I personally like the perth mint a little bit more than the Canadian Mint but Canadian minted coins are getting better because of that Shield technology... so in the recent months since learning this I started picking up 2 oz Canadian mint coins.. anyway thanks for your input
Milk spotting is caused by the manufacturing process of the coins. Detergent used. And there's no way of removing it. It's not simply caused by moisture from the air.
My Favorite is the 10oz RCM Bars. I keep them in Airtight Capsules. On another note: I Can’t do Milk Spotting! It’s one of the reasons I slipped over to Gold. 😉
The Bank of Mexico, Mexican Mint. Oldest mint in North America is my favorite. They really know how to make a nice coin, and it has the nicest ring tone in my opinion.
I'm from Singapore where we have about 80% humidity. I have to keep my silver coins in a drawer with silica gel to absorb moisture. I displayed a few coins in an open cabinet and sure enough I had a milk spotting problem with all except the Canadian Maple Leaf ones. I used my wife's silver polishing cloth for those coins with milk spotting and it worked. 😊
Proud of what? The mint is an inefficient waste of tax payer money. Like everything else that the Canadian government gets a hold of. So is the entire Canadian political system. We are on the verge of tyranny and communism. Canada is a bankrupt socialist banana republic.
Thanks SSE. I only buy Maples, Noahs and britannias for my own stack. When I buy something for my kids I usually buy from the Perth Mint because they look the best and come in capsules (lunar and kookaburra). Have a great weekend
Here in Utah, i love Britannia with several tubes and not a single milk spot, with over 800 ounces of silver from many different mints i have only 1 milk spot and that is on the American Silver Eagle, and i only have 1 ASE, I agree with SSE i refuse to pay the ridiculous premiums on the ASE.
You reakky should not say how much YIU OWN on here!!!..But I like RCM the best AND Britannia also. Very shinny!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,God Bless!..............JB / Canada
@@JOHNBANNON-ib3cj did i mention i also have over a thousand ounces of lead and two mean ass German Shepherds, not too worried here,but appreciate the advice and most importantly God Bless
It’s crazy that no other mints address the milk spotting issue. Every coin I have has milk spotting except my one maple. And I’ve only owned these coins for a month, in a safe. Imagine buying a car where the paint job is all messed up straight from the factory. Do the mints not care?
idk. I live in high humidity NE USA and I use silica packs and put coins in capsules and keep in a NON airtight box. I have not had any milk spotting in over a year of collecting. My coins will start to turn a dingy color after a while if I do not put them in something. Other wise no issues yet with spots.
@@Captiiva I live in Florida so humid AF. Only have a handful of coins, in capsules, in a safe with silica packets. Milk spotted. One of em I bought last week and it’s spotted.
RCM all the way. For bars i only stack 10 oz RCM. For 1 oz sovereign silver, gold and platinum i stack Maples. I live in Western Canada and spotting isn't an issue on the prairies. Great video. God bless you.
The Royal Canadian Mint, in addition to designing and producing actually other country's coinage, has some of the most beautiful coins , from a tech point of view to an aesthetic point of view. Awesome work. 😊
I 100% agree with this advice. I wish I could go back and stick to this plan. When I started stacking last Sept I bought only what was on sale for the lowest premium. I bought into the idea that silver is silver and you want as much weight for your dollar. Then I started favoring items that I didn't have yet (rookie move) like a collector. I do recall that RCM bars were way more expensive and I didn't see them on sale often. But the coins were on sale occasionally. The penny dropped when I started to think about my untimely death and the mess I have created for my wife. She will absolutely get ripped off when converting to funny money because she could not care less about PMs try as I may to educate her.
To me silver is silver and gold is gold. I prefer to collect the Mexican libertad and the Mexican centenario. I really like the vicambi bars and credit suisse bars also. I really dislike greedy and dishonest dealers. Good job on the making of your content, Bravo Zulu.
Argentia Mint, also a Canadian company, makes absolutely beautiful products (no, I'm not sponsored by them, just love the products I own of theirs; otherwise, I love Maples!
