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Yankee Stacking

BULLION DEALER ASTONISHED! Only Silver & Gold *BUYERS* Lining Up?? 📉​

Oct 26, 2025
In this video my bullion dealer is absolutely astonished when only BUYERS of silver and gold rush into his shop after the pullback in spot price. Customers floor into the Coin and Stamp Shop and force Tim to stay late into the night again to buy precious metals. Tim also expresses what he thinks of the government shutdown if it's affecting the US Mint. Does last week' s silver and gold price action indicate a correction is coming? What do you think about the shortage of 2025 American Silver Eagles, Gold Eagles, and Gold Buffalos? And what will happen if silver and gold drop more?? Watch as Tim buys some Engelhard silver bars, silver rounds and gold bars from customers. Are you buying the dip in precious metals? These are unprecedented times requiring us to stack precious metals. Protect yourself from out-of-control governments, evil central banks, and the failing US dollar's grip as the world's reserve currency. Make sure you build a stack of gold and silver rounds, bars, and coins as essential barter and wealth preservation!

BULLION DEALER ASTONISHED! Only Silver & Gold *BUYERS* Linin
 
SD Bullion Weekly

Silver Highest Nominal Monthly Price Close Ever​

Happy Halloween, all my fellow bullion bull freaks out there.
Silver finished October 2025 with its highest nominal monthly close ever, up +64% year to date.
But the fundamental drivers of the world's silver market—now and in the future —are what matter most.
The gold and silver markets traded flat, slightly down on the week.
The spot silver price ended the week at $48.58 oz bid.
The spot gold price closed the week just above the key round number at $4,003 oz bid.
The spot gold-silver ratio fell a few ticks, given silver's relative strength versus gold, ending the week at 82.
And finally, almost done —might I be so bold as to suggest you visit www.SDBullion.com/deals this weekend and consider the following offerings if you're considering adding to your physical precious metals positions.
That will be all for this week's SDBullion Market Update. And as always, to you out there, take great care of yourselves and those you love


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Yankee Stacking

Nov 2, 2025 #Silver #Gold #GovernmentShutdown

In this video my bullion dealer is frustrated by the shortages of American Silver Eagles, American Gold Eagles, and American Gold Buffalos minted by the US Mint. Customers are feeling the pain of vanishing silver and gold supplies from the US Mint as they try to buy precious metals from Tim Marschner of the Coin and Stamp Shop. Is the lingering government shutdown to blame? And when will Tim receive shipments of silver and gold eagles and buffalos to replenish his supply? Is Tim targeting another wholesaler to supply him with gold and silver? Watch as Tim sells thousands of dollars' worth of precious metals he does have in stock and explains what's happening with gold and silver premiums! What's next? Was this the last pullback in the spot price of precious metals? These are unprecedented times requiring us to stack precious metals. Protect yourself from out-of-control governments, evil central banks, and the failing US dollar's grip as the world's reserve currency. Make sure you build a stack of silver rounds, silver bars, silver coins, and gold coins as essential barter and wealth preservation!

DEALER FRUSTRATED BY VANISHING SILVER & GOLD SUPPLY. Premiums SPIKE as Mint Problems Continue!
 
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SD Bullion Weekly

Silver Critical Mineral Confirmed, Fed Signals Balance Sheet Expansion​

Premiered 9 hours ago
As we have been telling you here for years, it is now confirmed that silver is vital to America’s economy and national security.
Silver, along with other major precious metals such as platinum and palladium, is deemed essential by the USA.
The spot silver price traded a touch down, and the spot price traded flat on the week.
The spot silver price closed at $48.24 oz bid, and the spot gold price ended the week at $4000.18 oz bid price.
The spot gold-to-silver ratio climbed slightly on gold's strength versus silver this week, effectively closing at 83 oz of spot silver to afford 1 oz of spot gold.
That will be all for this Week's Bullion Market Update. As always, to you out there, take great care of yourselves and those you love.


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Cited Segment Sources:

- What’s Behind Silver’s Winning Streak? | Presented by CME Group, Bloomberg News • What’s Behind Silver’s Winning Streak? | P...
- Silver added to USGS Critical Minerals List in 2025:https://www.usgs.gov/programs/mineral...
- Google Gemini search result on Silver's USGS Critical Minerals List inclusion in 2025https://gemini.google.com/share/c1763...
- Gold's Quarterly Average Price Likely To Hit $5,000 In 2026: CPM Group | CNBC TV18 • Gold's Quarterly Average Price Likely To H...

