it spiked last because someone at GM couldn't get platinum for an order, and found out palladium was as effective in CatConverters, so he bought all he could (like half the world's supply) and the market reacted

Oof wow

Yeah, I always check before I walk in just in case...but over time I have built a relationship with my dealer. In CA they have to collect tax on sales of metals, but with frequent purchases they've come to say, "we'll cover that this time" pretty often. Even worked on some hobby stuff with them.

Typical markup for the shop is 3-5%

Tax here as well, unfortunately

What is it there?

like 9% i think...it's a scam

It’s 9% here too

The beauty is, if I have to leave CA, I take it all with me. It's not in a bank.

I mean, sucks it’s nine everywhere, good they’re not absolutely gouging you in CA though

All mine’s in a safe bolted to the floor lmao

Real downtown Birmingham hours

wew

I garden late at night sometimes.

Do inventory occasionally.

@Argument of Perigee got me fired up to count my treasure. He has me beat to be sure, but you feel like a king having what people used to suffer all day to get....until 1913 a dime was a days pay...a silver dime.

No one’s stolen my plants this year, which owns. Last year I put a tomato plant out in the courtyard outside my window and someone stole it. Not the tomatoes off the plant, just picked up the pot and dabbed out.

jerks

Quarters were silver up until 67 or so, right?

Were dimes the same?

64

The old mercury dimes had an awesome aesthetic

but 65 there are some 40% coins...I think half dollars.

Markup on coins vs bullion shift...some months dimes and quarters have a higher premium to people than the metal.

You could watch the trends and sell on craigslist to people and buy bullion with it...but I just buy what's cheap usually.

I think all the silver but a bit I have are maple leaves

I have a few American silver dollars and a 2oz turtle from Niue

They're pretty, but I don't like Queen Liz

I have a bunch of Canadian, they were sterling until sometime in the 40s I think, then 80 until late 60s I think...don't remember the years but I got that because it was AT SPOT...

Other than that I get generic rounds.

I have a tube or two of Eagles, but they're not my fav.

I’d love to get my hand on some Krugerrands one day

Not today because ow oof expensive, but some day

Those have a nice color, but they are explicitly restricted in air travel...

You can only take 15 with you if you’re leaving South Africa I think

Legal tender laws

Oh wow

South Africa also has some strict law about exporting them if I remember right

I didn't know that, maybe I'll go there someday...

When I'm rich.

Yeah I’d love to go. They have this really cool, old times colonial train that’ll run you down from Johannesburg to Cape Town