Should I buy Silver and Gold?

[billyjoe]

$1700 in "wild silver".......tidy....very tidy.....

hags

Hags,
Just an unofficial IRA contribution for 2011.

--------------billy

[toxo]

Platinum

Heard through my broker in Florida that a play on platinum may worth looking at. Any thoughts here? I'm to understand that they are finding more applications for the use of this metal. And it's rare to start with! Any stocks that are worth looking at would be appreciated.

[toxo]

Platinum

Okay thanks. :^(

[peanuts]

Okay thanks. :^(

I had no opinion on the matter... Pt doesn't excite me... not as readily traded as gold and silver.

[peanuts]

Precious metals may see a nice bounce higher from current levels... $1556 Gold, $27.58 Silver as I type

10% moves are not out of the question

[peanuts]

Precious metals may see a nice bounce higher from current levels... $1556 Gold, $27.58 Silver as I type

10% moves are not out of the question

HEY, YOU!!!! Wake up

[billyjoe]

I get all my silver at face value. About to crack open a bag of dimes shortly. a mini treasure hunt.

----------billy

[peanuts]

June 5, 2012

Gold and Silver both bounced nicely off their bottoms. Yes... BOTTOMS.

All systems are GO. A nice run is about to take place.

Gold miners have been beaten down especially hard and may be a good place to park your money. Otherwise, paper gold and silver ETFs can be a vehicle of short term gains. Physical metal seems to be the safest bet, however. Manipulation of paper is now a much more widely accepted "conspiracy theory"

But, if you've been reading this thread, then you knew about that for years.

[billyjoe]

Final results wild silver finds 2011. With current market value as of 12/30/11.

Silver today closes at 27.80/oz

Wartime nickels 1942-1945: 35% silver--131@ 1.56 ea = 204.88

90% silver dimes pre- 1965: searched 400,000-- 417@ 2.01=838.59

90% silver quarters pre-1965: found only 2 @ 5.0275 = 10.05

40% silver halfs 1965-1970: 111 @ 4.1114 = 456.37

90% silver halfs pre-1965: 21 @ 10.055 = 211.16

Total silver value $1721.05 in my treasure chest

------------billy

Update, I've now searched through 1 million dimes and found 401/600,000 this year. Total 817/1,000,000 worth $1660 for 81.70 face value. Silver half dollar finds also way ahead of last year. I'm regularly visiting nearly 30 banks in a 25 mile radius from my house. Don't ask about gas cost. I'm getting nearly 35 mpg on my Honda Civic and try to bundle the bank trips with other travels. If you lay a million dimes against each other tight like in a roll, it would stretch 4167 feet. It took me about 14 months to do it. Silver ended Aug.17th at 28.04/oz. My self directed private IRA continues to grow without Govt. regulation.

--------------billy

[skiracer]

Update, I've now searched through 1 million dimes and found 401/600,000 this year. Total 817/1,000,000 worth $1660 for 81.70 face value. Silver half dollar finds also way ahead of last year. I'm regularly visiting nearly 30 banks in a 25 mile radius from my house. Don't ask about gas cost. I'm getting nearly 35 mpg on my Honda Civic and try to bundle the bank trips with other travels. If you lay a million dimes against each other tight like in a roll, it would stretch 4167 feet. It took me about 14 months to do it. Silver ended Aug.17th at 28.04/oz. My self directed private IRA continues to grow without Govt. regulation.

--------------billy

I like your work ethic, determination, and dedication Billy. It's what separates the wheat from the chaff.

[peanuts]

June 5, 2012

Gold and Silver both bounced nicely off their bottoms. Yes... BOTTOMS.

All systems are GO. A nice run is about to take place.

Gold miners have been beaten down especially hard and may be a good place to park your money. Otherwise, paper gold and silver ETFs can be a vehicle of short term gains. Physical metal seems to be the safest bet, however. Manipulation of paper is now a much more widely accepted "conspiracy theory"

But, if you've been reading this thread, then you knew about that for years.

Nevermind me, I'm just peanuts

June 5th:
Gold= $1635
Silver= $29.36

Sept 13th:
Gold= $1770
Silver= $34.67

QE3 announced today. Over the next few months Gold and Silver should perform well.

[billyjoe]

Not bragging but somebody took this picture of me when I wasn't looking.

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=silver+man&um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbnid=QfWsNBWzBFT9JM:&imgrefurl=http://www.austinlinks.com/austingifs.html&docid=LGqM7yrjLI2n6M&imgurl=http://www.austinlinks.com/images/silverman4_00.jpg&w=396&h=581&ei=JkNSUJClLpT9yAHgrICIAg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=503&sig=105534806963148856604&page=1&tbnh=145&tbnw=97&start=0&ndsp=29&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:89&tx=28&ty=41&biw=1237&bih=851

-------------billy

[skiracer]

Not bragging but somebody took this picture of me when I wasn't looking.

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=silver+man&um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbnid=QfWsNBWzBFT9JM:&imgrefurl=http://www.austinlinks.com/austingifs.html&docid=LGqM7yrjLI2n6M&imgurl=http://www.austinlinks.com/images/silverman4_00.jpg&w=396&h=581&ei=JkNSUJClLpT9yAHgrICIAg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=503&sig=105534806963148856604&page=1&tbnh=145&tbnw=97&start=0&ndsp=29&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:89&tx=28&ty=41&biw=1237&bih=851

-------------billy

no pun intended but one could almost say that you are "precious"!!

[skiracer]

Nevermind me, I'm just peanuts

June 5th:
Gold= $1635
Silver= $29.36

Sept 13th:
Gold= $1770
Silver= $34.67

QE3 announced today. Over the next few months Gold and Silver should perform well.

I bought 1000 shares of the gold ETF at $43 range when it was first introduced as an ETF. Still holding. It's a quadruple now. Almost afraid to cash it in because of the taxable gains. but going to hold onto it for awhile longer. I promised myself initially I would exit at 86 or a double and held on. then it was I would exit if it ever reached 100 and I still held on. and here I am at 1700 + and still holding on. never ever thought it would go to these levels. holding a bunch of silver bullion from $3 and still holding.

[billyjoe]

Final results wild silver finds 2011. With current market value as of 12/30/11.

Silver today closes at 27.80/oz

Wartime nickels 1942-1945: 35% silver--131@ 1.56 ea = 204.88

90% silver dimes pre- 1965: searched 400,000-- 417@ 2.01=838.59

90% silver quarters pre-1965: found only 2 @ 5.0275 = 10.05

40% silver halfs 1965-1970: 111 @ 4.1114 = 456.37

90% silver halfs pre-1965: 21 @ 10.055 = 211.16

Total silver value $1721.05 in my treasure chest

------------billy

2012 totals wild silver finds to date:

90% silver dimes--656 goal 700*

40% silver halfs--246---90%--47 goal 300

silver is up from last dec. at 33.08/oz

Melt value found this year $3335.60...........sweeet !

*have looked through 1,079,050 this year
----------------billy