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Seeing most on-line dealers around $85-88 / oz. Junk silver still be the best /oz prices. All of them have heavy demand / shipping delay warnings.
 
Voodoo said:
Seeing most on-line dealers around $85-88 / oz. Junk silver still be the best /oz prices. All of them have heavy demand / shipping delay warnings.
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I left a comment on a podcast that some entrepreneur should make silver bracelets and belt buckles out of melted 90%.
 

Posted a year ago. Comments are fun. Paid some debt. He did buy a new tv and some recliners….cause you got to enjoy life too.Not worth seventeen minutes. The comments, and what he bought was sad
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Yankee Stacking (gotta watch on youtube)

INSANE SILVER SHORTAGE ALARMS BULLION DEALER! 🚨 CAN I RESCUE HIM WITH A SILVER EAGLE MONSTER BOX???​


Jan 11, 2026 #Silver #SilverShortage #GSR
My bullion dealer is very alarmed by the insane silver delays from his wholesaler. He's out of silver eagles! He's out of silver maples! And he's looking at unknown delivery times for all kinds of precious metals for his bullion shop! Tim Marschner of the Coin and Stamp Shop shares his concerns with the supply of gold and silver, the insane silver delays, and how highly manipulated gold and silver spot prices are. Watch as a try to "play" the gold-to-silver ratio and run into issues selling my silver for gold. Will Tim be rescued with an emergency GSR trade? Will a customer from New Jersey be able to bail Tim out? These are amazing 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!

INSANE SILVER SHORTAGE ALARMS BULLION DEALER! 🚨
 
Fei Yen

Price of physical silver in China at $92.86 USD/oz as of Jan. 12, 2026.​

Jan 12, 2026
Today, the price of silver just exploded again so I'm giving an update on the prices here in China both at the Shanghai Gold Exchange ($90.18 USD/g) and in physical form ($92.86 USD/g) as of Jan. 12, 2026.


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Apmex

searcher

Review: Post in thread 'Apmex'

January 14, 2026

Dear Valued Customer,

The past two weeks have marked a historic moment in the precious metals market. Both gold and silver have reached record highs multiple times, driven by a convergence of global uncertainty, inflation concerns, and renewed interest in hard assets. With these price movements has come a surge in demand—one unlike anything we’ve seen in years— as new customers enter the market and seasoned investors act decisively to adjust their positions.

This level of demand brings real challenges across the entire industry. Supply is tight, order...
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SD Bullion Weekly

$100 Silver Has Arrived in Most of the World​

The spot silver price traded higher on the week, closing at $90.18 oz bid.
The spot gold price steadily climbed, nearing nominal high levels, ending at $4,597 oz bid.
The spot gold-silver ratio fell to 51 oz of spot silver to afford one troy ounce of spot gold, momentarily breaking into the high 49s intra-week.
The good news is you can still get 1 oz American Silver Eagle coins near $100 oz at SDBullion.com, as well as other bullion deals at spot on Pre-1965 silver coinage and Gold Krugerrand bullion coins.
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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- Win 500 Silver Coins, enter here: https://SDBullion.com/sweepstakes
 
Citizens for Sound Money

Nothing to see, can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab.

How to Stack When Silver Hits Triple Digits | Rob Kientz​

Jan 16, 2026 #silversqueeze #silverprice #comex
Is it too late to buy silver at $93? Or is the run to $100 just beginning?
In this episode, Rob Kientz joins Daniel Diaz at the Sovereign Coin Shop to break down the historic "Super Capital Rotation" happening right now. With Bank of America issuing a shocking $309 price target and Chinese premiums screaming "shortage," the data suggests the retail herd hasn't even arrived yet.
They discuss why the Comex is panic-hiking margins, why refiners are "full" yet premiums are exploding, and the specific strategy you need to adopt now that ounces are becoming increasingly harder to obtain.

