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On 4/10/2025 at 10:00 PM, Superhero said:

My average cost on remaining silver is $29.50

My average on gold was about $1,620/oz. Mostly maples and sovereigns with a few bars in there. I freaking love sovereigns!

 

 

 

 

My first bought silver was high (about 36) but almost all of it since has been mid-20s. Complicated by selling a chunk years ago, rebuying it, selling again yadda yadda. All I know is I never sold it for less than I paid, though of course, breaking even after a couple of years is selling at a loss.

The gold was probably 1600 average, with buys in the 1400 to 1800 range. $1600 is my "mental" gold price. Kinda doubt we'll ever see that again.

Had a laugh this weekend at an art show, some of my best sellers were small sketches I knocked out maybe a year ago planning to use their sale to get an ounce of gold at maybe $2000. I got a heap more drawin to do.

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My metals investments are limited to two American Eagle 1 oz. gold coins bought at a pawnshop in Dothan, AL in the early 2000s.  Paid $400 for one and $420 for the other one, for an average cost of $410 per oz.  If it cracks $4,000 per coin, I might look at selling.

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Like “free” rescue dogs from the pound, free inherited jewelry from Grandma can wind up being costly.
This antique 100+ year old platinum-mounted ring Mrs. Brat was gifted from her grandmother as a child became one of her favorites, which upon reaching adulthood she wore daily on her right hand up until about 25 years ago.
The mount had developed a couple of problems such as a missing “link” or two from around the edge, and the finger “loop” had split. 
So off to our local longtime mom & pop jewelry shop for repair.
Two weeks and $647 later we picked it up today. Looks like the old man did a proper job, I guess, but at least he shined it up nicely.
Hopefully Granddaughter will wear it someday when Grandma gifts it to her. 
 If not, perhaps one of the grandsons will have an appreciative spouse who will like to have it.

 

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4 hours ago, Armybrat said:

Like “free” rescue dogs from the pound, free inherited jewelry from Grandma can wind up being costly.
This antique 100+ year old platinum-mounted ring Mrs. Brat was gifted from her grandmother as a child became one of her favorites, which upon reaching adulthood she wore daily on her right hand up until about 25 years ago.
The mount had developed a couple of problems such as a missing “link” or two from around the edge, and the finger “loop” had split. 
So off to our local longtime mom & pop jewelry shop for repair.
Two weeks and $647 later we picked it up today. Looks like the old man did a proper job, I guess, but at least he shined it up nicely.
Hopefully Granddaughter will wear it someday when Grandma gifts it to her. 
 If not, perhaps one of the grandsons will have an appreciative spouse who will like to have it.

 

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Beautiful ring. I’m sure your granddaughter will be honored and wear that with pride.

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