Buying Silver Online or In-Store: A Real World Analysis.

Dilemma: You have $1000.00. What’s the best deal? Buy online at Apmex or instore at Louisville Numismatic Coin store? I asked myself this question and “did what I do” and put the notes here for anyone else who might have the same question.

Current price of silver: $29.92
Calculator says we can get 33.42245989304813oz for $1000.
Goal: Buy 33oz for $1000.00

APMEX:
Silver – Rounds – 1oz – Sort: Price Low to High
As low as [...]

Unique new service could allow you to receive your stock dividends in physical gold… Will be available to all companies who pay dividends to their shareholders, not just miners…

The Dynamic Dividend

Gold Bullion International today announced a new service in which shareholders of publicly-traded companies will have the opportunity to accept their dividends in physical precious metals. One prominent gold producer has already signed on.

The GBI Physical Dividend Program will be available to all companies who pay dividends to their shareholders, not just miners. GBI touts itself as “the leading institutional precious metals provider to individual investors, institutional asset [...]

Max Keiser: The unintended consequences of the CME’s margin hikes; a new global silver standard

I’ve been saying on this site for a couple of years now expect the CME to raise margin rates as part of the tools they use to keep the price of silver from rising. Weak, leveraged hands panic and sell. Today, as the SLA (Silver Liberation Army) keeps buying, and as they keep raising the margin rates, we are witnessing something truly incredible. Since the [...]

US Justice Department Logic: Bernanke Is A Domestic Terrorist

by Sovereign Man, Simon Black

US Justice Department logic: Bernanke is a domestic terrorist

The United States Department of Justice delivered a very clear and unfortunate message on Friday:

“Attempts to undermine the legitimate currency of this country are simply a unique form of domestic terrorism.  While these forms of anti-government activities do not involve violence, they are every bit as insidious and represent a clear and present danger to [...]

Over the weekend we noted that even at the smaller, retail level, Silver American Eagles sold by the US Mint, have surged to a 2010 high in just the first three weeks of November. Is America now fully intent on ending Jamie Dimon’s domination over the precious metal space?

by zh
Is the Kriger/Keiser “Short Squeeze JPM to Oblivion” plan working? Judging by the wholesale availability of silver (or lack thereof) the answer is a resound yes. In Coin Updates News we read that “as of today, there are no longer any regular wholesale supplies of the 1 ounce through 100 ounce silver rounds and bars available for immediate delivery.  It may be possible to locate incidental [...]

Widespread Silver Bar Shortages

By Patrick A. Heller on November 18th, 2010

“As of today, there are no longer any regular wholesale supplies of the 1 ounce through 100 ounce silver rounds and bars available for immediate delivery. It may be possible to locate incidental quantities of some product, but most wholesalers are now promising two to four weeks delivery to allow time for the silver to be fabricated.

As a result of the shortages, premiums [...]