How to Stack When Silver Hits Triple Digits | Rob Kientz
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Yankee Stacking (gotta watch on youtube)

SILVER DEALER REACTS TO SUDDEN US MINT REPRICING! Is the Mint in TROUBLE??​

Jan 18, 2026 #Silver #USMint #Repricing
In this video my bullion dealer reacts to the sudden US Mint repricing effort on numismatic silver and gold. The US Mint took down items because the spot price of precious metals rose so quickly and they may remain unavailable for 30 days! Are people concerned the US Mint is in trouble? What would happen if they stopped selling silver eagles? Watch and see customers buy bullion from Tim Marschner of the Coin and Stamp Shop and discuss silver being above $90 an ounce! Are customers happy that the spot price is so high? Are they hoping for a big correction in the price of gold and silver? 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!

SILVER DEALER REACTS TO SUDDEN US MINT REPRICING! Is
 
Silver demand is straining Apmex logistical capacity...

January 18, 2026

Dear Valued Customer,

What a week. Markets have been very volatile of late with all-time highs achieved on precious metals during the week. Although pricing has come down a little from those highs, the general feeling is there is upside potential and we as a retailer are seeing this. I will share a few data points for reference, but needless to say, silver demand increases have far surpassed gold over the last 6 weeks leading to historical volume increases.

In my last update, I showed optimism that we could be current in the near term with one caveat, “unless demand increases”. And demand did increase, putting more pressure on our company to provide the service levels you have come to appreciate. As a result, we will have to make some tough decisions, which I will get to in a moment. First, I wanted to provide some perspective as it relates to demand:
  • Last week, from an order count standpoint, it was the 4th highest week in our history and 40% higher than the week prior; for reference, our average order count is normally half last week’s volume
  • On the purchasing side, with the change to a $10K minimum, we have seen a 20% drop in tickets while purchasing dollars are still up; even with the 20% drop, purchasing tickets are still in our top 5 in our history
  • Demand for silver as a % of our revenue hit a new all-time high last week

Our employees have shown massive commitment, working long hours and weekends in an attempt to reduce the backlog. The good news, despite record volumes, service levels have remained stable, with delays averaging approximately 4 days beyond normal. That said, this is not sustainable in the near term and have decided to make a difficult decision, both to benefit our customers and our employees. Effective today, we will be instituting a $500 minimum for online orders. These orders represent approximately 50% of volume and will significantly assist in efforts to get back to the service levels we are known for. I am hopeful this minimum will only last for the week and ask for your patience.

Lastly, we unfortunately had a significant development at our mint, where we produce 90%+ of our silver bars and rounds. As a result, our output will be impacted by approximately 50%, which will lead to silver production pre-sales dates that will be 3-5 days longer than they were last week. You will see posted pre-sale dates that should be accurate based on recent events. And we will not pre-sale inventory 30+ days out as we feel that is not appropriate for our customers as there is far too much uncertainty when lead times get this long.

I want to thank you for your patience during what is historical volume. One more reference point to drive this home. Just yesterday, Saturday – Jan 17th, we had our 3rd busiest Saturday in our history – 4x a normal Saturday. We are committed to flexing our capacities as it is our opinion that demand will continue at heightened levels for at least another month or two.

You have my commitment that we will continue to be transparent and are committed to providing the best possible service that you have come to expect.
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pmbug said:
And we will not pre-sale inventory 30+ days out as we feel that is not appropriate for our customers as there is far too much uncertainty when lead times get this long.
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That's a nice way of saying, "Those who remember NWTM need not draw any unpleasant comparisons."
 
"Those who remember NWTM…"
Yeah, I had an experience with them. They were located about ten miles south of me so one day I went to the mint to buy some silver bars. They had a customer counter but no merchandise. I said I wanted to buy 20 ten ounce silver bars and the guy said we can order them.
I said order them, when do I get them. He says in a couple of weeks. And pay for them first — I left without placing an order. That was about 2010, a bit before they started robbing peter to pay paul.
 
My first silver purchase was through NWTM in January of 2013. 700 oz. at $33.25 (what a mark I was). Was supposed to be in stock and ready for delivery. After multiple phone calls I finally get my merch. I even ordered again in May. That order took even longer. They finally admitted that they don't mint the rounds until they get a certain amount of orders. I think they went under in 2016. I got lucky.
I also almost got caught up trying to buy some gold from that guy in California. Can't remember his name right now, but he was that grumpy dude. I didn't order and he got busted shortly after.
Lessons learned, but it didn't cost me other than being super stressed.
 