- Win 500 Silver Coins, enter here: https://SDBullion.com/sweepstakes
 
Yankee Stacking

Gold & Silver Stacker Travels 11,000 MILES to See My Bullion Dealer, AS SILVER GOES CRITICAL!​

Nov 9, 2025 #Silver #Gold #CriticalSilver
In this video a gold and silver stacker travels from all the way from Australia in part to visit my bullion dealer Tim Marschner of the Coin and Stamp Shop. Tim's world traveler both sells and buys precious metals in the shop and discusses stacking in the land "down under". Watch as we discuss the price of gold and silver and the ongoing manipulation of the silver and gold futures markets. Is Tim right about a further drop in spot prices? What does it mean that the government has added silver to the critical minerals list? Protect yourself from out-of-control governments, central banks, and the failing US dollar. Make sure you build a stack of silver rounds, silver bars, silver coins, and gold coins as essential barter and wealth preservation!

Gold & Silver Stacker Travels 11,000 MILES to See My Bullion Dealer, AS
 
Nick /FA

Is It Time to Swap GOLD for This OTHER Precious Commodity?​

Nov 10, 2025
What is the real reason for the run up in gold and silver recently? Is it really just a weak US dollar? Looking at the run up in gold and silver in other countries and currencies disproves this theory. Also, the low price of crude oil which is mostly priced in US Dollars also disproves this. How is one ounce of gold worth close to 70 barrels of oil which is a record high? If crude oil is so cheap compared to gold and silver, is it better to sell gold or sell silver and invest in oil or at least move some money from gold into oil stocks?
The real reason for gold and silver moving so much is the concerted effort of non Western Central Banks buying gold instead of US Treasuries. They started doing this in 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine and had it’s dollar assets frozen by the EU and the US. What happens when these Central Banks slow down or stop their buying of gold?
How far can gold and silver get above the actual mining cost of production. I look at how far it got above the all in sustained cost in 2011 and what those prices would be today for a similar move.


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Yankee Stacking

DESPERATE BULLION DEALER NEEDS PRECIOUS METALS NOW!! Vietnam Vet Buys His FIRST Gold & Silver.​

Nov 11, 2025 #Silver #Gold #VeteransDay
In this video my bullion dealer is desperately waiting for deliveries of gold and silver coins and silver rounds. Are the new spot price highs in gold and silver bullion driving people to buy more precious metals? Are buyers still outnumbering sellers in Tim's coin shop? Watch as Tim Marschner of the Coin and Stamp Shop sells thousands of dollars' worth of gold Eagles, and some gold and silver bars. Silver rose over $50 an ounce again while gold is still at all-time record highs! Why is it so hard for Tim to source gold America Buffalo coins? Is the U.S. Mint intentionally curbing supply? Watch as I interview a new gold and silver stacker who is also a Vietnam veteran. Tim also appraises some potentially rare and valuable gold coins from another customer in his shop. These are unprecedented times requiring us to stack precious metals. Protect yourself from out-of-control governments, evil central banks, and the failing US dollar's grip as the world's reserve currency. Make sure you build a stack of silver rounds, silver bars, silver coins, and gold coins as essential barter and wealth preservation!

DESPERATE BULLION DEALER NEEDS PRECIOUS METALS NOW!!
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SD Bullion Weekly

China May Be Buying 10Xs More Gold Than Reported​

Precious metals continue to confirm their incredible year of price performance, with gold and silver rallying this week amid expectations of Federal Reserve liquidity and inflation.
Silver futures briefly reached a new nominal all-time high of $54.39 per ounce on Thursday, and gold surpassed $4,200 oz for the first time since last month.
We now have mainstream financial media like London's Financial Times publicly admitting that China may be buying as much as 10 times more gold than is being reported.
As well as acknowledging that government central banks are likely doing similar underdeclarations in their Official Gold Reserve buying.
Plenum Research, a Beijing consultancy, was cited in this article, backlinked in the show notes, which reported that in 2023 and 2022, China was estimated to have bought six times the official gold reported to the tune of nearly 1300 tons each year, going to Chinese gold reserves.
Of course, we all know the official gold reserves China's SAFE declares are a mere fraction of what it likely owns off balance sheets. Being the world's number one gold miner for nearly 15 years has likely also helped China amass more gold than we should venture to guess.
The spot silver and gold markets were up overall on the week, with a slight selloff at the close today.
The spot silver price closed at $50.50 oz bid, and the spot gold price ended at $4,082.50 oz bid price.
The spot gold-silver ratio ended the week at a still historically high level of 80.
The fact that, during this recent price consolidation in gold, the West has sold off so much tonnage while China's combined 20 unsecured ETFs have been the major net buyers should tell us something.
The West is still confused about what game we are apparently all playing, in terms of bullion versus all other goods, services, and asset classes ahead.
That will be all for this week's SDBullion Market Update. And as always, to you out there, take great care of yourselves and those you love.


