Congrats mate !!!
My only suggestion would be that if your stack is 100% silver, that you mix it up a little with some gold as you pocket permits.
Cheers !
Lost civilizations (Aztecs, Incas, Mayans, etc).
or
Mythical cities (Atlantis, Cant think of another but sure there are more cities).
or
Dinosaurs (Its been done before, but still a cool subject)
These stories allways have simar outcomes, why cant people just keep quiet and lay low for a few years when they discover these little treasures.
No they have to blab to the media, goverment or get greedy and immediately try to sell, resulting in them losing all (or a good part) of the find...
It depends... Sometimes Apmex runs sales on ebay with free shipping that makes it worthwile.
But why not just compare ebay vs "official" site before each purchase and see for yourself?
Nice, a few months back I saw a couple for sale on the bay, best of luck in your search.
Im my case it's a 1732-1772 8 Reales coin, also known as a "Pillar dollar", "Piece of eight" or "Dos mundos"... Someday.
I'm certain she was being watched, dont believe it was just coincidense that they broke in when she was on vacation.
Very true about recording serial numbers, even better is to take pictures of electronics and of the serial numbers.
I should have been more clear.. It was Not my house, it was my Mother's house.
Fortunately for her, she has No PM's (and no safe), and all her savings are in the bank (she does not care about investing in metals), but I was amazed at how thorough these guys were.
Hello All,
I have seen a couple of threads on storing PM's at home, but wanted to share my recent experience: my mom was away on a trip for a week, and when she got home she discovered someone broke into the house (criminal was long gone), when I was helping her cleanup I was very surprised to...
I guess a lot of people agree with that, here in Mexico the slang terms for many years were:
Oro (gold) = Refer to Dollars or U.S. currency
Plata (Silver) = Refer to Mexican pesos
Thanks for all the reply's, i am glad it looks legit but will probably take the advice given and save up some more $ to buy a better specimen.
House... agree on the date being totally diff. But the brooch has a mint mark of MO (or OM) meaning Mexico mint, the one you posted has a mint mark of...
So I have been trying to get my hands on a pillar dollar for quite some time, but between them being expensive and so many fakes it has been dificult.
So i saw this item today on the bay today 131196215561.
Am wondering:
- does it look fake?
-how much does it being turned to a brooch affect the...
Very nice coin, I will probably get one since I have the rhino and leopard, but I have given up trying to go back and complete the series (I tried but couldn't justify the premiums)
Horse design is kinda bland, but you gotta love that double eagle coat of arms.
"Latest to get in on the act is the Moscow Mint with this design for the Bank of Russia. Containing an ounce of silver, the 0.925 coin has a total weight of 33.94g, is 39mm in diameter and 3.3mm thick. This 3 Ruble...