Metals, silver in particular, getting crushed.

I still think the PMs have a ways to go down, Silver $12/oz, gold $900-1000/oz.

Just my uninformed opinion

I am not a big time trader of PMs, really just in it for the numismatic value mostly.

I am one of those crazy 'preppers', so I have PMs as a part of my portfolio as a hedge against inflation.

I have been getting some good buys here the last few months, with mostly junk silver: mercury dimes, pre-1964 quarters, Ben Franklin halfs, morgans, peace dollars. I have even picked up some silver Eagles.

People have been buying Silver Eagles by the wheel barrels:

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NEW YORK, July 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Mint said on Tuesday it temporarily sold out of its popular 2015 American Eagle silver bullion coins due to a "significant" increase in demand, the latest sign plunging prices have spurred a resurgence of retail buying.

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This is the second time the mint has sold out of silver coins in the past nine months - it ran out of 2014-dated American Eagles in November last year.

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I found this interesting too:

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Dealers attributed the recent rush to purchase silver coins and bars to its low price relative to gold.

The gold-silver ratio was "way out of whack", said Jon Edelman, owner of Edelman's Coins in Jenkintown, PA.

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