The 1oz Johnson Matthey bars come in the original sealed packaging. Will it hurt the value if I take it out of the packaging? What about if I immediately place it in an airtite capsule?
I am brand spankin new to silver stacking and received my first shipment of four 1 oz bars and four 1 oz rounds. Each round came in a coin flip, which obviously doesn't keep air and moisture from entering. One of the flips was already torn when I received it and I can't easily see both faces of the round because of the logo. I placed all four rounds into airtite capsules and I like these so much better. I don't have to worry about the rounds getting banged up, getting moisture on them, etc. Plus i can easily stack them, place them in an airtite tube, and just handle and look at them easier.
3 of the 4 bars came in a crappy, tiny ziplock bag that already had holes worn into them. I placed these in airtite capsules as well. But the 1 bar from Johnson Matthey came in a sealed plastic. I did a little researching and found out that JM produces these in sheets of 20, so the 1 bar that I got was cut from a sheet of 20. But how important is this sealed packaging? I mean it's nice that I know it came straight from the mint this way, but will someone who buys it from me 10+ years from now care that it's in the original sealed plastic? The plastic is pretty thin and I think that eventually the plastic may tear, possibly without me realizing it. So I would almost feel better about it if I place it in an airtite capsule now so that I don't have that concern anymore. Plus, that would allow me to stack it easier with the rest of my 1 oz bars.
I know that some of you will say that the silver content is all that matters (and some of you will question why I am placing generic rounds and bars in capsules anyway), but the JM bars are a bit more expensive than other bars out there. So I am wondering if the sealed plastic is contributing to this premium and if I should keep it in the original plastic to get some of that premium back when I resell it? Or does the plastic not really matter when I go to resell it?
What has your experience been?
Thanks!
I am brand spankin new to silver stacking and received my first shipment of four 1 oz bars and four 1 oz rounds. Each round came in a coin flip, which obviously doesn't keep air and moisture from entering. One of the flips was already torn when I received it and I can't easily see both faces of the round because of the logo. I placed all four rounds into airtite capsules and I like these so much better. I don't have to worry about the rounds getting banged up, getting moisture on them, etc. Plus i can easily stack them, place them in an airtite tube, and just handle and look at them easier.
3 of the 4 bars came in a crappy, tiny ziplock bag that already had holes worn into them. I placed these in airtite capsules as well. But the 1 bar from Johnson Matthey came in a sealed plastic. I did a little researching and found out that JM produces these in sheets of 20, so the 1 bar that I got was cut from a sheet of 20. But how important is this sealed packaging? I mean it's nice that I know it came straight from the mint this way, but will someone who buys it from me 10+ years from now care that it's in the original sealed plastic? The plastic is pretty thin and I think that eventually the plastic may tear, possibly without me realizing it. So I would almost feel better about it if I place it in an airtite capsule now so that I don't have that concern anymore. Plus, that would allow me to stack it easier with the rest of my 1 oz bars.
I know that some of you will say that the silver content is all that matters (and some of you will question why I am placing generic rounds and bars in capsules anyway), but the JM bars are a bit more expensive than other bars out there. So I am wondering if the sealed plastic is contributing to this premium and if I should keep it in the original plastic to get some of that premium back when I resell it? Or does the plastic not really matter when I go to resell it?
What has your experience been?
Thanks!
