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  1. Big bars you get the most ounces. Most places in my experience lack on giving you most of the premiums back if you sell. It's all basically just silver so I stack the bars now.

  2. It’s a good idea to own several bar sizes and coins and rounds. Personally I would NOT be “liquidating” 1oz bars, coins and rounds on a regular basis, besides there are always buyers for 10-100oz bars outside of your local coin shop who is only going to pay you spot anyhow. I have friends who will buy my silver way over spot closer to what they would have to pay ( including premiums)

  3. I guess it's best to buy the coins of your country, so in the case of the UK, that would be brittanias?

  4. Constitutional silver or silver and eaglesis the best in us maples would be a good choice for canadians but will get the same price as rounds in the USA so I wouldn't waste money on maples.

  5. I'm bias US silver eagle and Mexican Libertad coins are my favorite! ???? I do agree that coins are the best because they are more likely to get spot when selling because of the premium. I mix it up a little and own bars, rounds, and coins.

  6. Bigger is not better. It's kinda difficult to take a sledgehammer and break it up to sell part of it. Lol. I recently bought the 2020 2oz twin maples with 10 dollar face value. I like the twin maples among all the maples.

  7. I personally buy / like the American Eagles. I do plan on getting some Maple Leafs, nice looking coin????

  8. I think people should have a mix of bars, rounds, maples, and eagles. The reason is sometimes the "premium" to buy these items varies so people shouldn't be biased and should look for deals. I also like the idea of "stacking" different sizes so if I need to trade or barter later it will be much easier.

    That said, you forgot to mention "junk silver" or "Constitutional" fractional silver coins. These actually are my favorite because they tend to have the lowest premiums and cannot be counterfeited so they are easily liquidated or traded. The downside is storage is more cumbersome than bars or 1 ounce coins in tubes.

  9. If you are investing in Silver bullion, Generic bars and rounds are best, if they are easily recognized in your area. Silver coins need to be judged if they may become desirable collector items as well as bullion. I prefer Generic rounds, Sunshine bars and for 100 oz. bars Canadian Mint bars. Just my preference. I want to pay as little premium as possible. I prefer dealing with my LCS's. I always ask the dealer what is the lowest premium he has for sale. Sometimes there are great bargins on coins, sometimes not.

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