Lr103

A small 4 oz increase to gold stack. These completer coins are very nice. It is one of my favourites. Higly recommended

Only a bullion completer queens beast but im happy with it there stunning coins 

It would seem something special is quickly turning into something flawed at least with regards to the 1oz gold proofs. A number of them have been reported to have a defect in the arch above the unicorn including my own. Attached is a photo of mine but there are a bunch of others at this point including the one that was put up for auction on ebay earlier today - this fault is the reason the auction was ended. The theory I've seen given elsewhere is that the mint overused the die. Some I've seen look worse than my own with even more of the arch missing.

I received the 1oz proof today, it’s a stunning design.
I just wish the 5oz had still been available but I’m happy with this.

I will second that. Mine just arrived 😍
 

My 1oz proof arrived today.
Apologies for the photos bad phone and bad user!
Really pleased with it.
Does anyone think I should get it graded? Or just leave it? I'd be interested in the Numastisticians in you lot as I am not one. I normally collect bullion hence the name.
But saw the design I was hooked.

It’s arrived my 5 ounce silver proof and what a beauty it is and very well presented 

My silver 1oz proof ones turned up and to be fair look amazing no obvious marks either 

Mine have arrived - what a stunning design - beautiful - Enjoy  
Well happy to have been so lucky to get these.
Feeling these might be a future classic in the making personally 

Just want to echo what everyone else is saying above, welcome to the Silver Forum! 

Welcome. The two lowest priced dealers in the US are SD Bullion and Silver.com. APMEX is generally a rip-off if the product is available at the other two.
Silver.com is owned by JM Bullion, but is significantly cheaper on most products. Why would JM Bullion operate a separate online dealer with lower prices than its existing store? It's complicated, but it has to do with price strategy, price discovery (learning the equilibrium price of a given product), and scooping up more search results on Google and so forth. JM Bullion bought the domain "Silver.com" for nearly a million dollars a few years ago to execute their strategy. Maybe @LawrenceChard can chime in with thoughts on this kind of dealer strategy.
The choice between SD Bullion and Silver.com often comes down to shipping charges, because they'll be very close on price (and much cheaper than everyone else). Silver.com is often nominally cheaper, but the hitch is that they charge for shipping on all orders below $3,000. This is a much higher threshold than most dealers – it's usually set around $200. SD Bullion ships free for orders above $199. On the other hand, Silver.com only charges $5.95 for shipping, on those orders under $3,000, which is about the lowest shipping charge in the industry. SD Bullion charges $9.95, but that's only if your order is under $199.
So when they're close on price, Silver.com will win on orders under $199. It gets complicated on orders above that, and you just have to do the math as needed. On orders over $3,000, Silver.com usually wins.
Those two are where I recommend you buy all your bullion, if possible. They're virtually never beat by any other dealers on anything they actually have in stock. In fact, I can't remember a single time they've been beat, and I have lots of saved price data in spreadsheets. The exception is when a dealer has a sale, of course, some sort of promo. Those can be very handy, especially for beginners like yourself, since many of the best promos are specifically for new customers. I got a very nice 10 oz silver bar at spot price from SilverGoldBull last year, because I was a new customer there.
So keep an eye out for promos. Subscribe to dealer newsletters and emails and you'll get offers. They all do it.
The only time to deviate from SD Bullion or Silver.com or a promo is for something they just don't have in stock. That's when you go to JM Bullion, BOLD Precious Metals, Bullion Exchanges, Gainesville Coins, SilverGoldBull, et al. APMEX is your last resort. They're almost always a rip-off, but they also have the widest selection, and it's possible they'll be the only dealer stocking a 2 oz 2017 Silver Libertad or some such.
Note that if you're stacking and not collecting, you'll never need to venture to overpriced dealers just because they have one specific thing that you want. If you're stacking, you can be more disciplined and patient. SD Bullion and Silver.com will always have the major products in stock, at least in normal market conditions. Right now there's a shortage everywhere, but they still have the flagship bullion products like the major national mint stuff (Eagles, Maple Leafs, Britannias, etc). Bars are mostly out of stock everywhere, with maybe one or two choices per size at major dealers, or zero stock of sizes like 1 oz.
Also note that if you're in North Texas, DFW, etc and you buy from JM Bullion or Silver.com, it's not actually local in the physical sense. It's not coming from a local facility or fulfillment center. It's coming from Las Vegas. JMB doesn't do their own fulfillment. They farm that out to A-Mark, a major behind-the-scenes precious metals distributor with operations in Vegas. My SilverGoldBull order came from Vegas, so they probably use A-Mark as well (I think SilverGoldBull is based in Canada). SD Bullion does their own fulfillment. I think they're in Michigan.
There's also Texas Precious Metals somewhere south of you. They have a good reputation in the industry, and they're the only dealer I know of that does limit orders, where you can trigger automatic purchases based on spot price movement or something.
Gainesville Coins is good and they have lots of unique inventory with trident and sea themed designs.
BOLD Precious Metals is pretty good, and carries a lot of fancier bullion, Marvel superhero stuff and so forth. The premiums on that will be steep though.
Golden State Mint has unique inventory, and not too expensive. They're one of the few that carry a lot of the Silver Shield series, like the Freedom Girl rounds – those are great.

