certain types of silver bullion.

    Good answer. I prefer Silver Eagles and US 90% coinage mainly because they are both plentiful and have larger market segments which means better liquidity in my assessment.

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  • TwoSides2aCoin
    TwoSides2aCoin Posts: 45,216 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 22, 2026 9:09PM
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    Of course, Sovereign Bullion Coins have the backing of issuing governments . So for that reason they’re the easiest to sell. Yet they also carry the highest premium. If assembling a set then maybe go with sovereign as a hobby or for fun. Personally, Im inclined to the lower premiums, which would be rounds and bars. Mainly because you can buy them closer to the daily market price. But …. buy the dips, which is about ….. what time is it ?

  • derryb
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    resell? silver eagle hands down

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  • jdimmick
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    Silver Eagle as mentioned. When silver run up started, folks were buying about anything .999, now after the past 2 months, they wont even look at generic 999. All day long calls for silver will only buy eagles.
    at my shop, anything but a retail friendly eagle is generic as far as I am concerned, others mostly gets wholesaled out, even tried discounting a couple bucks off spot for customers to match what I can get, they still pass.

  • johnny9434
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    Ase's for sure here

  • jt88
    jt88 Posts: 3,564 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @derryb said:
    resell? silver eagle hands down

    I buy on the way down and sell on the way up. I sold almost all my .925 silver flatware and bullion coins on the way up, now I want to buy the bullion coin back.

  • RiveraFamilyCollect
    RiveraFamilyCollect Posts: 910 ✭✭✭✭
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    The answer is just stick to coins you have heard of. ASE, Maple leaf, Krug.
    The panda rounds are 30 grams instead of 31.1
    I would base it on price.

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  • blitzdude
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    @derryb said:
    resell? silver eagle hands down

    Yup, without a doubt. THKS!

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  • pruebas
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    I’d stay away from Pandas simply because they are now 30g rather than 31.103g (1 Troy Oz). Makes it more difficult to sell and is non-standard.

  • PerryHall
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    I would buy any 999 fine one Troy ounce silver coins issued by a major first-world mint based on price as close to melt as possible. I like ASE's but they usually carry a higher premium that you may or may not get back when you sell it.

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  • USMC_6115
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    I like the 1 ounce Libertad's.. mintages are far lower than ASEs and demand is rising.. JMHO

  • ZenithBullionPA
    ZenithBullionPA Posts: 82 ✭✭✭
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    Depends on the market conditions you're expecting. Also where you live.

    Under most normal circumstances, silver eagles carry a premium for a reason - but I'm not sure if that holds outside of the USA.

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