What does it for you?

[Silverfondler]

Alright fellow P-Metal heads. I have a poll question for everyone:

I Started out logically enough only purchasing silver bullion. Thinking I don't want to mess with any collector value and only after the raw metal itself and its weight. Now I find myself with a little bit of everything: bullion, rounds, mint coins, walkers and hand poured pieces.

I will start and say my favorite PMs are the hand poured pieces. Atlantis Mint makes a few fine pieces!

[AdamsSamoa]

I get a little of everything too... but i like bulion from diffrent countrys

[DoctorMetal]

I voted for mint coins. Something about being government issued, I suppose, although bullion rounds, bars, and 90%/40% numi has appeal for historical, sentimental, or quirky reasons. What form my fetish takes may change from year to year, even once or twice within a year, but I always seem to come back to Mint coins (US Commems, Canadian Commems, Modern China, Modern Mexico, Perth Mint and NZ Mint stuff, and all those good old mints in Germany (GmBH) and Europe. Pobjoy Mint in the Isle of Man is my favorite. The stuff they crank out is amazingly beautiful, and no one can certainly afford everything in any Mint catalog or lineup, so you got to be picky. Wish they didn't always produce so many animals on coins. Some can flip well if have to sell. Even a .925 from time to time if it's pretty. Admittedly, aesthetics or prettiness ought not to be such a big factor in my stacking, but it is. I enjoy taking them out of their OGP and putting them in custom albums, or presentation boxes or cases. Always building with the core, however, but having a strong core or foundation allows one to branch out into the luxury items from time to time, even trade up for some primo stuff.

[RichardPenny43]

Rounds!

[CLINT-THE-GREAT]

Rounds!

YOWZA!!!!! Where did you get those!

-The Great

[johnbrickner]

I'm with AdamsS, a little of everything but I really like bullion from other countries. Variety is spice/specie of life. I changed my mind, I want the spice RichardPenny is collecting.

[beauanderos]

and now you know why the Chinese have been stockpiling both silver and gold

[Silverfondler]

Rounds!

Possibly the best silver piece I have seen yet!

[Gobirds66]

It is not a question of the form I like best, but the form I can get at the best price. I like Ag, Au, Ni, and Cu.
For my CU and Ni, it is face....cause I can get it from my banks cheapest.
War Nickels. Face. I will not pay more than face, because I can usually get it at face by sorting. It takes longer but that is the trade off for face.
I also like my 90% at face as well, but to accumulate the quantity desired, that is not realistic, so.....

When I go to the LCS, I start by asking "what do you have?" He always says, "what do you want?" and then starts listing his stock he has. He will start with ASEs, giving me his price, goes to his generic, and then what he will charge me for 90% and what kinds of 90% he has on hand. He only deals in what comes through his door for the most part. He may go in on a Monster box with another local dealer but my guy is up there in age and I think does it more for fun so he just does not want to lose money. I have been dealing with him enough that I know how he marks up his premium, and he usually tells me what his best deal is without me having to figure it out. We have a lot of trust built over time in a small town where if you deal dirty, you will not deal long....

So my answer goes back to I like best whatever I can get at the best value. It works out well because I get some of everything

[SilverDragon72]

I started out with Silver Proofs and bullion. Eventually, I expanded into a variety of rounds and 90% coins.

It's all good to me!

[baggerman]

How about the cheapest I can get.

[J_Dodge]

What ever I can lay my hands on for the best price.

JD

[Silverfondler]

Pretty surprised by the poll outcomes. I would have thought Bullion or possibly even scrap metal would have been a little higher. I did not think 90% would be the sought after metal. Very interesting in my opinion!