Afternoon everyone ….I must have been a pirate in a previous life…..Because every time I see a ship on a coin or round, I’m immediately drawn to it and want to own it. There’s just something amazing about the old school ships and vessels. Or maybe it’s my understanding of what kind of craftsmanship it takes to make such a beautiful creation.

Afternoon everyone….I’m sure many of you have heard of and know what the gold to silver ratio is. For those of you that don’t know, here is a quick explanation.The gold to silver ratio is how many ounces of silver would it take to equal one ounce of gold in market price. It’s basic math, you divide the spot price of gold by the spot price of silver. This gives you the ratio. Which is currently just under 90 ounces, sitting at 89.9 to be exact.

Afternoon everyone….We all do posts on all sorts of silver and or gold items here on this platform. Our community has shown off all different kinds of pieces. From their countries government minted coin, generic bars or rounds, unique art coins, to even silver cups and flatware.

Afternoon everyone…..Stacking can be overwhelming for beginners….There are so many types of items to buy. You have bars, rounds, semi-numismatic coins, collector coins, proof coins, numismatic coins, and constitutional coins. But which one is right for you……

Afternoon everyone ….I just came across this email and thought the community would like to know about it. The newly released China Panda silver coin has just been released. Almost all of the mints have followed the car manufacturing model these days and release next years coins in the fall before the new year. I know the US Mint and now I guess the China Mint are the only ones that I have seen wait till the new year arrives.

Afternoon everyone…..There is no circulated coin know with more worldwide recognition than the Morgan Silver Dollar. It is the queen of all coinage. It is also the most collected coin in the entire world as well.Some of you may not be familiar with the Morgan Silver Dollar. So here is a brief history of it: