Being from the U.S. I love the ASE but I believe each country/mint have their own crown jewel and it's nice to have a mix otherwise stacking will just get boring and repetitive
@ Hate to bring this up old chap but BOAC does not exist anymore
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@@tomcat2395 *.....ello Gov'ner. **_"Flew in from Miami Beach BOAC, didn't get to bed last night...."_* ("Back in th USSR -The Beatles). *So you are saying the **_"Tax Man"_** is going to **_"Sock It To Me"_** ?* *_There will be no "Duty Free" even though I am bringing a gift to the ghost of my dead Grandmother in Dundee ?_*
I've enjoyed everything from the Germania Mint so far. It's just an outstanding product all around. Strike, Art, limited mintage and outstanding packaging. Premium is a bit high, but you get what you pay for. The new lion series from the South African's is quite well done. By volume, I have a bit of an obsession with private 2 oz bullion coin and have crates full of it. I just enjoy their heft. Substantial without going overboard.
Perth mint hands down is the best. kangaroos, kookaburra, koala, swans, lunar series, Dragon bar coins, perthmint cast bars, sealed bars. So much options and the quality is good on all of them
Libertad reverse proof in gold or silver is the most beautiful coin in the world. The bullion version not so much but there is just something incredibly special about reverse proof libertad.
Perth Mint, Canadian Mint then U.S mint. In that order I only recently moved Canadian mint up in my top 3. Since milk spotting has been fixed. And they are relatively liquid and easy to sell.
Canadian mint is best for gold and platinum imo. Perth close second, US last. I put US and Perth above canadian in silver. That's said, all are the best choices above the rest in the world.
JM Bullion and Apmex ships free on orders over $99. So, good mints for small investors. Silver is silver, gold is gold, .999 is .999, sets and collections look nice but at the end of the day they are only worth spot value.
There are soooo many mints and choices out there now. I have pieces from many mints. I get what I like for a price I like. Just keep them dry and loving what I have is all that maters to me. I love em all !
It still amazes me there is no program at all with the Royal Canadian Mint to allow for an exchange due to the milk spot issues of the past. I am not saying they should pay a premium but I would think some people would be willing to exchange old milk spotted coins with newer versions where it appears they have figured out how to deal with the problem.
I love the Perth Mint. But my favorite coin of all is the Maple. I have been very lucky with Milk Spotting. Most of mine are later dates so hopefully not going to be an issue.🤞☺️👩🏻🦰🏵
My first silver purchase was from the Perth Mint. I have to admit they make a very beautiful Bullion Silver Coins. I recently purchased the 2 Ounce “75th Anniversary Iwo Jima Coins”. But they marketed as an “American Battle Theme Coin” made by the “Perth Mint” as a American Australia partnership. Anyway I think for a first timer, I made a good choice. Thank You for showing us your collection. I made other purchases from other mints around the world. But it is to hard to the find a Mexican Mint Bullion Silver Coins and the Scottsdale Bullion Mint Silver Coins.
The Mint Shield seems to work. My newer Canadian coins are fine. I just wish they'd put a crown on the queen on the Canadian coins. It's like she's slumming it for Canada or something lol.
I love Maple Leafs. 9999 fine and lots of security features. Premium isn't too bad here either. The mintshield tech also seems to be holding up so far. Haven't really seen a coin past 2017 with milk spots on them.
I have a Germania 10oz which I have been trying to flip. But Ireland is a small market so I ain't moved it. The thing is it is so gorgeous I am happy to keep it and just hold it and look at it.
As an American the “America the Beautiful” coins are just awesome. They are a tad expensive but if you purchase at release hey come out to about the same price as an ASE on a per oz basis. They are extremely limited in number (most of series is below 100k) which in a few decades should make them all highly collectible. Thinking long term hopefully these will help my grandchildren that aren’t even born yet!!
The best mint I would have to say is the Perth Mint. I just love their coins. They also come up with new innovative products each and every time. The second best mint is the Royal Mint in Wales. I just love the Queen's Beast coins. They pushed up the Royal Mint'so reputation in my eyes.
That Niue Owl is a representation of the very first minted coin from Greece. It's a little ugly by today's standards, but that was the first coin design in history apparently. I may be wrong, but I've seen a couple of articles on it, so I'm 99% sure.
Pert mint are great but their 2019 Kangaroos are so incredibly low relief you almost need a loupe to read them. The 2020 ones seem to be the same design.