My 1oz Gold arrived this morning, the forum seems to have been down a lot lately so just catching up on the thread on this one... 

I was on the site by chance when it was released, took a chance on this as I really liked the design but havn't collected any others in the series. 



 

After a couple of whiskey’s, was having a little retrospective on the design. I really like this design compilation to bookend the Queen’s Beasts series and also as a standalone design. It complements well. However, in thinking about the overall design, given the actual Queen’s Beasts presentation at HRH’s coronation on 02 June 1953, I think it would have been a fitting portrayal having the coin’s reverse effigy of Queen Elizabeth II from her 1953 obverse. With the coin’s obverse of her current effigy, as it is. 

I thirdly endorse these companies 🙂
I’ve had great experiences with all of them. And welcome to the forum!
 

I thirdly endorse these companies 🙂
I’ve had great experiences with all of them. And welcome to the forum!
 

Welcome to the forum!

I thirdly endorse these companies 🙂
I’ve had great experiences with all of them. And welcome to the forum!
 

Hi, good afternoon!  I'm new to buying silver - especially online.  Is there a good place to start with identifying credible outfits that sell bullion and coins vs. scammers?  I've purchased primarily from JM Bullion b/c a buddy of mine recommended them and they are local to me.  Can anyone recommend any of their favorite online outfits that would also be good to shop at?
With the dawn of all of this digital currency i.e., Bitcoin I feel compelled to acquire not only bullion but also coins as they could be a dying breed as we look into the future...  Obviously, this is just my speculation.
Thanks for your help.
Andy

@Lr103  @CadmiumGreen @DarkChameleon these members are 🇺🇸 based there are plenty more on the forum that might and will help you along the way and check out the sale section for the USA and Canada that will be a great place to start 

I've bought from j m bullion, apmex, bold precious metals, monument, etc...finding your most local coin shop is good then build up a relationship and you might get access to the back room stuff or the rumors of coins on the offering that haven't been posted on eBay or auction sites...you coukd join ngc forum also, they gave a sell section to but as with all private sales and purchases its past performance and experience that matter...you can check out jewelry shops, some carry coins as well but get the red book for 2021 to give you a clue as what to spend but if buying slabbed then as they say buy the coin not the slab.

Welcome aboard The Silver Forum!
Agree all with @DarkChameleon and @SilverStorm...may want to add Bullion Exchanges @BullionExchanges, SD Bullion, and Provident.
Enjoy the journey...and the destination!

Im 100% with you, I think its fabulous. One of the best new coin designs in recent years in my opinion. but time will tell.
I think this is unfair and not the case at all, but each to their own. The mint are in the business of making money by selling premium metal, so I'd sooner they produced coins of this standard once a quarter and cut back on a lot of junk they push out on a weekly basis. But again, thats my opinion and there must be a market for what I regard junk as they keep doing it. so fair play. 
 
While I'm on... maybe a little bit of inspiration from, imo, one of the most beautiful coins in the world perhaps...

Is it Legal for a company to stress collectors out like this , with the low mintage figures plus the OCD stress of adding the 11th coin to the series. 
Eleven is a bad number if you suffer from OCD , ten coins look nice and tidy lined up. Add the 11th and your head just spins 😂😂🤕

They are in the order the proofs were released. The bullion followed a different schedule.  

And why on this Completer coin after Lion of England there is the Dragon and only then the Griffin, i.e. not vice versa as they were issued? :))