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CLIP SOURCES
- What’s Behind the Gold Vibe Shift? | Presented by CME Group • What’s Behind the Gold Vibe Shift? | Prese...
- CHINA’S gold purchases could be more than 10Xs its official figureshttps://www.businesstimes.com.sg/inte...
- Dr. Mark Thornton on silver being declared critical in the USA:https://x.com/jessebday/status/198943...

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The COMEX and LBMA were enabling it with cooperation from the big banks that participate in high leverage trading. They are generating revenue while giving away.our natural resources.
 
Yankee Stacking

DEALER WARNS OF "RIDICULOUS" SILVER PATTERN! Are Our Bank in Trouble AGAIN??​

Nov 16, 2025
In this video my bullion dealer warns that the pattern with both silver and gold are "ridiculous" and that silver premiums are getting worse. I discuss the impact of a possible recession and market crash on the spot prices of precious metals with Tim Marschner of the Coin and Stamp Shop. Watch as Tim buys silver maples from a customer who bought his coins back in 1989 for literally $5 each! And listen to our discussion with a nomadic gold and silver stacker who travelled from Alaska in an amazing truck to by tubes of silver buffalo rounds from Tim! What's next with gold and silver premiums? Will an economic recession cause a deeper pullback in the spot price of precious metals? These are unprecedented times requiring us to stack precious metals. Protect yourself from out-of-control governments, evil central banks, and the failing US dollar's grip as the world's reserve currency. Make sure you build a stack of silver rounds, silver bars, silver coins, and gold coins as essential barter and wealth preservation!

DEALER WARNS OF "RIDICULOUS" SILVER PATTERN! Are Our Bank in
 
SD Bullion Weekly

SD Bullion Update: Silver Deficit —1.347 Billion Oz and Growing​

We continue to see large movements of silver bullion out of major exchange inventories and unsecured ETF warehouses worldwide.
The ugly truth for the silver market deficit is that if unsecured silver ETF and silver ETP flows are considered, the supply deficit is now estimated to be —1.347 billion oz and growing since 2019 through this year 2025.
Interestingly, this week, for the first time this decade of the 2020s, we saw some 3 million ounces of unsecured SLV silver holdings withdrawn from JPMorgan's NY warehouse. Why such large outflows, now?
The spot silver and gold prices sold off slightly during the week's trading.
The spot silver price closed the week at $49.95 oz bid, and the spot gold price finished this week at $4065 oz bid.
The spot gold-silver ratio ends this week at 81.
That will be all for this week's Bullion Market Update. And as always to you out there, take great care of yourselves and those you love.


16:05

CLIP SOURCES
- Silver to see ’periods of significant outperformance vs gold’, says UBShttps://www.investing.com/news/commod...
- Tightness In Silver Physical Market To Support Prices, Target Of $55-65/Oz In 2026: UBS | CNBC TV18 • Tightness In Silver Physical Market To Sup...
- Gold, Chaos & The Reckoning Ahead: Jim Rickards 1-on-1 w/ Keith McCulloughhttps://www.youtube.com/live/m0lmsEkw...

- Win 500 Silver Coins, enter here: https://SDBullion.com/sweepstakes
 
The bullion market here in Washington state is going to fall flat next year. They are going to apply sales tax to PM purchases.
Sales tax in Seattle is 10.35%. So that 10 ounce silver bar is now going to be $574.00 instead of $520. And sellin it back ain't gonna get your sales tax back. And gold? — we ain't even goin there.
 
