Hi all. I took a bunch of old sterling coins to my local shop to liquidate and replace with bullion. I was told he wont buy any old Canadian sets until the big refineries open up to sterling again. So,

Hi all. I regularly watch an auction site for bullion and sports cards. Ive been watching in horror as people are bidding up "german silver" bars all the way to real silver spot. Don't be fooled

Hi stackers. I was cleaning up, and came across a bag marked miscellaneous or broken jewelry. I bought that bag ages ago at a thrift store. I remember paying $14 cad, but cant be 100% sure on that. Anyways,

Folks, I love old silver, and today I'll show one of my old JM rounds. I have a few like it in the stack. Pretty cool old round. In great shape these can bring about $100 USD. This one is nice and has

Folks I went to the coin shop today. I only got 3 dollars. Just 3 dollars, that's less than a cup of Timmy Hortons. I ended up with a great deal on these dollars at about 45 CAD each. I love buying local

Folks. It's is Remeberance day here. A day we honour our Canadian veterans whom served our nation and other nations around the world. I think every year the RCM makes a commemorative coin for Remeberance

Hi all. While Im not fully doing the 12 days of Christmas, I will toss out a few from the wishlist. Up today, is a Ruthenium and 24K coated Freedom Girl. Gorgeous Would be an awesome addition to any stack!

Hi all Today is the western final for the CFL. I thought about grabbing a ticket this morning, but its -10*C and it's an open air stadium. I am not a big football guy, but like any sports, it's more fun

Hi all. Today I will show this week's carry piece. Its a 1982 Libertad. 1 Onza Plata Pura. This one is in OK shape, but, nothing special. Im not sure if I like the old Libertad better than the current

Folks, Most of you know I love the good old Canadian Silver Maple. In fact I believe that it should be a big part of anyone's stack. The RCM makes some of the most beautiful coins in the world, and in

Ladies and Gentlemen As we await the metal market opening in an hour or so, I figured I'd show a very cool dollar coin from my stack. Its a 1939 with great detail remaining and is kinda nicely dark toned.

Hi all. This weekend is our coin club fall show. I snagged some fun stuff for the Secret Santa this year, and grabbed some stuff for myself. While I wont show the Santa stuff, I will show you what I found

Folks. We had our first snowfall of the season overnight. Summer is officially done here in the Dakota territory. Its Thanksgiving Monday here, and Im out for my traditional lunch of avoiding my family.

Hi all. I just got home from burying my grandmother last week, then cleaning out her suite yesterday. It was a lot of work, as assisted chairs and beds are very heavy, but its done. Today, I'll show a

Last week my elderly grandmother walked into the emergency room. She needed surgery but it was decided to instead keep her comfortable in the Palliative care unit. I headed out to see her, and to say good

Hi all. With perfect pre Christmas timing the union of postal workers is on strike. What a surprise 🙄. So, that can be an issue for shipping to and from Canada. But we wont let them ruin Christmas again.

Good day all. I'll make it a quick one today just to distract from real life. This week my we put my 103 year old grandmother in Palliative care. The ssddest part was watching my father by her side, she's

Hi everyone. Happy #beersaturday to you and yours. Silver carry piece today is a cool round. Can't remember who made it, but it looked cool and was in the "junk bin" at my local shop. I pretty

Folks. I haven't been buying silver lately. But today there was a small coin show at a local seniors center, and I snagged 4 50 cent coins. Also what is kinda cool, I got this $5.00 bill in my change.

Hi all. I thought I'd grab something out of the safe to show. It's one of my favorite things to stack. Mexican gold. This tiny Dos Pesos was bought locally here from my coin shop, someone had brought in