Precious Metals Education Center

Precious Metals Specialists at Money Metals Exchange field lots of great questions from customers who are new to buying physical bullion online. One of the biggest is "What should I buy?"

Just about all bullion investors worry about counterfeits. Those concerns are magnified when someone is buying for the first time.

Casual investors looking for a recommendation on what type of silver to buy will often hear the same answer from a typical coin dealer, that being, "well Morgan Dollars, of course." But sadly, accumulating these historic U.S. silver bullion coins often ends up being a big mistake.

We regularly take calls from Money Metals customers who have been bamboozled and taken for a ride by one of the many rare coin (or numismatic) dealers and their extortionately high prices. Generally it's the same sad tale.

Investing in silver quarters is a great way for investors to get started with silver. There are three main quarter dollar coins which have been minted by the US Mint in 90% silver; the Liberty Head “Barber,” the Standing Liberty, and the Washington quarters. The US Mint issued silver quarters from beginning in 1792 to 1964 in separate periods of production.

Silver coins can make a great long-term investment, provided buyers do not overpay for high priced and illiquid collectibles. Silver is a great way to truly diversify your portfolio and it offers protection in the event of a financial crisis. And, it is a hedge against the devaluing US dollar. Silver has proven to hold its purchasing power over time.

Precious metals investors who make the decision to protect their hard-earned savings from inflation and financial turmoil are quickly confronted with the next choice – what form to buy.

There are a few common misconceptions associated with precious metals and how they may not be helpful to a preparedness plan for either a SHTF scenario or potential economic collapse.

The 2018 Sound Money Index is the first index of its kind, ranking all 50 states using 9 indicators to determine which states offer the most pro-sound money environment in the country.

Did you know that the US only has one official investment-grade silver coin? The US Mint introduced American Silver Eagle bullion coins, minted with .999 fine silver, in 1986. Today they are the most popular silver coin in the world. Investors bought 40 - 50 million of them in recent years.