Yankee Stacking

DEALER WARNS OF SILVER & GOLD BUYERS BAILING ON BANKS! WHY ARE THEY PULLING IT ALL OUT??​


Nov 23, 2025 #Silver #Gold #BankingCrisis
In this video my bullion dealer warns of more and more customers buying silver and gold to save their wealth OUTSIDE of the banking system. They simply do not trust their money in the banks because regardless of the FDIC insurance, depositors do NOT own their deposits--they become unsecured shareholders of the bank! Watch as Tim Marschner of the Coin and Stamp Shop discusses gold and silver and the growing mistrust of the banking cabal. Have YOU removed your savings from your bank or credit union? Do you believe that having tangible precious metals are a better and safer store of value? And what is Tim selling today in his coin shop? See the gold bars coming into his store and hear one young stacker share his 15-year love of coin collecting--especially coin relics! Also, what does Tim think about the US Government no longer minting Lincoln pennies?! These are unprecedented times requiring us to stack precious metals. Protect yourself from out-of-control governments, evil central banks, and the failing US dollar's grip as the world's reserve currency. Make sure you build a stack of silver rounds, silver bars, silver coins, and gold coins as essential barter and wealth preservation!


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Bottom Feeder said:
The bullion market here in Washington state is going to fall flat next year. They are going to apply sales tax to PM purchases.
Sales tax in Seattle is 10.35%. So that 10 ounce silver bar is now going to be $574.00 instead of $520. And sellin it back ain't gonna get your sales tax back. And gold? — we ain't even goin there.
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Have the dealer store if for a few months, then ship. That has worked for me.
 
I remember the good old days when 1 oz silver Libertads were $16 + $0.99 premium. The finish was not as nice as ASEs or Brits, but the lady on the obverse has a nice set of cans.
 
SD Bullion Weekly

SD Bullion Update: Silver +$56 oz, CME Group Price Temporarily Shuts Down​

The COMEX NYMEX CME group (the world's largest derivatives marketplace) reported a cooling system failure at one of it data centers in Illinois, which led to a technical disruption that forced the exchange to suspend trading across all products.
This included halting futures contract trading in gold and silver, as well as in a wide range of markets, from other metals and energy to currencies and digital assets.
Heightened price volatility to the upside in silver prices today followed, with silver closing at a fresh all-time nominal record price high on the week's holiday-shortened trading.
Of course, many market onlookers were not buying the CME Group's excuse for the trading halt, leaving many to believe it was indeed large orders in the holiday-thin silver trading that led to the halt so market makers could establish prices.
Here you can see wild one-dollar down and one-dollar up moves in the spot silver price last night, leading many to doubt the data center cooling system story.
We even had anonymous air conditioning technicians and experts chiming in on how silly the story was.
Wherever the truth lies, we are unlikely to learn it, but following last evening's price discovery halt, the spot silver price especially went screaming upward, jumping over 5% in nominal price on today's trading.
The spot silver price traded sharply upward, ending at $56.30 oz bid on the week and month's close.
The spot gold price ended this week at $4237 per oz, bid.
The spot gold silver ratio fell sharply, closing at 75 oz of spot silver to afford 1 oz of spot gold.
That will be all for this Week's Bullion Market Update. As always, to you out there, take great care of yourselves and those you love.


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Cited Segment Sources:
- Silver price hits record following CME Group COMEX trading outage • Silver price hits record following Comex o...

- Win 500 Silver Coins, enter here: https://SDBullion.com/sweepstakes
 
SD Bullion

The Silver Setup: From Shortages, to All Time Highs, to a Full Revaluation​

Dec 3, 2025 Market Makers Podcast
Silver has nearly doubled in 2025, breaking through its 1980 nominal high of $50 and continuing to push higher. But according to SD Bullion market analyst James Anderson, this is just the beginning of a major revaluation.
👉 What we cover:
  • Why silver remains significantly undervalued despite nearly doubling in 2025
  • Key chart signals showing we're in the early stages of a multi-year bull run
  • Economic, geopolitical, and supply/demand drivers behind potential silver price surges
  • The supply deficit crisis that experts say could push prices dramatically higher


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Yankee Stacking
Some interesting peeps in the shop today. As usual you gotta watch it on youtube. 33 mins long.

BULLION DEALER WARNS "IT'S A DIFFERENT GAME NOW!" IS THIS A GOLD & SILVER MANIA??​

Dec 3, 2025
In this video my bullion dealer warns that with silver and gold spot price "It's a different game now!" Whether it's American Silver Eagles, American Gold Buffalos, Pre-33 Gold, silver rounds, silver bars, we've now entered a new world of pricing silver and gold bullion. Is it a gold and silver mania now? Watch as customers buy and sell precious metals from Tim Marschner of the Coin and Stamp Shop. Do they feel it's too late to stack silver? Are new gold and silver stackers entering the market?? And does Tim still think pullback is coming when traders short the futures market? Watch as Tim sells thousands of dollars' worth of precious metals he has in stock and discusses what's next with precious metals. Are $100 silver and $5,000 gold next? These are unprecedented times requiring us to stack precious metals. Protect yourself from out-of-control governments, evil central banks, and the failing US dollar's grip as the world's reserve currency. Make sure you build a stack of silver rounds, silver bars, silver coins, and gold coins as essential barter and wealth preservation!

