I am going to be buying a large amount of silver is it better to buy Apmex Silver rounds or Engelhard bars?

for the extra premium, i'd buy the american silver eagles and canadian maple leafs.

you should get part or most of the premium back when you sell them, and if ever there were an emergency during which silver and gold became currency again, at least the ASE's and the CML's would already come with a sovereign guarantee. some future dealer or recipient may insist on assaying your private issue at your cost...

PS - ASE's come with an official face value of US$1, while CML's are C$5 a piece. whether these face values will matter in the future is anyone's guess, if the price of silver is ever only one same price around the world, but for that reason i personally buy more CML's when i can. also, at the metals dealer i go to, the premium differences between the private and gov't issues are no more than $1-$1.50/ounce, so i don't have any problem paying it...

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