Mr BYB makes a very good point about opinions being subjective. I had a monster box of 2oz turtles, that's 400oz. I Iiked the smooth rounded finish of the reeded edges, but the design just didn't do it for me. I switched the proceeds into silver britannias and platinum QBs. I'm looking forward to getting my 1oz Platinum QB Falcon of the Plantagenets and my 1oz gold White Lion of Mortimer tomorrow.
I recently purchased 5 of the 2014 1 oz silver Libertads from my LCS and nearly all from the roll I selected from had milk spots. Beautiful coins from Mexico, though and low premiums so couldn't resist. I also have a 1/2 oz gold Libertad as well as a Mexico 50 pesos that will arrive soon, both UNC.
Oh I almost forgot. The South African Mint. This is a great mint. I love their Gold Krugerrands which was the first gold bullion coin minted in 1967. Only problem with the Krugerrand is its a 22 carat gold coin. I like my gold coins to be 24 carat. Another famous product is the Natura Series which features gold coins showcasing different wildlife ( lions, giraffe, hyenas, hippos etc). This mint caters more to gold collectors than silver collectors. If I had a lot of money, I'd buy the entire Natura Series.
You can't beat the Perth Mints coins that you pay a premium for as the best for avoiding spotting etc but their low premium ones are just as bad as everyone else.
I look at it this way right now you can buy American Eagle 20 roll for like eight hundred sixty bucks real quick or you can buy 25 buffalo head for the same price and get more ounces Colette's prophet
Perth Mint is definitely at the top of the list. May not be number 1 to some, but certainly makes the top 3 RCM would be higher on my list, but they have Major Spotting Issues, so I will only buy maple leaf as general bullion. Would never invest additional premium dollars on a Canadian coin. Really like some of the queens beasts series, but they too have some spotting issues. Only premium that I buy is Perth.
Opened a sealed tube of 2020 britannias to put them in capsules. Here in spain we have special capsules called ultra intercept that prevent tarnishing. Out of 25 britannias 10 had some damage, scratches milk spots and some kind of baked in dots of another metal. Horrible mint. I have a 1993 kilo kookaburra with zero milk spots and seems like brand new. Perth mint is the best no doubt. The have an amazing quality control.
The five dollar face value of the 1 ounce Maple leafs and their .9999 purity put the RCM bullion above all the rest for the serious silver stacker. Looking pretty isn't really the point, is it?
Something of late that really intrigues me is the Perth Mint's pink gold bars with embedded pink diamonds. It's really very expensive, almost 10,000 US dollars nd no mint has ever made such a product. The Perth mint is also known for the largest gold bullion coin ever produced - 10 Tonne gold kangaroo with a face value of 10 million Australian dollars.
@ Backyard Bullion, I do agree with your Opinions. The Private Own Mints are the Most Highly Detailed Ones that are molded into the Antique Finishes. I Personally do not have one on hand. I do have a Specific Question about which Coin Capsule that you Utilize for your Silver Coin Collection. What is the Manufacture's Name and is it Available upon the Internet? Thanks again. G.C.E. known as 150Spoke9
I always liked the Mexican Peso . Great eagle with snake ,but I am talking about circulated coins . I love the Americans like the Walking Liberty . Peace Dollar and Morgan . What about a First Majestic one ounce ,beautiful private press . If you are stacking you care more about weight than aesthetics . For me I will mix up 20 of this 20 of that and some halves as well
Just kinda want to get a few from each mint if I can. But man, milking on my maples have been an issue. (Luckily it’s mostly for liquidation in long term) I really want commonwealth stuff to collect, but walking liberties are best for my savings to get most of
Some mints make really spectacular coins but they are almost never mentioned by anybody. The Mint of Poland, the Russian Mint, the Pobjoy Mint (in Surrey, England) and coins of Belarus and Kazakhstan are really spectacular. You don't find a lot of their coins in Western Europe or North America. Some of their coins even beat the designs of the Perth Mint in my view.
In short, 1) Perth mint 2) Canadian mint 3) U.S. mint Then the rest. As for "milking", I've been collecting since 2014 and have never had a single milk spot on a Canadian coin.
ive just bought 3, 2021 britannia 1oz coins, as they have the new security features, i thought theyd be a better choice than previous years. was I right??
