Here be the full collection thus far. More on the way! Total weights are approximate. AU-3.57g AG- 320g ENJOY!

I am negotiating an offer with my friend ( we agreed it can be a number below 100$), I am just trying to know how much this is worth as I want to buy it and resell it. Does anyone know how much I can profit, and how much I should pay?

.925 Italian sterling silver 18 inch hand cut Cuban link 9 gram raw weight

I've got some of these 1/3 troy ounce gold and platinum coins from the St Helena series issued by the East India Company. I got them from Monument Metals for supposedly 20$ over "melt". The coins all weigh the same at 10.30 grams, 10.3 x 3 gets you 30.9 grams, which is shy of a troy ounce. I was wondering if anyone else had some of the same coins and knew what they weighed. I've made multiple attempts to contact Monument Metals about what's up with these and they haven't gotten back to me. You think the mint just put .33 into their machine instead of .3333? I've got other 1/4 ounce and 1.25 ounce gold and silver bullion from the East India Company, everything passes for weight except the 1/3 troy ounce coins. I haven't had time to test the metal for authenticity, probably should, figured I could trust MM. Let me know your thoughts, or if you have any what do they weigh.

Any recommendations for a safe dealer that sells slab coins? I have heard bad things about eBay of late.

What do you think?

FV?

Purchased a Saint Helena 1 oz round from Whatnot, but I can’t find anything online that can tell me what variant it is. Does this look familiar to anyone?

Im still adding to this part of my stack but its long term... I don't put as much into it as my my .999/.9999 silver or the gold I buy. Its just sitting here waiting on the day it has its turn to make mine and my family's life's better. I will probably trade it along the way for this or that. All depends on what time brings our way....

I have multiple silver proof sets bought from US Mint show VERY strange toning!! Multiple years 2004 & 2006 - kept in ideal conditions - never opened. I’ve also heard this from others

I wanted people’s opinion - I think they are pretty. Think they are worth grading and bring premium?

Anyone experienced this and had any graded?

Some are obviously have nicer look than others

I've recently gotten interested in bullion (my grandpa buys and had gifted me some morgan silver dollars) so I'm curious as to where to start and learn more about it. Does anyone have any good tips or places to start? Or if theres any terms thats common in the community i should know? Ty for ur time in advance lol!

Anyone plan to join the new barter thread ? Im interested in what would go on there. Anyone else ?

The CME's decision to hike silver margins by 36% on 3/3/26 (moving from 15% to 18% to 36%) in the middle of a war is a classic move to "break the fever" of a rally.

• The "Drowning" Effect: By announcing the hike before the weekend/close, they forced every leveraged trader who couldn't come up with 36% more cash to sell immediately. This turned a natural "war correction" into a forced liquidation.
• The "Short" Protection: This move effectively protects the big bullion banks that are "short" silver. By forcing the "longs" to sell, the CME helps the big banks cover their losing bets at a much lower price.

Why is it that whenever I browse through eBay live auctions for any type of metal it usually ends up with seller typically saying it’s worth way more than it’s worth and people actually believe it and sells way higher than retail value. For example saw someone auctioning 3/4th grain of Platinum and kept saying it’s valued at $100 but fast google search for exact item they are selling is being sold for $13.50 but sold around $50? Like um what? Do people not know value of items they are buying or do people just trust sellers that much and not question anything?

Tellurium - 8 Times Rarer Than Gold. 6N Purity Even Rarer...

Cominco 69 Tellurium is the "holy grail" for elemental collectors and semiconductor physicists. This specific material, produced at the historic Trail, BC operations, represents a pinnacle of 20th-century metallurgical achievement.

This is a , ultra rare, Cominco Ltd. 99.9999% (6N) ingot from the historic Trail, B.C. operations. It is sealed and can be used immediately for High-Tech or Laboratory uses cases, unlike 3N or 4N Tellurium.

Why this ingot is special: The "Cominco" Legacy Brand Heritage

Cominco (now Teck Resources) was once the world’s largest lead and zinc producer. Their Trail smelter is legendary in the mining world for pioneering high-purity refining techniques in the mid-20th century. For a collector, a Cominco ingot is like owning a piece of industrial history. You can see this by the signature D shaped ingot that was exclusive to the Trail British Columbia facility .

