by Know Common Cents » Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:04 pm
While silver will always fluctuate, let's not lose sight of where it's come to get to this point.
Age doesn't always equate to one's degree of intelligence, but I try to combine a little bit of both to state my point. I look back (smiling) at some of my purchases over previous years. These include:
>> Buying 75 1 oz Prospectors at $7.50 each. (The seller was laughing at me for paying that premium price.)
>> Buying two $100 face bags of 40% silver Kennedys for $135 each
>> Buying multiple $10 face rolls of US 90% halves and quarters (my pick) at $36.15 per roll
Obviously, these aren't recent purchases, but examples of what one can buy and hold over time. I've been fortunate to have these increase in value.
I feel the same way about silver purchases in good ol' 2013. While I'll never see deals like I have in the past, the POS today is far below its actual worth (and potential worth). I still accumulate more as time and finances permit. These are the days we'll all look back upon and say, "I wish I'd have bought more..." Silver has great potential and, after establishing this new floor around $30, will continue its climb skyward. Sure, this climb will be choppy and even discouraging at times, but those who stay the course will be rewarded.
I'm not a big fan of sterling flatware, chains, rings, etc. Give me coins, if you please, in the form of US, Canadian and even some Mexican silver. I have a smaller stash of generic siver rounds and bars, but those are the first in line to be sold when I feel the time is right. I really have no desire to hang onto the rounds that say, "Merry Christmas, Fred, 1973" or "Happy 16th Birthday, Annie." Silver is silver and these qualify for that, but nothing else.
Don't miss paying bills just to purchase silver. Best to control your bills by buying only what you need and you'll have more available cash for silver purchases. Go for it. You won't be disappointed.
"I don't know what I'm doin' but I'm sure havin' fun" Herman Munster
I've recently adopted the Groucho Marx philosophy for dealing with politics and other life challenges, "Whatever it is, I'm against it!" (Horse Feathers 1932)