 
Waiting for the short. Tim is only paying $50/oz for Ag and selling at spot right now. He is overloaded.
 
I wonder how long it's going to take some Chinese or Indian to run a US based company that buys up excess retail supply and then ships it overseas to refine by some guy wearing sandals with no PPE on a dirt floor in the backyard shack of some backwater province.
 
SD Bullion Weekly

SD Bullion Update: Silver $59 oz🔥​

The world silver market continues to garner attention as a new nominal price record just above $59 oz spot, was ticked today to close the week.
This year has been a tremendous one for all four of the major precious metals.
To start this month, December 2025, the spot silver price had doubled on the year, platinum was up 84%, gold was up 61%, and palladium was up 58% year to date.
Perhaps more importantly, when we consider competing asset classes, precious metals have blown away stocks and bonds in 2025.
The spot silver price briefly broke above $59 oz today and closed this week at $58.15 oz bid.
The spot gold price ended this week at $4,194 oz bid price.
The spot gold silver ratio ends this week at 72 oz of spot silver to afford 1 oz of spot gold.
That will be all for this Week's SD Bullion Market Update. As always, to you out there, take great care of yourselves and those you love.


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Cited Segment Sources:
- James Anderson with Cole Keller od SD Bullion:The Silver Setup: From Shortages, to All Time Highs, to a Full Revaluation • The Silver Setup: From Shortages, to All T...
- Why silver could rise to $100 in 2026 at moment 4:42 in: • Why gold could rise to $4,900 despite rece...
- Why Silver Prices Are Soaring? - CNBC International • Why Silver Prices Are Soaring
- Gold Out, Silver In: Smart Move Or Risky Bet? | Money Mind | InvestmentSingapore's CNA Insider - • Trading Gold For Silver: Why One Investor ...
- 'Expensive, yes, but very under owned': McAlvany on buying gold • 'Expensive, yes, but very under owned': Mc...

- Win 500 Silver Coins, enter here: https://SDBullion.com/sweepstakes
 
SD Bullion

$60 Silver?! PLUS: Gold & Silver Myths—FACT or FICTION?​


Dec 10, 2025 Market Makers Podcast
Is $60 silver realistic or just another headline? In this video, we take a look at the data, market forces, and historical trends that shape conversations around silver’s long-term potential.
We also break down some of the most common gold and silver myths to determine what’s fact, what’s fiction, and what the real story looks like beneath the surface.
✔️ What we cover:
• The factors driving today’s silver price discussions
• Whether $60 silver is grounded in history, fundamentals, or speculation
• Common gold & silver myths: debunked with context and real-world information
This video is for anyone looking to better understand the forces influencing gold and silver—presented in a balanced and educational way.


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SD Bullion Weekly

SD Bullion Update: China's Silver Market Dominance, Now with Export Controls​

That beginning clip was from my recent conversation about ongoing silver and gold markets, recorded Wednesday morning with SD Bullion COO Cole Keller.
James Anderson & Cole Keller - Gold & Silver Myths—FACT or FICTION? • $60 Silver?! PLUS: Gold & Silver Myths—FAC...

The spot silver price briefly broke above $64 oz today and set a new nominal price high, with a weekly close at $61.80 oz bid.
The spot gold price ended this week with strength trading at close above a $4,300 oz bid price.
The spot gold-silver ratio ends this week at 69, with an intra-week dip to 66, illustrating the momentum is still with the silver market.
That will be all for this Week's SD Bullion Market Update. As always, to you out there, take great care of yourselves, and those you love.


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Cited Segment Sources:

- China Silver Export Restrictions (2026-2027) Transform Global Market Dynamics:https://discoveryalert.com.au/china-s...
- FLASHBACK: Gold & the Great Unraveling | Michael Oliver w/ James Anderson — Nov 9, 2018: • Gold and the Great Unraveling | Michael Ol...

- Win 500 Silver Coins, enter here: https://SDBullion.com/sweepstakes
 
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