I believe that the general consensus is that it comes from a detergent that's used on the dyes. I don't think I've ever seen an ASE with milk spots. The British Mint has the worst reputation for milk spots but they claim to have made efforts to fix it. Actually, I think it was they that did the research on what causes it. Love maples for their elegant design, general quality, and price/value.
I've seen and owned MS70 ASEs that were a year old that were spotting in the slabs. They're not as bad as the Royal Mint, Philharmonics and the Krugerrands for milk spotting, but they're still bad.
Love maples! Funny I just bought a couple of falcon and owel RCM rounds. Have a bunch of 2010 Whistler Vancouver Olympics maples with the Hockey Player on them. Also Love the Noah's Ark and have a 5oz one of those. Perth mint makes some nice designs with the kookaburra and koala. Like the original eagles better then the clipped wings. Just my thoughts
I think the Britannias are by far the most beautiful and impressive silver bullion coins. Too bad about the milk spotting though. Hopefully they will fix it.
I agree, been saying the same stuff. That's why I am grateful for the random private mint stuff. It's sad about premiums and availabilaty. Milk Spots: Improper/inadequate, "pre-stamp" cleaning. Since silver is a "soft-metal," that makes cleaning it difficult without loss and or damage.
So your saying LCS’s wont lower their offer on milk-spotted coins vs non milk-spotted? I have a feeling some would. Which isn’t fair to the seller imo.
It's funny, I'm a Canadian, I collect mostly from royal Canadian mint out of convenience but I much prefer the design and feel of American products. I especially love the Gold buffalo and the silver eagles. I don't mind patina on bars but I agree the spotting is uglier. Just to add to your data, I own a monster box worth of American eagles and they have absolutely no spotting. I live in a very dry environment.
As a Canuck, I don’t think it’s any sense of nationalist fervour that keeps me stacking primarily RCM silver - it’s definitely quality and price. I appreciate the RCM silver’s .9999 purity AND the anti-spotting tech applied to the metal. I’m a huge fan of Australia’s sovereign mint as well - the Perth Mint also produces .9999 silver products, and premiums (in Canada, anyway) are usually much lower than we find on items originating from the US Mint, the UK’s Royal Mint, the South African or Austian Mints, or even some private mints like Scottsdale, Valcambi, even Geiger. It could be that premiums for products from the RCM are kept lower for those of us actually making our purchases in Canada, but judging from a glance at online store prices around the globe, I don’t think so. Just buy some - you’ll be happy!
Also - milk-spotting tip - I live in the BC rain forest, where the humidity can be crazy. I keep my coins/round in their tubes, with a square of anti-tarnish cloth wadded up beneath the cap to prevent any moisture from getting in. Individual & large coins are kept sealed in coin/bar capsules, and I wrap all hand-poured silver in anti-tarnish cloth before it’s vaulted. I add silica gel moisture-absorbing packets to the storage boxes. The last time I checked, everything still looked great!
Are we just talking about sovereign coins? If not, I say Germania Mint is better. Haven't seen them milk spot. Better looking medals. Higher premium though. Minus milk spot... I like Britannia and have bought both recently. I might get more Maples on the dip.
I have two 10 oz Maple Bars, and one has a large milk spot streak on it. I've handled it many times, and the spot appeared in the last 6 months. We've also had a very wet winter in Utah. The other is still sealed up. Both are beautiful to me. I have more 1oz Maples than anything. I love the security feature of the year inside the small Maple leaf.
Thank you for your post! Being in Switzerland have collected 600 oz of silver bars, 90 oz of silver coins (maple leaf and philharmonic) , 27 oz gold bars, and, lost count, gold coins helvetia, krugerands, souvenirs, rubel, dukaten. Silver bars are vacuumed, as you mentioned silver is silver 😮
I pulled my silver out that I've had for years and after inspecting my coins there is no milk spotting on my silver. Almost all of my silver is exposed in small envelopes. I have one dry pack in the safe that hasn't been changed since I bought the safe 10 years ago. I live in Montana and we have high humidity everyday.
Love those RCM 10 oz bars. I collect those and 10 oz Britannia. I also have a full tube of a mint sealed 2019 Maples, will pick up more in the future. I wish the 1 oz Britannia had some form of mint shield , such a beautiful coin. My LCM is interested in my RCM 10 oz bars and will offer me over spot. My RCM bars are in my not for sale stack or last to be offered.
