Week 9!
I'm back with another question for the silver and gold stackers in the community to see if we can dig up some nice stories or memories and get the conversation going about the topic we all love: precious metals!
As I mentioned before, I like to mix things up a bit here and there and therefore you will most-likely find some totally different questions about your way of collecting or what you prefer if you have to pick one over the other. But I also think it's nice to look further than just the precious metal bars and coins and that's where I'm heading for with this week's question.
There is no right or wrong, everyone who has an opinion about this can join, I also invite the newbie collectors and those that are interested in starting to do so because who knows, we might just connect with some new people because of you joining!
The silver gold stackers community is a friendly bunch and you shouldn't be shy to enter the conversation. I remember that I sometimes felt a bit dumb being such a newbie but I quickly learned that everyone has to start somewhere and honestly all these people have inspired me in one way or the other, so don't be shy!
This week's question
My own answer
Now you probably see where this question is coming from if you have read my content about the silver cufflinks in the past weeks. I know these are not as pure in silver as the silver rounds and bars most collect but I personally think (especially if there are gemstones involved) that they can be worth collection when finding a good deal.
Even more so when it's an items you can wear yourself or at least can admire such as we admire our own pretty coins collected over the years. I remember that I was going through my grandmother and mother's jewellery boxes when I was a child and loved all the fancy big stones they had, they told me they were very valuable but at the time I had no clue about that, I just liked to put them on for fun to play.
I personally haven't collected any silver or gold jewellery over the years, with one exception and that was when my grandmother died, my grandfather wanted to give me something to hold on to. He wanted to buy me a necklace with a hanger that had a bit of ashes in there, my grandmother was very dear to me and I remember it was an expensive necklace and hanger. My grandfather was certain, it had to be gold because gold holds it's value dear. I was 16 at the time.
Now I have to say that sadly I don't have that hanger nor necklace anymore because when I got into financial trouble, I sold the necklace, but kept the hanger (for obvious reasons). When I had to flee to a women's shelter with my two children for their violent father, I was in such panic mode that I forgot all sorts of valuable things, the hanger included.
After I had a place to stay and came to pick up some of my stuff at the old home, he told me in my face he sold it as he had to eat, didn't he? Trust me when I say he didn't need the money and he only did it to hurt me. Of all the things he did to me, this was one that hurt a lot because it can't be replaced and he purely did it knowing he'd hit me where it hurt most.
This was the only really valuable item I had from my younger years and after that, I never bought anything gold or silver in terms of jewellery but I want to pick that up a bit now to add some other aspect of valuable items to collect for my kids later besides the coins.
5 HSBI for grabs
If you want to share your answer in a comment or your own post, you have a chance that I pick your answer for a HSBI share. Sometimes I hand out a few more, but at least 5 are guaranteed each week. I appreciate everyone taking the time to engage, and again, don't be shy, come say hi!
I'm looking forward reading your answers, if you have pictures, you're welcome to share these too, but of course that's not mandatory!
Have a nice day everyone :)
The picture above is my own..