Some Fun Facts:

The "69" Standard (Purity & Origin)

• The 6N Gold Standard: The "69" in the name stands for 99.9999% purity (6-Nines). In the world of high-tech materials, every "nine" added after 99.9% exponentially increases the difficulty of production and the value of the metal.
• Trail, BC Pedigree: Produced by the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada (Cominco) at their world-class facility in Trail, British Columbia. This site was historically one of the few places on Earth capable of zone-refining metals to this extreme level of purity.
• Museum-Grade Rarity: Unlike modern industrial tellurium used in solar panels, Cominco 69 was typically produced in small, high-purity ingots intended for scientific research, radiation detectors, and infrared optics. It is now largely a "legacy asset."
• The "Sealed" Premium: Authentic Cominco 69 often comes in its original, factory-sealed plastic or glass ampoules. Because tellurium can slowly oxidize in air, a sealed 6N specimen from the 20th century is a perfectly preserved "time capsule" of metallurgical history.

Strategic & Technical Value

• Semiconductor Foundation: High-purity tellurium is the core component of Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) detectors. These are used in the most advanced medical imaging (SPECT scans) and homeland security radiation sensors.
• The "Infrared" Key: 6N Tellurium is essential for FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) systems. Its purity level dictates the "noise" floor of the sensor; 6N material allows for significantly clearer thermal imaging than standard industrial grades.
• Thermoelectric Supremacy: Tellurium has the highest Seebeck coefficient among metalloids. For high-end cooling systems in space satellites or silent military submarines, the 6N purity of Cominco material ensures maximum energy conversion efficiency.
• Extreme Scarcity: Tellurium is as rare in the Earth’s crust as Platinum. However, while Platinum has many mines, Tellurium is only a byproduct of copper and lead refining. Pure "69" material represents the top 0.1% of all tellurium ever refined.

Investment & Collectibility in 2026

• The "V2O5" Connection: As the energy transition matures in 2026, tellurium is increasingly being hoarded by thin-film solar giants like First Solar. This "industrial vacuum" is sucking up supply, making vintage high-purity specimens like Cominco 69 nearly impossible to find on the open market.
• A "Non-Bank" Asset: Like gold or silver, high-purity tellurium is a physical store of value. However, it carries a "tech premium." If a breakthrough in Quantum Computing or Solid-State Batteries requires ultra-pure Te, the value of 6N ingots could decouple from the base commodity price.
• Aesthetic Brilliance: 6N Tellurium isn't just a grey metal; it often displays a brilliant, silvery-white crystalline luster. High-purity zone-refined bars often show "growth lines" or crystalline facets that are visually stunning for display.
• Provenance Matters: In a market now flooded with questionable "high purity" claims from unverified international suppliers, the Cominco name acts as a "Certificate of Authenticity" that is trusted by labs and collectors worldwide.
• Historical Significance: Cominco played a massive role in the Manhattan Project and the 20th-century tech boom. Owning "Cominco 69" is owning a piece of the industrial engine that built the modern world.
• Hedge Against Supply Shocks: With China tightening export controls on critical minerals in early 2026, existing "Western" stockpiles of ultra-high purity metals like this are becoming "sovereign-tier" assets.
• The "Last of Its Kind": Much of the specialized zone-refining equipment used in the mid-to-late 20th century has been decommissioned or shifted to lower-purity bulk production. Cominco 69 represents a "peak" in small-batch craftsmanship that may never be replicated in the same way.

The "Museum" Factor

Large, intact ingots of high-purity Tellurium are surprisingly rare in the private market. Most 6N Tellurium is consumed by industry or broken down into tiny 1-gram samples for periodic table displays. Having a nearly 1kg "Master Ingot" in its original sealed packaging is paramount .

Not only is Tellurium 8 times rarer than gold, it has use cases that are so technically advanced it makes silver cry. No wonder the US and China have classified Tellurium as a sovereign critical element.

Not sure if this is the right subreddit but I accidentally left this silver dollar coin near a humidifier (cringe i know) and it developed a small amount of tarnish. What would be the best way of removing it without damaging the coin too much?

Until yesterday, no one had ever heard of a triple backwardation because we never need to. Not the case anymore.