GREAT , RIGHT-ON ! Yes , Canada has the best ( 9999) silver coins fer sure . I, ve been buying from there Mint over 25 years . I think there ways of producing coins is FAR better than the USMint . Yes I have a sub. with the USMint . Proof Silver Eagles . Tho I may be lucky (?) there are NO milk spots on any of my silver ! I live in Daytona Beach , FL. One mile West of the beach . For me ,well I seem ta be lucky ? The Mint in Canada has the best looking silver coins of all . Thank you fer this video . Tom Daytona Beach , FL. 27, May 2024 .
RCM I believe is the best value for government bullion for those who reside in the Americas. Quality and aesthetics are the added bonus. Sic Argento Libertas 🧐
i HAVE MAPLES FROM 2015 , 16, AND 17 ...about 150. and VERY few have any milk spots. I just leave them in the tubes. I LOVE my 10 oz, bars also! I pulled a few out & layed them out while I watch this. milk spots dont bother me!! Its a security feature anyway!!!
Well as a Canadian I agree with you! BUT if I was not, I would feel the same!! Maples DONT Milk Spot ! There is a protective coating on them. I live in PEI and its a WET climate! Its an Island IN the Atlantic ocean!... NORTH EAST like you. .GREAT VIDEO!!!!....God Blessn you! ..................JB-PEI/ CANADA
I like Scottsdale mint over a lot of government mints as well. Scottsdale's products are very nice, and very hard to beat. I think their 10 ounce stacker bar is the nicest 10 ounce bar out there.
Good video. I really like the RCM coins and bars also. I live in a North Atlantic state. I have a 10 oz RCM bar that I put in a plastic capsule and it's milk spotted up. I also have a bunch of 2018-19 incuse Maples that I put into capsules and the coins have since toned and tarnished. I wonder if it's bc of the climate here. As far as silver is silver, I don't totally agree bc I think a coin shop might pay us more for an ASE than a Maple. Of course a Maple costs less to buy though so I'm not saying we should pay the high premium for ASE's.
Geiger is what first came to mind. KOMSCO a mint in Korea makes some very impressive coins too. Like no one else. Then there's Scottsdale Mint coming in close.
I like perth mint 3rd best My 2nd mint is South Korea the chiwoo cheonwang coins are very detailed. 1st place goes to Germania coins they are low mintage and very collectible and beautiful
The price is great on the Noah's Ark for stacking for weight & beautiful. However, I'm also stack/collector. I got a couple of Noah's Arks & a 10oz RCM still deal but plastic is in terrible condition. I'd like to pick up a few Maples but currently stacking Kookaburras & constitutional, but also picked up a Queen's Beast Griffin, a Sonic, & a neat Panda. I need to save for better deals. I noticed some small milkspots on the backside of my Tudor Beast Lion of England.
I have a few privy marked silver maples with a frost finish. They are pretty cool looking coins. Similar to the Perth Mint coins that are frosted, but the maples just look cooler to me. The Pressburg Mint has some impressive designs too. Out of the major government bullion coins, probably the China Panda and the Britannias are the coolest looking to me. I like that the Panda coins change designs each year.
Is quality that important in reality? I feel like there’s layers to this conversation and obviously there’s reasons with which the conversation gets complicated but when you are dealing with a economic collapse silver is going to be valuable and like you said a ounce of silver is a ounce of silver then the lower the price is the better decision
Advantages of the Maple Leaf: Acceptance - it is the most sold and recognized silver coin worldwide. Produced over 30 years. Fineness - most silver is only 999 fine, the maple leaf has an incredibly high fineness of 999.9/1000, which is medical grade. Can be melted and used in the electronic industry without further refining. Government issued - people you sell to or barter with will trust that it’s legit. Security features - the front is embossed so precisely that it is almost forgery-proof. Laser-engraved security mark. Traceability - maples 2015 and later have BULLION DNA™ anti-counterfeiting technology so dealers can verify their authenticity. Protective coating - maples 2018 and later won’t milk spot or tarnish. No other coin has this.
