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Flbandit
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
851 Posts |
 Posted - 06/16/2008 : 20:22:49
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Woo Hoo, got some stuff in the mail and off craigslist the other day. Now I'm up to 2.5 grams instead of .5 grams!!! Small stuff, but at least it's growing!
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Ant
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
894 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2008 : 20:30:33
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All right!
Have you seen those little JM 2.5 gram "bars"? Get one of those and you can double your hoard. |
Lovely dimes, the liveliest coin, the one that really jingles. --Truman Capote
Coins are the metallic footprints of the history of nations. --William H. Woodin |
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natsb88
Administrator
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2008 : 20:38:20
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All of my gold is 1/10 ounce or less (most are less). I like the liquidity of small coins and the small 1 gram bars. Plus, I typically can't afford anything larger than 1/10 ounce at a time  |
Nate
The Copper Cave
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Flbandit
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
851 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2008 : 20:44:29
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| I haven't seen a 2.5 or 1 gram bar, where are these available. Sounds like right up my alley as I'm cheap and poor! |
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moboman
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2555 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2008 : 21:23:28
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quote:
Originally posted by Flbandit
I haven't seen a 2.5 or 1 gram bar, where are these available. Sounds like right up my alley as I'm cheap and poor!
I've seen them at both my local coin dealer, and at coin shows. |
"99% of all lawyers give the rest of them a bad name"
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natsb88
Administrator
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2008 : 21:35:01
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Originally posted by Flbandit
I haven't seen a 2.5 or 1 gram bar, where are these available. Sounds like right up my alley as I'm cheap and poor!
Mine all came from eBay. I'm not a big fan of the stuff from Turkey, but Sunshine Mint, Engelhard, Credit Suisse, Pamp Suisse, and others all make them. I believe APMEX, Kitco, etc. sell them as well but they're usually cheaper on eBay. |
Nate
The Copper Cave
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natsb88
Administrator
USA
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - 06/17/2008 : 06:28:01
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Sometimes my dealer has some. I have never bought any. Can I ask what you paid?
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Live free or die.
Plain and simple.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your council or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
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kavajava
Penny Collector Member
USA
490 Posts |
Posted - 06/17/2008 : 12:33:24
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eBay has lots and lots of the small bars...
I am a bit leery of buying the ones that are shipped from Turkey, but they seem to sell a lot.
Normally the mark up over spot is pretty high--especially for the PAMP. But, every now and then you can get a great deal.
Never found any on craigslist though, but I'd bet that would be the best deal of all. |
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natsb88
Administrator
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 06/17/2008 : 15:04:28
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| I paid $33 - $36 for my one gram bars, but that was when gold was $1000/ounce. |
Nate
The Copper Cave
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Flbandit
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
851 Posts |
Posted - 06/17/2008 : 19:56:31
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| The Cohen stuff is pretty cool. I'll have to get some. |
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Steiner
Penny Collector Member
Canada
278 Posts |
Posted - 06/17/2008 : 20:40:13
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Kitco sells one gram bars also BTW.
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 06/17/2008 : 21:44:21
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| I like the bigger coins.. Not nearly the premium over spot that you have to pay for the others. I just added a $20 Gold piece to the hoard this weekend. Had to pay a little over spot.. but it was really shiny! |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
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Gr33nday43
New Member
Uzbekistan
10 Posts |
Posted - 06/17/2008 : 21:48:53
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| The bars from instabul are great! I have bought many when gold was 800/ounce but sold when it reached 1000/ounce. |
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Ant
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
894 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2008 : 10:57:30
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Originally posted by NotABigDeal
Sometimes my dealer has some. I have never bought any. Can I ask what you paid?
Deal
In May 2007 I paid $37 for 2 of the 1 gram Credit Suisse "bars" in their intact original plastic sleeves. In the same month, I paid $51 for a 2.5 gram Credit Suisse bar. I bought all three along with some other things. I actually forgot about having the 1 gram ones, had to go look it up. |
Lovely dimes, the liveliest coin, the one that really jingles. --Truman Capote
Coins are the metallic footprints of the history of nations. --William H. Woodin |
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kavajava
Penny Collector Member
USA
490 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2008 : 12:00:23
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Originally posted by Gr33nday43
The bars from instabul are great! I have bought many when gold was 800/ounce but sold when it reached 1000/ounce.
Did you get them from the guy selling them from Turkey? Or a reseller here? Any problems if they came from Turkey? Long delivery time, etc? Thanks. |
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Flbandit
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
851 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2008 : 20:25:24
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| Yeah, I've been a bit leery of buying anything out of country. Well, other than Canada. There's a guy in UK that has some GREAT Hammered coins, but I haven't tried that yet. |
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mooski
Penny Sorter Member
USA
61 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2008 : 02:46:11
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Hi,
I would stay away from small gram bars of gold.
The buy-sell spread has got to be HUGE - like $100/ounce huge.
Heck, British Sovereigns at ajpm have a $35/ounce spread, or 3.75% - almost as small as the spread on one ounce Eagles.
That's pry the best deal on 'fractional' gold you'll find - British Sovereigns. I don't know about fractional Kruggerands, tho.
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kavajava
Penny Collector Member
USA
490 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2008 : 10:16:59
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Originally posted by mooski
I would stay away from small gram bars of gold.
The buy-sell spread has got to be HUGE - like $100/ounce huge.
Sometimes it is even more than that--I am always surprised at what people are willing to buy them for on ebay....but, I was also surprised when I was able to pick up a gram at close to or under spot. Good for me--bad for the seller--I think he was disappointed at what it finally sold for--but, if I hadn't bid it would have gone for even less.
You just need to figure out what you are willing to pay, make a bid and don't get caught up in a bidding war. Patience. The only reason to stay away from the smaller bars is if the premium is too high...given an equal premium (or no premium) I'll go for the smaller bar every time. |
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Flbandit
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
851 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2008 : 20:20:09
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| Gold is gold. As long as I get it for a decent price I'm cool. I might buy a few at higher prices to have some if I really like them, but for hoarding purposes I stick with what I can get closer to spot. |
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Saul Mine
Penny Collector Member
USA
343 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2008 : 06:25:59
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| I bought 200 Mexican wedding tokens on Ebay for $1.40 each. These things were made from 8K to 14K, and some were a lower karat but plated with 22K. There are about a dozen types, each with several variations. So it's sort of a grab bag of gold, no accurate idea how much is actually in them. But they are selling at ridiculous prices, $5 to $16, just depending on who bids. No sense. I'll see what happens. |
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