The Mexican Mint (Casa Monedas) literally Money House in Spanish is a great mint. Here is my issue. Their most famous product, the Mexican Silver Libertad is the only bullion coin without a face value, so I am hesitant to consider it a coin. It's more like a silver round. My second issue is I liked the original Mexican Libertads that had edge lettering. Sometime in the 1990s the Mint decided to get rid of edge lettering and make a second version of the Mexican Libertad. I thought they should have kept the original Libertad which was smaller, clunker and had edge lettering.
I like silver that is legal tender in North America, but without high premiums, so the Canadian Maple Leafs work best in that regard. I love the design of the Maple Leaf because it's elegant and not flashy. I'd not been aware of the milk spot issues, but the biggest consideration for me is familiarity, or being recognizable. That's because precious metals are first and foremost a store of wealth, so I want bullion and coins to be as ubiquitous and official looking as possible. That being said, I'm not a huge silver eagle fan, even though I'm an American. I get the impression that people who've been stacking for a long time get into the more artsy offerings to keep their interest up. I admire some of the artistic coins that are of high quality, but some are so flamboyant or silly that they look like amusement park tokens or souvenirs. Owning a few of those is fine just for fun, but I certainly don't want obscurities being a major part of my stack.
So i know im biased as a Canadian, but i think as a bullion coin the maples have a beautiful simple design and, the new Mintshield they have implemented seems to be working as none of my maples from 2018 forward have developed milk spotting to any degree, however their collector coins have become in my opinion their downfall, it seems every week they have a new .9999 coin on varying weights and they always try to make limited runs so for a 15 gram 9999 coin they charge nearly $1000 but only because they are making 5k but i think their bullion is solid but not work much of a premium.
Besides premiums and whatnot, is there any disadvantage to buying generic brand silver? Will pawn shops (for example) only accept JM, Asahi, etc? Or do they buy whatever brand, like Silver Towne and others?
I will only be buying coins that come in capsules going forward. Too many damaged coins being sent out by dealers. The Royal Mint has the most flops in my opinion. None of their products have sharp detail and seem to have only two finishes. They also over use the dot background finish because older designs with proof like finish looked terrible and were plagued with quality issues.
This is not the worst idea ever. Quality is very important for some people and worth way more than the small premium over spot for a capsuled coin. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the topic!
I'm from Perth and have all of there recent coins and I also have those Queens Beasts and the Britania and those British coins are my favorites but most of all is my Germania coins...The Queens head is boring....
The other mint of note is the Bavarian State Mint in Germany which produces the Somali Elephant Series and the Rwandan Wildlife Series coins. I am little hesitant to regard these as legitimate coins. First they are not accepted in their respective countries as legal tender and they are not sanctioned by the government's of Somalia and Rwanda. So how can they be called coins, they are to rounds only valuable as collector pieces and for their melt value.
The Royal Canadian Mint from my home country- Canada. What can I say about them? They are mediocre - in the middle, neither the best or the worst. The best product is the Canadian Silver Maple Leaf. There used to be issues with milk spots. I don't know if the Mint has totally eliminated this problem. The Mint used to have really great products but lately I have not been really impressed with any of their coins. The new coins are lackluster.
I buy RCM and Republik Osterreich. I find the US eagles and Perth mint are overpriced in Canada. I am ultimately buying for the melt value more than anything else, so some milk spots here and there aren't a big deal to me. But if there are Royal mint or US coins that run good deals, I might pick some up.
Perth mint is the best for sure, I'm very happy with the new 2020 Kook and Kangaroos. 2019 Maple is also nice and so far I haven't found any problem with milk spot yet. The edges of the new 2020 Britannia is kinda rough I had a hard time putting them back to the tube.
being pretty new to this i guess perth mint but there are so many other nice coins out there guess its i good time to be stacking/collecting with so many choices and variety its a win win
The best mint is obviously Perth Mint as their really strict on QC on all items & knowing what products are a hot sell. Perth Mint being so close to the Asia Market always seems to know what temps the Asian market such as the Lunars, Dragons & Pixiu Lions. The Royal mint is fantastic with their Gold products but with the Silver Milk spotting is a let down considering their Silver Market is bigger than Gold. An Australian Bullion Dealer had to lose out & set aside 20% of his Britannia Silver Coin as he didn’t want to pass it on to his customers knowing how bad the milk spotting was.