Hi howard lang! You're absolutely right! My LCS was paying $10 over spot for non-spotted ASEs, and $6 over for spotted ASEs. My LCS said that they can sell them at the highest premium if they're spotted. 😎
If you watch my other videos you will understand the context. I don't ever plan of selling. I'm talking in regards to a dollar collapse. No one will care at that point imo. In fact, it could be used as tool to prove the silver is real.
In the older RCM coins the more extreme milk spotting was due to being cleaned with Borax during the stamping process. In the case of the plastic essey they often come in, you have to wonder if there is PVC in that plastic. Personally i use Air-Tite acrylic capsules from Direct Fit.
I'm Canadian so I mostly stack 80% coins, Maples and other Canadian coins. I'm slowly trading my international coins to Canadian. The Royal Mint in the UK makes beautiful bullion but the milkspot very quickly, so no more of their stuff for me. ASEs are mediocre, and not worth the premium in my opinion.
I personally like the perth mint a little bit more than the Canadian Mint but Canadian minted coins are getting better because of that Shield technology... so in the recent months since learning this I started picking up 2 oz Canadian mint coins.. anyway thanks for your input
Milk spotting is caused by the manufacturing process of the coins. Detergent used. And there's no way of removing it. It's not simply caused by moisture from the air.
Try a Goddards silver cloth with a light buff.....no scratches, milk spots gone.
My Favorite is the 10oz RCM Bars.
I keep them in Airtight Capsules.
On another note:
I Can’t do Milk Spotting! It’s one of the reasons I slipped over to Gold. 😉
I love them just because they're called
Maple Bars
Try Goddards silver cloth. A light buff and milk spots are gone, no scratches.
The Bank of Mexico, Mexican Mint. Oldest mint in North America is my favorite.
They really know how to make a nice coin, and it has the nicest ring tone in my opinion.
I'm from Singapore where we have about 80% humidity. I have to keep my silver coins in a drawer with silica gel to absorb moisture. I displayed a few coins in an open cabinet and sure enough I had a milk spotting problem with all except the Canadian Maple Leaf ones.
I used my wife's silver polishing cloth for those coins with milk spotting and it worked. 😊
Scottsdale Mint produces beautiful Cowboy rounds in the US and they are available for less than $30 each at current prices.
Proud of our Royal Cdn Mint & the new milk spotting technology. Now if we could only get rid of our milk spot prime minister!!
Chocolate milk?
@@mountainghoti1671Chocolate mustache.
That’s not milk
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Proud of what? The mint is an inefficient waste of tax payer money. Like everything else that the Canadian government gets a hold of. So is the entire Canadian political system. We are on the verge of tyranny and communism. Canada is a bankrupt socialist banana republic.
The only Bars I stack are RCM and Germania. Both are .9999, have serial numbers and come in a sealed wrapping.
Value for money, it's up there. The Maple is a beautiful coin.
Thanks SSE.
I only buy Maples, Noahs and britannias for my own stack.
When I buy something for my kids I usually buy from the Perth Mint because they look the best and come in capsules (lunar and kookaburra).
Have a great weekend
Here in Utah, i love Britannia with several tubes and not a single milk spot, with over 800 ounces of silver from many different mints i have only 1 milk spot and that is on the American Silver Eagle, and i only have 1 ASE, I agree with SSE i refuse to pay the ridiculous premiums on the ASE.
You reakky should not say how much YIU OWN on here!!!..But I like RCM the best AND Britannia also. Very shinny!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,God Bless!..............JB / Canada
@@JOHNBANNON-ib3cj did i mention i also have over a thousand ounces of lead and two mean ass German Shepherds, not too worried here,but appreciate the advice and most importantly God Bless
It’s crazy that no other mints address the milk spotting issue. Every coin I have has milk spotting except my one maple. And I’ve only owned these coins for a month, in a safe. Imagine buying a car where the paint job is all messed up straight from the factory. Do the mints not care?
Great point!
silica packs in the safe.
@@Fringedwellr I have a few in there.
idk. I live in high humidity NE USA and I use silica packs and put coins in capsules and keep in a NON airtight box. I have not had any milk spotting in over a year of collecting. My coins will start to turn a dingy color after a while if I do not put them in something. Other wise no issues yet with spots.
