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Mine is the 2015 Big Ben 100 silver coin from the Royal Mint.

Speaking of the price of gasoline, I remember reading something correlating the price of crude oil to precious metals prices. I can't find it at the moment but I recall a graph that had silver spot closely tracking crude prices. Just a random thought there. Oh, and I just filled up the car at...

Just thought I'd post an update. I was able to track down some Australian "junk" silver. My initial thought is that it is far nicer than the US "junk" silver coins I've found. Some of the coins appear to be aUNC. I'm very pleased and will keep my eye out for other opportunities to add more.

My goal to diversify was to include some foreign silver coins, which aren't available to me locally that I've found. My disagreement was that incurring postage costs in a trade meant both parties were losers in the deal. But I do agree that's not the most economical way. In this case, I chose to...

^^ I disagree. If the only goal is to own the cheapest silver possible, then sure, this isn't the cheapest way to own silver. But if the goal is to diversify, then there are winners all the way around.

Gatito, thanks for the advice. I did find a local coin dealer in Australia that worked with me on bulk coins and shipping fees. I will post a follow-up once I receive them.

Does anyone know of an online retailer in the US that carries bulk or "junk" silver coins from Europe or Australia? I'd like to diversify a bit. I have found a couple of Australia-based online stores that will ship to the US, but the shipping is pretty outrageous. And yes, I've been watching eBay.

Same here. First ever 1kilo. :)