The royal mint designs are my favourite, but I've yet to get a single Britannia that wasn't dinged, or scuffed either in production or in the tubes, not to mention 100% of my Brits have milk spotting. My Perth mint coins are flawless, not a single mark. I can't commend them enough, and considering RM coins are CGT free, I'd love to buy more, but all of mine look pretty bad and lose their premium
Anyone hear of Empire international INC. acorn 1 oz silver bars ? I bought some at my LCD for 19.50 an oz posted 1 on ebay an it sold for 81.00!! Are they rare I have 8 left should i sell them or keep them ?
Royal mint has nice designs but some questionable quality with milk spots and finish.. Perth mint has some nice designs and good finish. US mint has had some good design in past but recent ones have dropped the ball.. CANADIAN MINT has great designs but low quality finish due to milk spots.. Mexican mint has the same designs but high premiums but good quality.. Perth mint is my favorite ATM.. Favorite over all
The new 2021 Britannia is just beautiful especially with the new security markings . But....... the Perth kookaburra is just the absolute dog's conkers.
The Austrian Mint is a great mint and Europe's oldest mint. Their best products are the Maria Theresa dollar and the Austrian Philharmonic. My issue with the Maria Theresa dollar is its too thin. I like thicker chunky coins. The Austrian Silver Philharmonic is the only bullion coin with a smooth edge. Personally I like coins with reeded edges and with edge lettering. So for these reasons the Austrian mint is not my favourite mint.
Being from the U.S. I love the ASE but I believe each country/mint have their own crown jewel and it's nice to have a mix otherwise stacking will just get boring and repetitive
Jonathan Reese being from the uk with 20% sales tax on silver and platinum stacking those metals is uneconomical
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
@ Hate to bring this up old chap but BOAC does not exist anymore
@@tomcat2395 *.....ello Gov'ner. **_"Flew in from Miami Beach BOAC, didn't get to bed last night...."_* ("Back in th USSR -The Beatles). *So you are saying the **_"Tax Man"_** is going to **_"Sock It To Me"_** ?* *_There will be no "Duty Free" even though I am bringing a gift to the ghost of my dead Grandmother in Dundee ?_*
@ Top hole. Really spiffing
US ASE for liquidity. 5 oz ATBs for collectability/low mintages. Perth mint for quality but high premiums.
I love those 5oz ATB rounds, shame they are not easily accessible for UK customers
I've enjoyed everything from the Germania Mint so far. It's just an outstanding product all around. Strike, Art, limited mintage and outstanding packaging. Premium is a bit high, but you get what you pay for. The new lion series from the South African's is quite well done. By volume, I have a bit of an obsession with private 2 oz bullion coin and have crates full of it. I just enjoy their heft. Substantial without going overboard.
They do a great job for sure.
Queens Beasts are my favourite series ever!!!
They are the best!
Perth Mint all the way!!! 😍😍😍
My favorite mint is the Perth mint i love the perth mint.
Perth mint hands down is the best. kangaroos, kookaburra, koala, swans, lunar series, Dragon bar coins, perthmint cast bars, sealed bars. So much options and the quality is good on all of them
Libertad reverse proof in gold or silver is the most beautiful coin in the world. The bullion version not so much but there is just something incredibly special about reverse proof libertad.
Perth Mint, Canadian Mint then U.S mint. In that order
I only recently moved Canadian mint up in my top 3. Since milk spotting has been fixed. And they are relatively liquid and easy to sell.
Canadian mint is best for gold and platinum imo. Perth close second, US last. I put US and Perth above canadian in silver. That's said, all are the best choices above the rest in the world.
JM Bullion and Apmex ships free on orders over $99. So, good mints for small investors. Silver is silver, gold is gold, .999 is .999, sets and collections look nice but at the end of the day they are only worth spot value.
Nope. shipping on both sites is free, only for $199+ orders (SEPT 2021).
Then it's been updated.
Tell that to shibe mint coins. Or casascius and lealana.
There are soooo many mints and choices out there now. I have pieces from many mints. I get what I like for a price I like. Just keep them dry and loving what I have is all that maters to me. I love em all !
A great way to look at things my friend, thanks as always for stopping by and commenting!
It still amazes me there is no program at all with the Royal Canadian Mint to allow for an exchange due to the milk spot issues of the past. I am not saying they should pay a premium but I would think some people would be willing to exchange old milk spotted coins with newer versions where it appears they have figured out how to deal with the problem.
