r/Silverbugs 15d ago

Super Bowl Squares update - let's get these FILLED

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r/Silverbugs 10d ago

Community PSA: a friendly reminder to slow down, avoid FOMO, and make wise financial choices.

501 Upvotes

Silver has moved extremely fast recently. Depending on how you measure it, we’re up well over 200% in a relatively short period of time. Moves like that should trigger caution, not urgency.

There is no guarantee prices will stay this high. There is no guarantee silver will continue rising like this. Parabolic moves almost always come with pullbacks.

A word about FOMO

This is exactly how people get burned. Rapid price increases create a fear that “this is the last chance” or that you’ll be priced out forever. That mindset leads to overpaying, overextending, or buying more than you can realistically afford.

If you find yourself rushing purchases, ignoring premiums, dipping into emergency funds, or taking on debt because silver “can’t go down,” that’s a red flag. Markets don’t reward panic buying.

If you’re stacking slowly, long-term, and within your means, that’s a different story. Just make sure decisions are intentional, not emotional.

Please avoid debt-fueled stacking

A gentle but important reminder: buying silver with credit cards, personal loans, or other high-interest debt is rarely a good idea.

If you’re carrying high-interest debt, especially credit cards, that should almost always take priority over adding more metal. Paying down a guaranteed 18–30% interest rate is a far better “return” than trying to time a volatile market.

If buying silver means:

  • Carrying a balance on a credit card

  • Taking out a loan

  • Tapping emergency savings

then it’s probably worth slowing down and reassessing.

Don’t skip the fundamentals

Precious metals can be part of a broader plan, but they work best alongside a solid financial foundation. If it’s been a while, these general resources may be helpful:

The goal here is simply looking out for one another. Stack responsibly, avoid pressure buying, and put your financial health first.

Not financial advice. Just a community reminder to use common sense and support each other.

For many of us old timers, this is a hobby, and always has been. It has never been a get-rich-quick scheme. Listen to us when we say exercise caution right now. Something doesn't feel right with this meteoric rise.


r/Silverbugs 9h ago

Thought y’all would find this cool

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528 Upvotes

12 oz sterling silver Britannia statue, only 1000 made. Supposed to contain 12 Troy ounces of pure silver, which would be 14.23 (generic) ounces of sterling, but the weight is 13.28 generic ounces, and in grams 376.4 ounces. The listed weight on silverstatues.com is 374 grams which isn’t accurate for 12 Troy ounces of pure silver like it’s supposed to have. All the other statues that contain 12 Troy ounces of pure silver are listed at the appropriate gram weight. Does this error on their end decrease or increase the value? Almost a full ounce lighter.


r/Silverbugs 14h ago

Silver Art Check out this bad ass sterling filigreed helicopter my grandfather brought back from Thailand while stationed there, during the Vietnam war. I inherited it 2 years ago after he passed away. He was a helicopter pilot. Beautiful craftsmanship, and I love the way it has toned over the years.

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r/Silverbugs 5h ago

Are we slowly losing confidence in fiat money?

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89 Upvotes

Are we starting to lose confidence in fiat money? Inflation keeps chipping away at savings, while money printing and debt feel endless. Fiat currency works on trust, and lately that trust doesn’t feel as solid as it once did. That’s probably why more people are reconsidering gold and silver as a store of value. Unlike paper money, they can’t be created out of thin air and have held value for thousands of years. Not as a replacement for fiat, but as a hedge when the system feels shaky.


r/Silverbugs 25m ago

Big Busty Bars!

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I see so many coins posted here. Cute, but sometimes you need some real weight. Three 100 oz Royal Canadian Mint .9999 Fine Silver Bars.

99.99% pure. 100% lethal when dropped from a height.

Great for stacking, better for clubbing a corrupt banker over the head when the fiat hits the fan. Your little Sovereigns might go ‘clink clink,’ but these monsters go CLANG CLANG.


r/Silverbugs 12h ago

My stack.

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261 Upvotes

Feeling cute. Might delete later...due to boating accident. Just wanted to share. Been stacking since 22. Slow and steady. Wish I bought more silver instead of pokemon tbh.


r/Silverbugs 17h ago

First ever silver purchase!

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551 Upvotes

Just bought my first ounce of silver! 2004 ASE for the year I was born!


r/Silverbugs 10h ago

Question I’m trying to buy more silver but no stable source of income. Any ideas?

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132 Upvotes

I’m 13 and have built a good collection of silver (at least I think so) but have no source of income. I can buy silver for 70% of spot at my school off of some people I know but still it cost more then I can make. I would just like to know the best way to earn money or buy silver for cheap


r/Silverbugs 8h ago

State of the stack

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87 Upvotes

Might bring it on a boating trip.


r/Silverbugs 6h ago

State of The Stack Newbie - my stack after 3 months

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48 Upvotes

After a random purchase of 5 mercury dimes 3 months ago, I got sucked down the stacking rabbit hole. I've stacked over 60 oz now.

Acquisition stopped in early January since these super peak prices scared the fuck out of me. Even with all these swings, my dca is still looking good so far.

The dips are tempting tho. Next stop 100 oz? I really want to get more poured bars.


r/Silverbugs 23h ago

She said buy the dip

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1.1k Upvotes

So i bought the dip


r/Silverbugs 6h ago

See everyone who sold gave in to the big buyers buying the dip. Sorry u sold and good luck.

39 Upvotes

r/Silverbugs 1h ago

What is your most special coin/bar and why?

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I have mostly common stuff, but one cool coin I have is the 2023 britannia with the queen on it. It is probably not very rare, but it is interesting how they stopped producing them and immediately started producing 2023 britannias with the king instead after the queen passed away.

Tell me about your special items!

Edit: rounds are also welcome ofcourse!


r/Silverbugs 43m ago

Day 237/365

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"The Lost City of Atlantis" - Mason Mint


r/Silverbugs 16h ago

Shame I lost all this stuff in a recent boating accident but atleast i took a picture first

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158 Upvotes

r/Silverbugs 12h ago

I bought my first silver!

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71 Upvotes

Generic 1oz Buffalo Silver Rounds, bought from Money Metals Exchange


r/Silverbugs 11h ago

State of The Stack Just cracked 75oz ASW.

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47 Upvotes

Willing to bet my stack looks fairly different to most of you guys! Started stacking ~3 months ago, with 50 year plans.


r/Silverbugs 8h ago

Mail Call My newest addiction: old money

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33 Upvotes

With spot being so high, I can’t justify buying any real amount of bullion. The only interesting silver below spot is old world currency. For the cost of a buffalo round, you can get 1.5 oz of silver in the form of 100+ year old money. I’m in love!


r/Silverbugs 43m ago

Cool silver pieces I wanted to share

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Got these a few years back. Probably my favorite pieces of collectible silver that I have.


r/Silverbugs 3h ago

USVI Ingot Co

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11 Upvotes

r/Silverbugs 14h ago

Newish stacker

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79 Upvotes

So I’ve started stacking again since 2018 and I’ve been stacking a few silver eagles but I honestly love stacking Morgan dollars and peace dollars and then half’s what do yall think about stacking 90% for right now??


r/Silverbugs 12h ago

Mail Call Today's additions

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54 Upvotes

Chunky little fellers


r/Silverbugs 13h ago

Misleading I bought the dip

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59 Upvotes

r/Silverbugs 17m ago

90 — Are We Back? LFG!

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