Silver brass copper

There is no question if i have extra money from a good load of mix or short i'll buy some silver . Or some times I go for a 1 once silver challenge . I see if I can find fast some things that will equal 30 bucks or so for some silver.
Still i have to say I seem to manage to find copper wire to eventually = #2 and I find consistently brass also . I used to feel the need to rid my self of brass for silver & copper for silver. Now I am wondering since I seem to find it I must have a knack in finding it . Maybe I need to except that wile i will get silver as i have been , maybe my calling is copper and brass Maybe I need to get 5 gal buckets to fill and forget . and only buy silver with AL , mix or short . Or should I sell all my copper and brass and just buy all the silver I can . All said and done they seem to more or less trail each other in there respective value's.

why would you sell one to buy another ?oh i get it my kid says cause its shiney

Because its easier to store because it weighs less than the same value in copper and is also stamped and recognized as pure silver. It's easier to trade with and follow the value of something that is globally recognized as pure. That way you know exactly what you are getting. Your kid was also right. It is shiny.

I've been thinking of holding back a few $ and buying some silver myself as an investment. Part of me is afraid our monetary system will fail! Silver is silver in any country through.

I got a smidgeon of silver, but if our monetary system collapses, I'd say that a beter investment would be a few boxes of lead&brass.

I'd buy some of those myself if I had not tragically lost all of my guns in a mysterious boating accident years ago.

That's my story & I'm stickin' to it.

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Originally Posted by auminer

I got a smidgeon of silver, but if our monetary system collapses, I'd say that a beter investment would be a few boxes of lead&brass.

I'd buy some of those myself if I had not tragically lost all of my guns in a mysterious boating accident years ago.

That's my story & I'm sticking' to it.

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I have some lead ,But I have some really good quality brass from electrical power authority .Now back to lead on the open market as a reference lead hangs around .85 to 1.00 a LB Ebay 1.25 to 1.75 lb but all said and done my yard pays .40 a pound . finding free I find some lead weights and Bats are not worth dismantling . I see the market as hard to buy for under .40 I have 100 pounds or so of lead ingots given free from a boss i worked for .But correct --- I am thinking brass might be worth the hoard as it seems to offer decent weight for size.:))

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Originally Posted by auminer

I got a smidgeon of silver, but if our monetary system collapses, I'd say that a beter investment would be a few boxes of lead&brass.

I'd buy some of those myself if I had not tragically lost all of my guns in a mysterious boating accident years ago.

That's my story & I'm stickin' to it.

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Oh how awful for you! You were, of course, over the Mariana Trench so there is no hope of recovery, I am assuming...

I think having silver is a good idea.

Also think its good to be diversified. I like when I put my money to work making me more money. Try a testing account with a company like E-Trade or Trade King. You can make real money investments or play money investments for testing purposes. Get some investments that pay a monthly dividend. Take that extra hundred bucks and have it make you a couple extra dollars a month for the rest of your life.

I buy physical silver, invest in stocks and mutual funds, also have a couple CD ladders going.

It's hard to choose the right words but i think of precious metals as being portable wealth.

I try to keep my shop very well organized. Most of my focus these days is copper & brass. #2 copper goes into a 12x12x12 box weighing 50 lbs. / #2 copper wire & bare bright go into a 12x12x6 box weighing 50 lbs. / brass goes into a 12x12x6 box weighing 50lbs.

I make a run to the scrap yard once i've accumulated 500 lbs any particular kind. That takes up the back of my car and it's just about the comfortable weight limit of what the vehicle can move.

500 lbs of #2 copper pays about $ 1400.00 at my scrap yard these days.

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If buying & selling silver ... i tend to go with $ 1,000.00 face value, 90% silver, U.S. coins. It goes in a canvas bank bag and weight about 54 lbs.

54 lbs of junk silver coins has a value of roughly $ 2,000.00 now

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As you can see .... silver is only about 1/10 th. the weight and is worth even more than copper.

Still .... try moving those bank bags around. They're not really all that portable.

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One tiny little ounce of gold is roughly $ 1,900.00 today. It comes in the form of a coin which is easily recognized and fits nicely in your pocket. That's truly portable wealth.

An alchemy project that turns copper into gold is a pretty neat trick when you think about it. :)

It's been awhile since i've done a silver transaction. Most of it is in the trusted business relationships you develop over the years. You want to buy and sell with a reputable dealer that has a sterling reputation. If a guy has had a brick & mortar establishment for the past 20 years ... he's probably legit.

Ebay is fine for a lot of things but i don't think i would want to do PM's there. That wouldn't be a good choice.

One of the things i picked up on my adventures down the rabbit hole is that many native cultures made no distinction between historical fact and historical fiction.

It seemed odd at first .... but it made quite a bit of sense after i thought it over. It was one of those moments of an epiphany. Had to readjust my worldview after that one.

Anyhoo ... i think we're getting off topic again. Better hit the rack cause i got to be up at 4:00am for work in the morning. Gonna be off the radar for awhile. Got some good scrapping possibilities coming up over the next few days. Early bird catches the worm !