After seeing a wide variety myself, I have to say it’s a tie with Perth mint and Royal mint.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I love the Perth Mint. But my favorite coin of all is the Maple. I have been very lucky with Milk Spotting. Most of mine are later dates so hopefully not going to be an issue.🤞☺️👩🏻🦰🏵
My first silver purchase was from the Perth Mint. I have to admit they make a very beautiful Bullion Silver Coins. I recently purchased the 2 Ounce “75th Anniversary Iwo Jima Coins”. But they marketed as an “American Battle Theme Coin” made by the “Perth Mint” as a American Australia partnership. Anyway I think for a first timer, I made a good choice. Thank You for showing us your collection. I made other purchases from other mints around the world. But it is to hard to the find a Mexican Mint Bullion Silver Coins and the Scottsdale Bullion Mint Silver Coins.
I think the Perth mint makes some of the best coins. Having said that, my favorite gold bullion is the Britannia.
Bad quality tho..
The best mint in the world is the Carson City mint from the cowboy days!
Totally the most desirable mint marks out there!
The Mint Shield seems to work. My newer Canadian coins are fine. I just wish they'd put a crown on the queen on the Canadian coins. It's like she's slumming it for Canada or something lol.
Canadian silver is from mexico
I love Maple Leafs. 9999 fine and lots of security features. Premium isn't too bad here either. The mintshield tech also seems to be holding up so far. Haven't really seen a coin past 2017 with milk spots on them.
I have a Germania 10oz which I have been trying to flip. But Ireland is a small market so I ain't moved it. The thing is it is so gorgeous I am happy to keep it and just hold it and look at it.
As An Aussie I am Choosing The Perth Mint...Get That Up Ya, Ya Dog! 😅
My favorite Mint is the Peppermint.
Good choice.
I think South Korea makes some of the nicest coinage around. Check it out! Or rounds i should say
Kitco.
Good point. Very good mint also
As an American the “America the Beautiful” coins are just awesome. They are a tad expensive but if you purchase at release hey come out to about the same price as an ASE on a per oz basis. They are extremely limited in number (most of series is below 100k) which in a few decades should make them all highly collectible. Thinking long term hopefully these will help my grandchildren that aren’t even born yet!!
The best mint I would have to say is the Perth Mint. I just love their coins. They also come up with new innovative products each and every time. The second best mint is the Royal Mint in Wales. I just love the Queen's Beast coins. They pushed up the Royal Mint'so reputation in my eyes.
That Niue Owl is a representation of the very first minted coin from Greece. It's a little ugly by today's standards, but that was the first coin design in history apparently. I may be wrong, but I've seen a couple of articles on it, so I'm 99% sure.
Yes indeed, it is a very old design that has been brought back to life.
Owl is dope
@@anonymoususer2270 the owls are also stackable
Pert mint are great but their 2019 Kangaroos are so incredibly low relief you almost need a loupe to read them. The 2020 ones seem to be the same design.
Mr BYB makes a very good point about opinions being subjective. I had a monster box of 2oz turtles, that's 400oz. I
Iiked the smooth rounded finish of the reeded edges, but the design just didn't do it for me. I switched the proceeds into silver britannias and platinum QBs. I'm looking forward to getting my 1oz Platinum QB Falcon of the Plantagenets and my 1oz gold White Lion of Mortimer tomorrow.
Thanks for sharing your opinions my friend, it's a big world and lots to choose from!
Although I basically stack Maple Leafs, I personally think the Perth Mint is the best mint in the world.
I recently purchased 5 of the 2014 1 oz silver Libertads from my LCS and nearly all from the roll I selected from had milk spots. Beautiful coins from Mexico, though and low premiums so couldn't resist. I also have a 1/2 oz gold Libertad as well as a Mexico 50 pesos that will arrive soon, both UNC.
Oh I almost forgot. The South African Mint. This is a great mint. I love their Gold Krugerrands which was the first gold bullion coin minted in 1967. Only problem with the Krugerrand is its a 22 carat gold coin. I like my gold coins to be 24 carat. Another famous product is the Natura Series which features gold coins showcasing different wildlife ( lions, giraffe, hyenas, hippos etc). This mint caters more to gold collectors than silver collectors. If I had a lot of money, I'd buy the entire Natura Series.
You can't beat the Perth Mints coins that you pay a premium for as the best for avoiding spotting etc but their low premium ones are just as bad as everyone else.
I agree, it's a funny old world of coin making with similar problems form different mints
Agreed. My kangaroos all end up tarnished in about 2-3 years
Agree, their bullion coins are nothing to be excited about.
