Traded in some more of my 40%ers for some foreign silver

[red89]

I'm really starting to love foreign silver. I think from now on that is all I will buy. Most of my LCS sell their foreign silver for no premium and no tax at all so I get a better deal too.

 

[Wickaboag]

I'm really starting to love foreign silver. I think from now on that is all I will buy. Most of my LCS sell their foreign silver for no premium and no tax at all so I get a better deal too.

Beautiful coins!
Wicka

 

[mAGma]

Dude! I am totally with you! Hadn't payed much attention to foreign silver before a couple months ago, But i love getting it at less than american silver and designs seem a lot more like treasure sometimes (could just be me)

 

[Bigheed]

while the variety is nice I would still stick to junk 40%, 90%, and eagles or maples & generic rounds/bars. That is if you are investing in silver as a hedge against inflation of fiat dollars. If you are investing for fun or numismatic value, then do whatever makes you have the most fun!

 

[mAGma]

while the variety is nice I would still stick to junk 40%, 90%, and eagles or maples & generic rounds/bars. That is if you are investing in silver as a hedge against inflation of fiat dollars. If you are investing for fun or numismatic value, then do whatever makes you have the most fun!

Agreed! the more well known, the easier it will be to recognize and sell etc.

 

[mercury1]

I would love to own some older Canadian sterling coins. Higher silver content than US coins would be a nice plus.

 

[BuffaloBoy]

Nice, I have a small collection of foreign silver as well and unless you know a lot about foreign coins like I do, I'd be careful trading your 40%ers for junk foreign silver as some of the foreign silvers can contain as little as 10% silver.

 

[hotrod]

nice! I have noticed that they are harder to sell.

 

[red89]

I know enough about foreign coins to feel comfortable buying them, and what ever I don't know I always look up before buying. I looked up the silver content the coins before I bought these just to make sure I wasn't getting ripped off. Some of them are only 40% silver, but I'd rather have foreign 40% than American 40%, just because I like having some diversity in my silver. I'm not too worried about them being difficult to sell because the area I live in has tons of coin collectors/coin stores so if I ever decided to sell them I don't think I would have much of a problem doing so. The whole inflation thing doesnt bother me much either considering the old saying "silver is silver." Yeah American silver is more recognizable, but if I ever end up selling the silver, it wont take much to look up the coins and show the person that these are in fact silver coins. Plus, the vast majority of my silver is American "junk" silver, so trading a little bit here and there for some foreign silver won't hurt me much when it comes to inflation.

I just like being able to trade in what I have for something a little different. I plan on making a coin folder and trying to get one silver coin for every country that I can, so hopefully I find a lot more 40%ers in the future to trade in for some more foreign!

 

[fistfulladirt]

Great way to diversify Red, nice collection.

 

[thurmownator]

Nice, I have a small collection of foreign silver as well and unless you know a lot about foreign coins like I do, I'd be careful trading your 40%ers for junk foreign silver as some of the foreign silvers can contain as little as 10% silver.

Well said there BB. Mexican coins are one example.