The year was 1993, I had recently returned back to the US after living in South America. Things were definitely different than I had remembered. There were new road, new buildings, and of the course the old old familiar ones that haven't probably changed in fifty years. One new thing that was close by was a new coin shop. Having always been a bit of a coin nerd I had to go check it out.
One item caught my eye right away, the American Silver Eagle. Although they had been produced since 1986 I hadn't really paid attention to them. I may have been too distracted by girls at the time.... funny how that happens to teenage boys...but that's a subject for another day! But back to the story, I decided to pick one up. At the time they only came in tubes straight from the mint and they would take the top one out and give it to you if you asked to purchase one. I asked the fellow at the counter if I could take and look at all of them in the tube and pick out the nicest one. He said normally no, but since his boss wasn't there he let me do it anyway.
This is the one I picked out of the bunch, not a perfect specimen but pretty close! I have been hooked on collecting them ever since. They were based off of the Walking Liberty half dollar US coin produced from 1916-1947 which in my personal opinion was one the prettiest coins the US ever produced.
About the coin:
Country: United States
Composition: 99.9% silver
Mint: San Francisco, California
Mintage: 6,763,762
Design obverse: Adolph A. Weinman
Design reverse: John Mercanti
Weight: one troy ounce
Diameter: 40.6 mm
Thickness: 2.98 mm
As you can see just a beautiful bullion coin, which is why they are highly sought after by both coin collectors as well as by #silvergoldstackers. The cost of the coin over the silver cost is called the "premium" and can be rather high at times especially when silver is in high demand like it has bee for the past few years.
I personally think precious metals are always a smart investment. No matter what happens in this crazy world of ours they will always have value. And it seems that as of late the crazy is just getting worse at a faster pace...
I want to thank all of my kind supporters and the fantastic Hive community as a whole. I don't plan on taking any more unplanned breaks so I hope to be seeing you all again tomorrow and for a long time to come! If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments feel free to leave them below, and thanks for reading!
And my disclaimer: Gold and silver stacking can be a fun hobby but isn't for everyone. You can lose money. I'm not a financial advisor and this isn't financial advice, please always do your own research before spending your hard earned money.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Silver_Eagle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_Liberty_half_dollar
Now for the winner of the re-blog lottery! Today we had 26 people re-blog my post, thank you so much! You guy are the best! The people who re-blogged were:
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Voluntary daily reminder list for those who request to be on it: @ganjafarmer
If you want to be added to the list as well just feel free to ask!
Thank you everyone! I have been working to improve my engagement and all of you have really helped out! If you have any recommendations or suggestions please feel free to let me know. I'm always looking to improve my posts.
Good luck to everyone!
And the Wheel of Names results:
Congratulations @trumpman !
I just sent over the funds for your 3 HSBI units!
Now for today's re-blog lottery! You just need to re-blog my post you will be placed on the Wheel of Names for a spin to possibly win 3 HSBI units! Just one prize for the lucky winner. An upvote is not required but is always greatly appreciated to help me fund higher prizes in the future. Bots aren't allowed to enter please. Contest ends at 14:00 (2 PM) California Pacific time tomorrow. If I somehow missed your re-blog please let me know and I'll add you to the next draw.
What are HSBI units? They are units that you can purchase to sponsor someone and you in turn receive a unit as well. This way we both benefit! They give you occasional upvotes on your posts for a lifetime, and the more you accumulate the more often you receive upvotes and the bigger they can be. You can read some more here:
https://hive.blog/hive-189312/@steembasicincome/hive-sbi
If you have more questions feel free to ask.