@@Captiiva I live in Florida so humid AF. Only have a handful of coins, in capsules, in a safe with silica packets. Milk spotted. One of em I bought last week and it’s spotted.
RCM all the way. For bars i only stack 10 oz RCM. For 1 oz sovereign silver, gold and platinum i stack Maples. I live in Western Canada and spotting isn't an issue on the prairies. Great video. God bless you.
The Royal Canadian Mint, in addition to designing and producing actually other country's coinage, has some of the most beautiful coins , from a tech point of view to an aesthetic point of view. Awesome work. 😊
I 100% agree with this advice. I wish I could go back and stick to this plan. When I started stacking last Sept I bought only what was on sale for the lowest premium. I bought into the idea that silver is silver and you want as much weight for your dollar. Then I started favoring items that I didn't have yet (rookie move) like a collector. I do recall that RCM bars were way more expensive and I didn't see them on sale often. But the coins were on sale occasionally. The penny dropped when I started to think about my untimely death and the mess I have created for my wife. She will absolutely get ripped off when converting to funny money because she could not care less about PMs try as I may to educate her.
The maple leafs used to be the worst for milk spots; but I have many ASE from the first year minted, 1986, are still very nice condition.
For Milk spots try a Goddards silver cloth with a light buff.....no scratches, milk spots gone.
To me silver is silver and gold is gold. I prefer to collect the Mexican libertad and the Mexican centenario. I really like the vicambi bars and credit suisse bars also. I really dislike greedy and dishonest dealers. Good job on the making of your content, Bravo Zulu.
Hi LINA GROTE! Nice stacking strategy, I love the Mexican Libertads! 😎
Germaina mint is another 999.9 AG that makes a beautiful bar.
Argentia Mint, also a Canadian company, makes absolutely beautiful products (no, I'm not sponsored by them, just love the products I own of theirs; otherwise, I love Maples!
Thanks for your perspective. I will take this into consideration now.
I believe that the general consensus is that it comes from a detergent that's used on the dyes. I don't think I've ever seen an ASE with milk spots. The British Mint has the worst reputation for milk spots but they claim to have made efforts to fix it. Actually, I think it was they that did the research on what causes it. Love maples for their elegant design, general quality, and price/value.
I've seen and owned MS70 ASEs that were a year old that were spotting in the slabs. They're not as bad as the Royal Mint, Philharmonics and the Krugerrands for milk spotting, but they're still bad.
Who is going to the 32nd annual Schooner Wharf Minimal Regatta on Sunday, May 28th in Key West? Bring your plywood and duct tape boat.
My 10oz bar is toning, should I take it out the original package and clean it before I capsule it? What is your recommendation?
Love maples! Funny I just bought a couple of falcon and owel RCM rounds. Have a bunch of 2010 Whistler Vancouver Olympics maples with the Hockey Player on them. Also Love the Noah's Ark and have a 5oz one of those. Perth mint makes some nice designs with the kookaburra and koala. Like the original eagles better then the clipped wings. Just my thoughts
As an American I identify as a Maple...🤣
Hi Silver Star Eagles! Interesting points! I'll have to check out your video on spotting! Thanks! 😎
I'll drop it here in case any one else wants to check it out:
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Are you goin to the silver you going to the silver symposium in Vegas? Love to actually meet you
I think the Britannias are by far the most beautiful and impressive silver bullion coins. Too bad about the milk spotting though. Hopefully they will fix it.
You actually made the case for generic silver rounds
“Silver is silver”
on many sites the RCM bars are within a couple bucks of the cheapest bars
I like the Britannias and Kugrans.
I agree, been saying the same stuff.
That's why I am grateful for the random private mint stuff.
It's sad about premiums and availabilaty.
Milk Spots:
Improper/inadequate, "pre-stamp" cleaning.
Since silver is a "soft-metal," that makes cleaning it difficult without loss and or damage.
I do agree with you, I love the Canadian maple 1 ounce silver coins.
If you like extra shiny coins, go for Britannia’s or Austrian Philharmonics
Britannias are known for milk spotting.