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I also almost got caught up trying to buy some gold from that guy in California. Can't remember his name right now, but he was that grumpy dude. ...
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Hannes Tulving

pmbug

Dead: Tulving

Website: tulving.com (edit: no longer exists)

Tulving is a bit different from most online dealers. They do not offer a shopping cart for online shopping. They list their prices and you have to call them on the phone to place an order.

Tulving is not known for gladhandling customers. When you call them, you better know exactly what you want. This is a no-nonsense outfit and they can be rude to n00bs who waste their time.

That said, Tulving consistently offers the lowest premiums on bullion available online. The catch? You have to buy in quantity. Tulving has hefty minimum...
 
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Feels like Victory watching from the sidelines while the turmoil unfolds.

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Voodoo said:
Actually they all short silver contracts because they need to hedge the physical they just bought. Or vise-versa. It's a complicated and high stakes business.
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And you and me & the overwhelming majority of us here were aware enough long ago, of their charade. And we kept on stacking anyway.
 
Yankee Stacking (gotta watch on youtube)

BULLION DEALER ADMITS $200 SILVER IS "THE PLAN"!⚡HUGE DANGER WITH LBMA & COMEX RULES CHANGE!​

Jan 20, 2026 #Silver #Shanghai #GSR
My bullion dealer admits that $200 silver is "the plan" and that LBMA and COMEX that they will "change the rules" before they collapse! Listen as the Stacking Surfer joins me in Tim Marschner of the Coin and Stamp Shop to discuss the real danger with a force majeure event with bullion banks and commodity exchanges. Surfer goes toe-to-toe with Tim to argue for a much higher silver spot price prediction for 2026! Will silver and gold futures markets fail first at the LBMA, spill into the COMEX and end up with true price discovery in Shanghai? With silver soar to $150 an ounce or even $200 an ounce? Also watch as a brand new 15-year-old silver stacker buys her first silver with the help of her grandpa. Where are precious metal prices headed? Is a huge spot price correction in silver and gold likely? Is the gold-to-silver ratio warning us of what's coming? These are amazing 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!

BULLION DEALER ADMITS $200 SILVER IS "THE PLAN"!⚡HUGE
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Philly Stacker

- Jan 19, 2026
Going through the silver stack picking pieces to sell.

Silver Stacking: Taking profits.​


- Jan 21, 2026
Silver stacking and taking profits. I share my experience taking profits at all time highs. Silver price, Constitutional Silver, Morgan silver dollars, Silver Peace dollars and more.

What did I get for my Silver?​

 
SD Bullion Weekly

$100 Silver Triple Digit Landia​

Why is Silver being rerated so violently upwards? Well, watch the video twice if you have to.
The spot silver price ripped higher on this historic week, closing at $103.33 oz bid.
The spot gold price led the bull this week, threatening $5,000 an ounce, and ended the week at $4,983 oz bid.
The spot gold-to-silver ratio has been cut to 48 oz of spot silver to buy one troy ounce of spot gold.
If you are adding to your bullion positions, be sure to check out this weekend's deals at www.SDBullion.com/deals
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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- Win 500 Silver Coins, enter here: https://SDBullion.com/sweepstakes
 
Stacking Surfer & Yankee Stacking @ Silver Dave's

ALERT: Silver Rockets over $100 – Here's How To Stack Before Prices Climb Even Higher

Premiered Jan 22, 2026 #silversqueeze #GoldSilver #Trump
Stacking Surfer discusses the current hype surrounding the future of the silver price and what it means for your investing strategy. With the market constantly shifting, understanding gold and silver trends is key to building wealth. We look at the potential for physical silver and other precious metals to act as a hedge against economic uncertainties, emphasizing smart choices for your stack.


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Local Silver Mint

Local Silver Mint is redefining what it means to own silver. Founded by Green Beret Veteran “Silver Dave” after witnessing the power of silver in Afghanistan, our mission goes beyond traditional investing. We create innovative, functional silver pieces designed not only for wealth preservation...
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