I'd say Perth Mint, then RCM from 2018, then RM.
To me it is very simple :
1 perth mint
2 Mexican
3 RCM
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Canadian mint? I'd say that I'd never take advice from someone that has that mint in their top 3... RCM- Royal Canadian Milkies....disgusting mint
My favorite mint is the one with the lowest premium
yes indeed!
I look at it this way right now you can buy American Eagle 20 roll for like eight hundred sixty bucks real quick or you can buy 25 buffalo head for the same price and get more ounces Colette's prophet
Pert Mint by far, for quality.
They do great work for sure.
I've got 10 pieces of silver so just beginning thanks for your video
No worries buddy, thanks for watching
Perth Mint is definitely at the top of the list. May not be number 1 to some, but certainly makes the top 3
RCM would be higher on my list, but they have Major Spotting Issues, so I will only buy maple leaf as general bullion.
Would never invest additional premium dollars on a Canadian coin. Really like some of the queens beasts series,
but they too have some spotting issues. Only premium that I buy is Perth.
Sunshine mint, gods of Egypt, Sobek 2 oz. round is amazing.
They do a great job for sure!
Great video. I'm not really sure which mint I prefer. I kind of just buy what I want at whatever mint is selling it at the time.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
The Perth Mint really does make the best looking coins
Where does one go in California to get coins custom minted? Silver rounds from bars.
Opened a sealed tube of 2020 britannias to put them in capsules. Here in spain we have special capsules called ultra intercept that prevent tarnishing. Out of 25 britannias 10 had some damage, scratches milk spots and some kind of baked in dots of another metal. Horrible mint. I have a 1993 kilo kookaburra with zero milk spots and seems like brand new. Perth mint is the best no doubt. The have an amazing quality control.
I have noticed the Philh. & even Kangaroos at my LCS all had discoloration on the edges. So, I have avoided those so far.
The five dollar face value of the 1 ounce Maple leafs and their .9999 purity put the RCM bullion above all the rest for the serious silver stacker. Looking pretty isn't really the point, is it?
Well, if you are just after silver content only the yes, it doesn't matter. For a lot of people, it does matter though.
Something of late that really intrigues me is the Perth Mint's pink gold bars with embedded pink diamonds. It's really very expensive, almost 10,000 US dollars nd no mint has ever made such a product. The Perth mint is also known for the largest gold bullion coin ever produced - 10 Tonne gold kangaroo with a face value of 10 million Australian dollars.
What about the Sunshine Mint? They also make the US Silver Eagles.
They do great work or sure!
Metropolis 2026 they supply the planchets but they’re stamped at the US mint.
@ Backyard Bullion,
I do agree with your Opinions. The Private Own Mints are the Most Highly Detailed Ones that are molded into the Antique Finishes. I Personally do not have one on hand.
I do have a Specific Question about which Coin Capsule that you Utilize for your Silver Coin Collection. What is the Manufacture's Name and is it Available upon the Internet? Thanks again.
G.C.E. known as 150Spoke9
I always liked the Mexican Peso . Great eagle with snake ,but I am talking about circulated coins . I love the Americans like the Walking Liberty . Peace Dollar and Morgan . What about a First Majestic one ounce ,beautiful private press . If you are stacking you care more about weight than aesthetics . For me I will mix up 20 of this 20 of that and some halves as well
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Just kinda want to get a few from each mint if I can.
But man, milking on my maples have been an issue. (Luckily it’s mostly for liquidation in long term) I really want commonwealth stuff to collect, but walking liberties are best for my savings to get most of
Some mints make really spectacular coins but they are almost never mentioned by anybody. The Mint of Poland, the Russian Mint, the Pobjoy Mint (in Surrey, England) and coins of Belarus and Kazakhstan are really spectacular. You don't find a lot of their coins in Western Europe or North America. Some of their coins even beat the designs of the Perth Mint in my view.
Germania Mint is a Polish private own Mint !!
@@sandylopez9346lmao I love the irony
Where’s China??? Love those Pandas.
Only so many mints that could be talked about!
@@BackyardBullion if Hong Kong had a bullion coin, would it have the queen on it? :)
This is a Western video. They don’t care about Asian mints
Please make a video about Dutch proof lion dollar
I would if I had one, but I don't plan to get one any time soon!
@@BackyardBullion if you do get one please make a video
In short,
1) Perth mint
2) Canadian mint
3) U.S. mint
Then the rest. As for "milking", I've been collecting since 2014 and have never had a single milk spot on a Canadian coin.