Why not buy rounds if silver is silver? Rounds are much cheaper
So your saying LCS’s wont lower their offer on milk-spotted coins vs non milk-spotted? I have a feeling some would. Which isn’t fair to the seller imo.
Depends where you live in Texas. Those who live closer to the Gulf of Mexico have very hot humid monsoon-like summers.
What If the maple leaf tarnishes? Would you clean it?
Pressburg Mint makes some beautiful stuff.
I live in a wet state and keep my metals in a safe with a renewable dehumidifier. Zero milk spots in over 10-12 years so I’d say it works
It's funny, I'm a Canadian, I collect mostly from royal Canadian mint out of convenience but I much prefer the design and feel of American products. I especially love the Gold buffalo and the silver eagles. I don't mind patina on bars but I agree the spotting is uglier. Just to add to your data, I own a monster box worth of American eagles and they have absolutely no spotting. I live in a very dry environment.
As a Canuck, I don’t think it’s any sense of nationalist fervour that keeps me stacking primarily RCM silver - it’s definitely quality and price. I appreciate the RCM silver’s .9999 purity AND the anti-spotting tech applied to the metal.
I’m a huge fan of Australia’s sovereign mint as well - the Perth Mint also produces .9999 silver products, and premiums (in Canada, anyway) are usually much lower than we find on items originating from the US Mint, the UK’s Royal Mint, the South African or Austian Mints, or even some private mints like Scottsdale, Valcambi, even Geiger. It could be that premiums for products from the RCM are kept lower for those of us actually making our purchases in Canada, but judging from a glance at online store prices around the globe, I don’t think so. Just buy some - you’ll be happy!
Also - milk-spotting tip - I live in the BC rain forest, where the humidity can be crazy. I keep my coins/round in their tubes, with a square of anti-tarnish cloth wadded up beneath the cap to prevent any moisture from getting in. Individual & large coins are kept sealed in coin/bar capsules, and I wrap all hand-poured silver in anti-tarnish cloth before it’s vaulted. I add silica gel moisture-absorbing packets to the storage boxes. The last time I checked, everything still looked great!
Slap those bars in some airtight cases. Much cleaner looking.
I agree 100%. RCM
! agree with YOU 100% Felix!!...............................JB-PEI ./ Canada....N.E.
American here, Yes Royal Canadian Mint gets my vote.
My bad for that comment! I do really enjoy your channel. I watch every one
Are we just talking about sovereign coins?
If not, I say Germania Mint is better. Haven't seen them milk spot. Better looking medals. Higher premium though.
Minus milk spot... I like Britannia and have bought both recently. I might get more Maples on the dip.
I agree, as far as quality and beauty Germania Mint products are outstanding. Followed by Britts and Maples.
My list : 1-Royal Australian Mint ,2-Perth Mint , 3-Bavarian Mint , 4- Mexican Mint , 5- post 2019 Royal Canadian Mint.
I have two 10 oz Maple Bars, and one has a large milk spot streak on it. I've handled it many times, and the spot appeared in the last 6 months. We've also had a very wet winter in Utah.
The other is still sealed up. Both are beautiful to me. I have more 1oz Maples than anything. I love the security feature of the year inside the small Maple leaf.
I've used a silver polishing cloth (borrowed from my wife), with decent success on some silver coins with milk spotting.
The Highland Mint is the best. They make the coin that is flipped at the Super Bowl every year.
Thank you for your post! Being in Switzerland have collected 600 oz of silver bars, 90 oz of silver coins (maple leaf and philharmonic) , 27 oz gold bars, and, lost count, gold coins helvetia, krugerands, souvenirs, rubel, dukaten. Silver bars are vacuumed, as you mentioned silver is silver 😮
I pulled my silver out that I've had for years and after inspecting my coins there is no milk spotting on my silver. Almost all of my silver is exposed in small envelopes. I have one dry pack in the safe that hasn't been changed since I bought the safe 10 years ago. I live in Montana and we have high humidity everyday.
The Perth Mint is the best Mint in the world.
Perth has my vote too
I'm cad for best but I baught Perth opal series!
