You also have to be EXTREMELY careful about WHAT you buy. I started buying heavily last fall. I wanted to know about the MINTS that were striking the rounds and bars I was buying. I found several bills of lading from shipping companies where some very popular mints were buying their unstruck rounds from ... CHINA. I am not saying that these rounds are not pure, but in the last year, China has been called out for selling FAKE gold bullion. I'm not promoting anyone or calling anyone out. I will disclose that I only buy from Towne. They are a small town mint in Indiana. I researched the shit out of them before I planted that flag. I don't want to find out in 10-15 years that the .999 bars and rounds I purchased now are either impure or not actual silver. It's easy as hell to fake silver if you don't have the resources to test each piece you purchase ... which I don't.
The Chinee fake coin market was really a surprise around 10-15 years ago-out at the local flea market, someone was selling Morgan CC dollars and a few months later the damnedest thing I ever saw was one of those "Morgans" jumping to a magnet super quick!! They have been using old worn US silver coins as material to use a stock 90% silver for the blanks+ I have seen faked slabs and coins/bullion all from chyna..
You also have to be EXTREMELY careful about WHAT you buy. I started buying heavily last fall. I wanted to know about the MINTS that were striking the rounds and bars I was buying. I found several bills of lading from shipping companies where some very popular mints were buying their unstruck rounds from ... CHINA. I am not saying that these rounds are not pure, but in the last year, China has been called out for selling FAKE gold bullion. I'm not promoting anyone or calling anyone out. I will disclose that I only buy from Towne. They are a small town mint in Indiana. I researched the shit out of them before I planted that flag. I don't want to find out in 10-15 years that the .999 bars and rounds I purchased now are either impure or not actual silver. It's easy as hell to fake silver if you don't have the resources to test each piece you purchase ... which I don't.
Just letting you know. Buyers BE VERY AWARE.
The Chinee fake coin market was really a surprise around 10-15 years ago-out at the local flea market, someone was selling Morgan CC dollars and a few months later the damnedest thing I ever saw was one of those "Morgans" jumping to a magnet super quick!! They have been using old worn US silver coins as material to use a stock 90% silver for the blanks+ I have seen faked slabs and coins/bullion all from chyna..