👍
Im a west aussie, so perth mint
Also abc bullion
(Australian bullion company
ive just bought 3, 2021 britannia 1oz coins, as they have the new security features, i thought theyd be a better choice than previous years. was I right??
The Mexican Mint (Casa Monedas) literally Money House in Spanish is a great mint. Here is my issue. Their most famous product, the Mexican Silver Libertad is the only bullion coin without a face value, so I am hesitant to consider it a coin. It's more like a silver round. My second issue is I liked the original Mexican Libertads that had edge lettering. Sometime in the 1990s the Mint decided to get rid of edge lettering and make a second version of the Mexican Libertad. I thought they should have kept the original Libertad which was smaller, clunker and had edge lettering.
I like silver that is legal tender in North America, but without high premiums, so the Canadian Maple Leafs work best in that regard. I love the design of the Maple Leaf because it's elegant and not flashy. I'd not been aware of the milk spot issues, but the biggest consideration for me is familiarity, or being recognizable. That's because precious metals are first and foremost a store of wealth, so I want bullion and coins to be as ubiquitous and official looking as possible. That being said, I'm not a huge silver eagle fan, even though I'm an American. I get the impression that people who've been stacking for a long time get into the more artsy offerings to keep their interest up. I admire some of the artistic coins that are of high quality, but some are so flamboyant or silly that they look like amusement park tokens or souvenirs. Owning a few of those is fine just for fun, but I certainly don't want obscurities being a major part of my stack.
hi great video just asking really these silver train coins i see on ebay are they worth anything regards alan
I don't know which ones you are referring to. Personally I would steer clear of eBay like it had the plague.
@@BackyardBullion its the turks & caicos islands silver coin trains or locomotives?
Where is the best place in the UK to purchase foreign silver coins. Must I buy directly from foreign Mints.
So i know im biased as a Canadian, but i think as a bullion coin the maples have a beautiful simple design and, the new Mintshield they have implemented seems to be working as none of my maples from 2018 forward have developed milk spotting to any degree, however their collector coins have become in my opinion their downfall, it seems every week they have a new .9999 coin on varying weights and they always try to make limited runs so for a 15 gram 9999 coin they charge nearly $1000 but only because they are making 5k but i think their bullion is solid but not work much of a premium.
Besides premiums and whatnot, is there any disadvantage to buying generic brand silver? Will pawn shops (for example) only accept JM, Asahi, etc? Or do they buy whatever brand, like Silver Towne and others?
Don't sell to pawn shops. Build a reputation as an online seller and do peer to peer
Which is the best mint for the 1oz silver Indian/buffalo?
No US mint?
I will only be buying coins that come in capsules going forward. Too many damaged coins being sent out by dealers. The Royal Mint has the most flops in my opinion. None of their products have sharp detail and seem to have only two finishes. They also over use the dot background finish because older designs with proof like finish looked terrible and were plagued with quality issues.
This is not the worst idea ever. Quality is very important for some people and worth way more than the small premium over spot for a capsuled coin. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the topic!
Perth Mint is leagues ahead of any other, by a huge margin.
Totally agree, their standard is insanely high
@@BackyardBullion Perth mint and Germania r the same league
Are there any Italian Silver Coins?
I am sure there are, but not well known! As to modern ones, not sure.
My personal favorite are the libertads, then the new zealand turtles, then Perth, them maples.
Perth and US. Probably not going to appreciate a lot on you but the American Silver Eagle has got to be the best dollar-to-dollar going out there
Is it worth to invest a bit more for anniversary coins in terms of resale price?
Who knows is the honest answer
I'm from Perth and have all of there recent coins and I also have those Queens Beasts and the Britania and those British coins are my favorites but most of all is my Germania coins...The Queens head is boring....
Niue is my favorite. Tree of Life Kooks close 2nd..
RCM is putting out some impressive rounds and bars post 2015
The other mint of note is the Bavarian State Mint in Germany which produces the Somali Elephant Series and the Rwandan Wildlife Series coins. I am little hesitant to regard these as legitimate coins. First they are not accepted in their respective countries as legal tender and they are not sanctioned by the government's of Somalia and Rwanda. So how can they be called coins, they are to rounds only valuable as collector pieces and for their melt value.