Perth mint Gold is one of my favorites!
And the perth mint has a great range of coins, not just kangaroos
I like their 1/2oz half dollar Coral Sea coins.
4 monsters from 2021 still .9999 and spotless.
Cheers
Every coin from Canada I own has milk spots
It's covered in something harder than oil that doesn't catch on fire. I torched a 2oz 2033 sabertooth and it took forever to get any oxidation
Since it's from ten years in the future, it better have neat technology coating.
@@mountainghoti1671😂
Love those RCM 10 oz bars. I collect those and 10 oz Britannia. I also have a full tube of a mint sealed 2019 Maples, will pick up more in the future. I wish the 1 oz Britannia had some form of mint shield , such a beautiful coin. My LCM is interested in my RCM 10 oz bars and will offer me over spot. My RCM bars are in my not for sale stack or last to be offered.
GREAT , RIGHT-ON ! Yes , Canada has the best ( 9999) silver coins fer sure . I, ve been buying from there Mint over 25 years . I think there ways of producing coins is FAR better than the USMint . Yes I have a sub. with the USMint . Proof Silver Eagles . Tho I may be lucky (?) there are NO milk spots on any of my silver ! I live in Daytona Beach , FL. One mile West of the beach . For me ,well I seem ta be lucky ? The Mint in Canada has the best looking silver coins of all . Thank you fer this video . Tom Daytona Beach , FL. 27, May 2024 .
RCM I believe is the best value for government bullion for those who reside in the Americas. Quality and aesthetics are the added bonus.
Sic Argento Libertas 🧐
This dude works for the royal canadian mint
i HAVE MAPLES FROM 2015 , 16, AND 17 ...about 150. and VERY few have any milk spots. I just leave them in the tubes. I LOVE my 10 oz, bars also! I pulled a few out & layed them out while I watch this. milk spots dont bother me!! Its a security feature anyway!!!
Well as a Canadian I agree with you! BUT if I was not, I would feel the same!! Maples DONT Milk Spot ! There is a protective coating on them. I live in PEI and its a WET climate! Its an Island IN the Atlantic ocean!... NORTH EAST like you. .GREAT VIDEO!!!!....God Blessn you! ..................JB-PEI/ CANADA
Some of the older Canadian coins Olympic milk spoi bad 9999
I like Scottsdale mint over a lot of government mints as well. Scottsdale's products are very nice, and very hard to beat. I think their 10 ounce stacker bar is the nicest 10 ounce bar out there.
I understand the air moisture content but what about the actual silver content, do you not test your silver to assure silver content?
Agree!
Good video. I really like the RCM coins and bars also. I live in a North Atlantic state. I have a 10 oz RCM bar that I put in a plastic capsule and it's milk spotted up. I also have a bunch of 2018-19 incuse Maples that I put into capsules and the coins have since toned and tarnished. I wonder if it's bc of the climate here. As far as silver is silver, I don't totally agree bc I think a coin shop might pay us more for an ASE than a Maple. Of course a Maple costs less to buy though so I'm not saying we should pay the high premium for ASE's.
The Royal Canadian mint provides the silver bars to the Comex.
Geiger is what first came to mind. KOMSCO a mint in Korea makes some very impressive coins too. Like no one else. Then there's Scottsdale Mint coming in close.
Scottsdale is great, they always produce quality products.
Libertads also have a high premium. I think it’s the highest premium within the common coins
I dont know why people pay the premiums on the eagles!
BROSKI imma Canadian thats a SCOTTSDALE guy in saying that RCM 10 oz bars are my #1 but Scottsdale is up there 2
Can you buy those bars straight from the mint?
Hi Leah C! You can buy directly from the Royal Canadian Mint, but I don't know how the mint prices compare to your local coin shop? 😎
Sunshine for me!
Yup!
New sub, great vid!
I like perth mint 3rd best My 2nd mint is South Korea the chiwoo cheonwang coins are very detailed. 1st place goes to Germania coins they are low mintage and very collectible and beautiful
I also love Canadian silver!!! ✍
The price is great on the Noah's Ark for stacking for weight & beautiful. However, I'm also stack/collector. I got a couple of Noah's Arks & a 10oz RCM still deal but plastic is in terrible condition. I'd like to pick up a few Maples but currently stacking Kookaburras & constitutional, but also picked up a Queen's Beast Griffin, a Sonic, & a neat Panda. I need to save for better deals. I noticed some small milkspots on the backside of my Tudor Beast Lion of England.
