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silver bullion coins:




These are "bullion" grade coins, intended for collecting and investing, not circulation and spending. Most of them
are .999 or better purity silver, and would quickly get damaged in circulation due to how soft the metal is. They've
got a face value printed on them and are technically legal tender, but their "melt value" is always much higher than
their face value. Most of the mints give the one ounce silver bullion coins a face value of one dollar, but since
they're not really intended for spending the mark doesn't carry much meaning.

When sovereign mints first started releasing bullion silver coins (usually as collectable and commemoratives) they
weren't colored, but a market quickly developed for these coins being colorized by independent parties. The mints
soon followed suit, releasing their own colorized coins in addition to the original bare-metal ones.

Mints also were contracted by these independent groups to produce bullion coins for collection and investment.
These "coins" (often referred to as "rounds") are not legal tender and show no face value, but are popular with
individuals that are either investing in silver or are stockpiling tradable precious metals in the event of a
social collapse. (both groups are often referred to as "silver stackers" or just "stackers")

While gold could also be "stacked" in this way, silver is by far the most popular metal to stack, due to its more
reasonable value. A gold coin would be much more difficult to barter with, given the need to "make change" when
trading it. This makes gold the better investor's coin, and silver the better prepper's coin, although there's
still considerable overlap by stackers.



1 ounce bullion coins

less than 1 oz bullion coins



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