Buy Silver
Buy Silver Coins and Silver Bars
Silver coins and silver bars come in a variety of weights and designs. A number
of private mints and National Mints produce silver coins and silver bars for the
investing market. To help you make sense of the varying investing options
available, we have provided the following brief summary of Silver Coin facts and
Silver Bar facts.
Silver Coins
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The first distinction usually made for silver coins is whether or not it is graded.
Graded silver coins carry numismatic value, generally for their condition and/or
rarity, and therefore typically sell at a significant premium to spot. The
two most well known grading companies are PCGS and NGS. For instance, Gainesville
Coins carry's both graded and ungraded U.S. Mint American
Silver Eagle Coins.
Most silver coins manufactured today are .999 pure and 1 troy oz. Over recent
years there has been an increase in the number of mints producing larger sized coins
such as the Chinese Mint's 2011 5oz. Chinese Silver Panda
and the Royal Australian Mint's 2011 1 Kilo Australian Silver Kookaburra. Typically
the premium paid over spot for a silver coin declines as the weight increases.
Silver bullion includes
non-graded silver coins.
Many national mints produce silver coins for both the numismatic market and the
investing market. A number of these coins are eligible for inclusion in a
metal's IRA including the AmericanSilver Eagle,
the Canadian Silver Maple Leaf,
the Australian Silver Kookaburra,
and the Austrian Silver Philharmonic.
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Buy Silver Coins
Silver Bullion Bars
Silver bars are generally privately minted and are typically of .999 purity.
The most common weights for silver bars is 1 troy oz., 10 troy oz., and 100 troy
oz., bars. Like silver coins, the price over spot paid for a silver bar decreases
as the weight purchased increases. Silver bullion bars that are .999 pure and accredited
by COMEX/NYMEX are eligible for inclusion in a metal's IRA.
Buy Silver Bars