I have a few privy marked silver maples with a frost finish. They are pretty cool looking coins. Similar to the Perth Mint coins that are frosted, but the maples just look cooler to me. The Pressburg Mint has some impressive designs too.
Out of the major government bullion coins, probably the China Panda and the Britannias are the coolest looking to me. I like that the Panda coins change designs each year.
Silver is silver! Then there’s Scottsdale mint.
Perth Mint enters the chat for highest quality.
Have to go with the Perth mint hands down in my opinion the best out there.
Is quality that important in reality? I feel like there’s layers to this conversation and obviously there’s reasons with which the conversation gets complicated but when you are dealing with a economic collapse silver is going to be valuable and like you said a ounce of silver is a ounce of silver then the lower the price is the better decision
Silver is silver but the Canadian bars are prettier
Advantages of the Maple Leaf:
Acceptance - it is the most sold and recognized silver coin worldwide. Produced over 30 years.
Fineness - most silver is only 999 fine, the maple leaf has an incredibly high fineness of 999.9/1000, which is medical grade. Can be melted and used in the electronic industry without further refining.
Government issued - people you sell to or barter with will trust that it’s legit.
Security features - the front is embossed so precisely that it is almost forgery-proof. Laser-engraved security mark.
Traceability - maples 2015 and later have BULLION DNA™ anti-counterfeiting technology so dealers can verify their authenticity.
Protective coating - maples 2018 and later won’t milk spot or tarnish. No other coin has this.
I too like RCM products.
I gotta go with Geiger
Absolutely use silica gel packets with all stored metal 🤘
When it comes to other non-state mints, my favorite has to be Germania
Great points. You are on my prayer list brother.
Milk spots do hurt the value; take some milk spotted coins to a coin store and you’ll probably get $1. or $2. less for them.
Hi howard lang! You're absolutely right! My LCS was paying $10 over spot for non-spotted ASEs, and $6 over for spotted ASEs. My LCS said that they can sell them at the highest premium if they're spotted. 😎
If you watch my other videos you will understand the context. I don't ever plan of selling. I'm talking in regards to a dollar collapse. No one will care at that point imo. In fact, it could be used as tool to prove the silver is real.
@@SilverStarEagles Totally makes sense! I just thought it was odd that my LCS had two different buy back prices. Keep on stacking my friend! 😎
In the older RCM coins the more extreme milk spotting was due to being cleaned with Borax during the stamping process.
In the case of the plastic essey they often come in, you have to wonder if there is PVC in that plastic. Personally i use Air-Tite acrylic capsules from Direct Fit.
I like the Maple Leaf, Britannia, and the Australian coins but I won't buy them because they all have an old lady on the back.
🇨🇦 thank you for your channel , praise the Lord
I really like the Ark coins but I have the 1 oz coins and they have milk spotted. I won't be buying anymore.
A missing reed as a security feature is a joke
I'm Canadian so I mostly stack 80% coins, Maples and other Canadian coins.
I'm slowly trading my international coins to Canadian.
The Royal Mint in the UK makes beautiful bullion but the milkspot very quickly, so no more of their stuff for me.
ASEs are mediocre, and not worth the premium in my opinion.
Not a lot people talk about the 80% Canadian silver but you can get some great deals on them from time to time.
You might get better deals with a little milk spotting.
I HAVE!! I dont care!! And I do clean them up!
I bought Maple Leafs to save $60 a coin over American Eagles.
so "milk spots" are just something on raw material. research mining and refining precious metals for more info
Just FYI buddy those RCM 10oz bars do fit perfectly into 10oz bar capsules by on fire guy! Alot better than the plastic that they come in! 😎😎🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥
I have them in BOTH. Makes no diference!
@JOHN BANNON yeah that's true it's just a thing I like. The capsules make it more neat and more stackable in my opinion 😎😊