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Silver Bullion - What is the best way to invest in silver
coins?
What is the best way to invest in silver coins? This is probably the first question the
potential silver investor will ask after reading or hearing
that silver coins, especially silver bullion coins, are among the most
popular forms of physical silver to invest in or to own. This
question in essence goes hand-in-hand with the following question answered in another section of the Silver
Bullion website: How to best approach the silver
market?
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Common sense tells us that the following must be of importance when
establishing what constitutes the best way to invest in or own silver coins:
Find a reliable silver coin dealer: It’s important
to buy from a silver coin dealer who can be trusted and who
is knowledgeable, not only in terms of knowing the silver coins that are for sale, but also in terms of knowing
the best ways to get the relevant coins to you the buyer once purchased.
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E.g. any experienced silver investor in South Africa will tell you that
it’s best to buy or order silver coins from overseas. The reason for this is
twofold: Firstly, there is at best a limited variety of silver coins available in South Africa, especially
silver bullion coins such as American Silver Eagles, Canadian Silver Maple Leafs, Mexican Silver Libertads, Chinese Silver Pandas, Australian Silver Kookaburras,
Australian Silver Kangaroos, British Silver Britannia and Austrian Silver Vienna
Philharmonics. Secondly, when available in South Africa, silver coins are normally sold at ridiculous
premiums to the melt value of silver, which is not ideal for
the silver investor. In fact, the moment you as a silver investor have to pay a substantial premium on the melt
value of the silver for collector’s value or numismatic value, it’s best to walk away. Collector’s value (numismatic value)
can add a nice “double play” to an investment in physical silver, but not when it comes at a
ridiculous high premium where the silver price has to increase tenfold or more just to
break even. Ok, so when you buy silver coins from overseas it’s important that the silver coin dealer knows how to send the coins
in order for it to get safely to you in South Africa. If he/she doesn’t know, then it’s best not to order or buy
silver coins from that specific source. Finding reliable or honest silver bullion dealers is of critical importance to the successful silver investor. You
will find more details here.
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