If its a physical card with receipt that indicates it was paid for with cash, and I can get you to write a note on the receipt and card, I'll purchase it.

I'm actually not really sure. I don't think I've ever noticed a major price increase for sets. You can however generate more interest with sets which I suppose would drive up the amount of potential buyers you have, increasing the sale price potential.

I do believe numismatic sets are something that is done. I've seen people selling sets of 1986-2016 MS70 Silver Eagles, though I've never broken down the individual price vs set price.

Daily Bump

Daily Bump,

Shout out to tim-tams for creating a really nice BTC:XAG/XAU widget. Thanks to you, I've now got spot price by troy oz of silver and gold, and grams of gold displayed in the OP.

https://youmeandbtc.com/bitcoin-converter/

I'm sure this is a long shot, but my sister asked me if she could use her BTC to buy some James Eads prints shes looking for. I figured why not ask.

Shes looking for a few in particular like:
http://www.jamesreadsmerch.com/products/blue-footed-booby-cap-edition-of-50
http://www.jamesreadsmerch.com/products/the-skully-mambo-ii-open-edition
Nightcap Series

However, if you have any, please feel free to let me know which, and how much you are asking, and I'll ask if she's interested.

Thanks, banned them. They at the very least could have taken the time to look up how much the coins cost. If I was you, I might have just sent the BTC in the hopes that the scammer actually had them that cheap 

I suppose it wasn't nice of me to post the teaser of my current set. I just thought they would make a nice picture together. The Krakens are the only ones I'm selling at the moment.

That said, I'm glad people are getting into the Privateer series, they are such nice looking rounds, and frankly the price point isn't too bad for how nice they are.

The ones I'm looking at ordering next are the Sic Semper Tyrannus SBSS rounds


SBSS are typically kind of low mintage, so its hard to find a deal on them using my regular tricks. Most of my purchases are just based on opportunity, so I hope that I'll get more soon, but there's never any guarantee.

I do intend on getting more of the others if I can find them. My last Kraken order bought out the entire stock from two rather large bullion dealers. Hopefully I can still find the others. The Elemetal privateer series is the one I don't mind if anyone purchases or not, because I'd be happy to hoard them myself.

From the picture I posted a couple of days ago, I am missing the first of the set, the Privateer. I was going to order a couple, but they are around 400% spot price. Not as pretty as the Kraken and Siren in my opinion, but theres no way this isn't a popular set. Finding them once they are completely sold out will be hell methinks.

I've got a shipping software that elaborates on all of the legal breakdowns for each country. The USPS website kind of puts a blanket statement out, but it is often not straightforward. It may say that its flat out prohibited right there, but there may just be restrictions. Things like, how much you can send, what shipping service you need to use, etc.

Italy for example, any package containing metals over $100 must be shipped via priority mail and be manufactured in a given list of countries, etc etc. It very well could be not allowed, but that wasn't the case last I heard.


*edit* You are correct, I cannot ship to the Philippines, it is an absolute prohibition, not a restricted item.

So no, I'm unable to ship to the Philippines, sorry about that. On the upside, I can now spell Philippines.

I may have shipped to the Philippines once or twice, but I don't recall in particular. I have shipped to various countries overseas a multitude of times though. The only countries that I know of that I won't ship to, are Australia and Germany (as well as countries with US trade embargoes). I'd have to double check the Philippines' laws in particular on the importation of metals but it shouldn't be an issue. Typically speaking, if you are over a certain $ value threshold, customs will impose some VAT, the value of which changes on a country by country basis. I've never had any packages go missing, however because tracking stops updating for me once the package leaves the country, should any issue happen, I wouldn't be able to help.

One additional condition of shipping out of the country that doesn't apply to any orders placed from the US, is I need a phone number and email address. No I wont call you, but in case customs needs to contact you. Bad things happen if I don't provide contact info for the package recipient.

And one last piece of information. I declare package value at spot value. I figure if a package goes missing, insurance will only cover the spot value of metals, so its fair that I declare the package value at what the post office values the package at. I will not however falsify any information, though I will try and downplay the contents in the description, often as "Collectable Coins" to try and prevent theft.

PS: The moon skeleton pirates are a couple of pay grades above me, right now its only LED flash lights that turn me into a skeleton.

All prices/quantities updated. AMarks now shipping in single coin increments rather than full 20 oz rolls. Of course, you can still buy 20 oz rolls!

Just the krakens at the moment, you jerkasses can find your own pirate treasures! These are mine!

About $4 for first class mail. I believe that comes with tracking to some extent though I'd have to go through the shipping label ordering process to be sure. Priority is around $30 and I know that would come with tracking, though I probably wouldn't recommend that option.

TX ID from my Cas Coin auction donation: 5a0e36bc3b6d40ef140c7daea4d3302407c21e4e0f15d62bf9ae6503d79ff1fe

Random spots are fine. If you could give half of my slots rounded up to Lutpin for being the winner of the auction, it would be much appreciated.

Sarcasm is just a tool used to convey. If the meaning you are trying to convey is on topic, its perfectly fine.

From your post, I have a couple of theories. First, if this was in the technical support section, theres probably a little less room for jokes than say in a regular discussion section. Tech Support is typically a bit more, Here is my problem: and the responses are asking for additional info or offering suggestions on how to help. That isn't to say sarcasm isn't allowed in the section, but due to the section's nature, I'd say its easier to have posts removed if they aren't constructive.

In addition to that, in order to help keep a thread readable and accessible for others having the same problem in the future, redundant posts are probably more likely to be deleted. So if someone gave a full comprehensive response before you, it wouldn't be surprising for posts without additional constructive information following to be removed.

Discussion sections are just that, a place for conversation about topics to take place. Technical Support is a bit less open and breezy. If someone is refreshing their browser every 10 seconds because their money is no longer in their control and not reaching the destination, sarcasm may not be the best call.

Most of the reply I gave you is assuming it was in the tech support section. If it wasn't, my best guess what I said about redundant posts, as that still applies. Having one post deleted isn't a big deal, you could have a post deleted every few days and never be at risk for a ban.

Thats the lame way to do it. I want to actually mint the coins myself so I can hand number the pieces and such.

Having coins created isn't all that difficult or expensive. Selling at $5 over spot wouldn't be overly profitable, but it would be feasible. The upfront costs are $350-500 for the dies, the blanks themselves, and the design cost.

I'm sure I'll get around to it eventually, but as I said I don't really have the space to put a 50/100 ton hydraulic press at the moment. When I do get to it, I might grab a 200 ton one so that I can do US Mint styled quick strikes for the high relief proof stuff. The fancier things would be slightly more, probably like $10 over spot, but none of this 0.5-1 BTC premium nonsense.

I have no hate for the physical bitcoin makers, but I feel the same way. I know the cost associated with producing coins, and the premiums associated with even rare/historical/low mintage coins, and what people trade physical BTC for makes me cringe. I had a 1 oz silver coin (not really historical or anything) with a total mintage of 1000 and it was MS70 (1 of 15 MS70 coins in existence) and it sold at ~$250 over spot value. 1 BTC Brass Cas coins have a far greater premium than that, and they cost like $3 to produce.

I've been considering making my own Bitcoin related bullion and selling it at a reasonable premium ~$5 over spot for a while. Maybe throw a piece of duct tape over the back with a piece of a sticky note that has a bitcoin address on it. I have my eye on a 50/100 ton hydraulic press, but I'm having a hard time deciding where I'd put it.