The Royal Canadian Mint from my home country- Canada. What can I say about them? They are mediocre - in the middle, neither the best or the worst. The best product is the Canadian Silver Maple Leaf. There used to be issues with milk spots. I don't know if the Mint has totally eliminated this problem. The Mint used to have really great products but lately I have not been really impressed with any of their coins. The new coins are lackluster.
I've picked up a little of everything (whatever is on sale). Of course nothing is really on sale at the moment.
Perth mint for quality. Royal mint for designs I think (when they're on the ball)
Yes indeed, zombie dog and dead pig aside!
100% agree
I buy RCM and Republik Osterreich. I find the US eagles and Perth mint are overpriced in Canada. I am ultimately buying for the melt value more than anything else, so some milk spots here and there aren't a big deal to me. But if there are Royal mint or US coins that run good deals, I might pick some up.
Perth mint is the best for sure, I'm very happy with the new 2020 Kook and Kangaroos. 2019 Maple is also nice and so far I haven't found any problem with milk spot yet. The edges of the new 2020 Britannia is kinda rough I had a hard time putting them back to the tube.
I hate getting britannias back into the tube, they don't fit well! Very annoying!
being pretty new to this i guess perth mint but there are so many other nice coins out there guess its i good time to be stacking/collecting with so many choices and variety its a win win
The best mint is obviously Perth Mint as their really strict on QC on all items & knowing what products are a hot sell. Perth Mint being so close to the Asia Market always seems to know what temps the Asian market such as the Lunars, Dragons & Pixiu Lions. The Royal mint is fantastic with their Gold products but with the Silver Milk spotting is a let down considering their Silver Market is bigger than Gold. An Australian Bullion Dealer had to lose out & set aside 20% of his Britannia Silver Coin as he didn’t want to pass it on to his customers knowing how bad the milk spotting was.
Wow really amazing video!!!
The royal mint designs are my favourite, but I've yet to get a single Britannia that wasn't dinged, or scuffed either in production or in the tubes, not to mention 100% of my Brits have milk spotting.
My Perth mint coins are flawless, not a single mark. I can't commend them enough, and considering RM coins are CGT free, I'd love to buy more, but all of mine look pretty bad and lose their premium
Anyone hear of Empire international INC. acorn 1 oz silver bars ? I bought some at my LCD for 19.50 an oz posted 1 on ebay an it sold for 81.00!! Are they rare I have 8 left should i sell them or keep them ?
Just out of interest, why would you cut up and melt your milky maples? Surely, being coins they still have some premium over metal ingots?
Royal mint has nice designs but some questionable quality with milk spots and finish..
Perth mint has some nice designs and good finish.
US mint has had some good design in past but recent ones have dropped the ball..
CANADIAN MINT has great designs but low quality finish due to milk spots..
Mexican mint has the same designs but high premiums but good quality..
Perth mint is my favorite ATM..
Favorite over all
Aussie, Perth mint, Royal Mint, US Mint, RCM, and Sunshine mint
Have you seen the franklin mint.. have had the genius of Michelangelo coin and it is stunning beats most gov minted coins
👊👊👊perth sounds good as well as Scottsdale
The Perth Mint by all means is the best mint.
Yes I agree
The new 2021 Britannia is just beautiful especially with the new security markings . But....... the Perth kookaburra is just the absolute dog's conkers.
All the USA mints are the best!!
They do great work!
I have left a Maple Leaf from 2018 (first with Mintshield) outside without a cap, and it still hasn't spotted. So far I'm pretty impressed.
Fair enough, so far so good with the new maples, but will they stand the test of time
Can milk spots be cleaned off the coins?
Yes, depending on how much potential damage (i.e. micro scratches) you want to have on your coin. You can use a soft eraser (rubber) to work them out.
In my (biased) opinion the 2021 Britannia is the nicest coin. Next I would say the Canadian Maple. I’m not a fan of the Aussie coins though.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Scottsdale mint . They have a cool lion logo
The Perth Mint.
The best mint!
The Austrian Mint is a great mint and Europe's oldest mint. Their best products are the Maria Theresa dollar and the Austrian Philharmonic. My issue with the Maria Theresa dollar is its too thin. I like thicker chunky coins. The Austrian Silver Philharmonic is the only bullion coin with a smooth edge. Personally I like coins with reeded edges and with edge lettering. So for these reasons the Austrian mint is not my favourite mint.
Nuie is an island nation. The NewZealand mint produces coins for Nuie.
Very informative. :)