Weekend specials from Vault Wholesale 3.13.20

Friday, March 13th, 2020

March 13, 2020

USA’s Most Trusted Precious Metals Dealer Joel direct: 503 213 3352 www.vaultwholesale.com Happy Friday,  I’ve got one word for you today…   WOW!  The market is moving at an incredible pace. Premiums are rising by the minute and products are selling out nationwide. The US and Canadian Mints have sold out of one oz silver and gold Eagles and Maples and 90% silver has all but disappeared from the wholesale market. This is about as volatile as we’ve ever seen it, but we are here and we are prepared. We have been checking in with all of our suppliers throughout the day, tracking new premiums and delivery estimates. We’re on top of it and we’ll be here to field your orders all weekend.  Rather than attempt to list what is sold out today, we’ll simply list some of what is still available for immediate delivery. One oz 2020 Silver: Australian Kangaroos British Britannias South African Krugerrands Silver Bars: Asahi (formerly Johnson Matthey) – one oz and 100 oz. 100 oz Britannias (gorgeous!) One oz 2020 Gold coins: US Buffalo Australian Kangaroo Australian Lunar Mouse RCM (Canadian) Bobcats British Queens Beast (Lion and Horse) One oz Gold bars: PAMP RCM Pandas Argor-Heraeus – Lunar Year of the Rat Fractional Gold: US Eagles (1/10, 1/4, 1/2) Canadian Maples: (1/10, 1/20) French 20 franc (Angels and Napoleons) There are more, but these are the most popular and the ones where suppliers haven’t raised premiums yet. __________________________________________________ BACK ORDERS ACCEPTED:  On the following products, we are accepting back orders at today’s prices.  We can’t guarantee a specific delivery date at this time, but we DO guarantee delivery. Silver Eagles – sealed 2020 Monster boxes Silver Maples – sealed 2020 Monster boxes 100 oz Engelhard and RCM silver bars One oz Gold Eagles (looks like we’ll have stock next week) PRICING on all the above:  We can not publish prices here right now. They are changing too fast to guarantee accuracy. Our website is updated, but prices are subject to change without notice. Please call or email for an up-to-the-minute quote. I can promise that it will be very competitive. __________________________________________________ And, of course, we’re still buying everything we can get our hands on – especially 90% silver and silver dollars. WE NEED SILVER! WE pay the shipping and insurance to get your shipments here. _______________________________________________  I can’t help but note that throughout this crazy volatility, certified gold (Saint-Gaudens and $20 Liberty in particular) have strongly held their value. Volatility scaring you? Consider some MS65 Saints. They are steady! ______________________________________________ Certified coin specials:    Wish I had the time! This week has just been nuts!  Hopefully, these will return next week. Thanks. _____________________________________________ This week’s closing spot prices, per Kitco: Gold $1,530.90 Silver $14.79 Platinum $770 Palladium $1,848 ______________________________________________ Thanks very much for reading. We sincerely appreciate it. Have a safe weekend!   SILVER SPECIALS:  Our website prices are up-to-date but can change without notice. Please call or email to verify price and place your orders.Thanks. Hey – we have ONE BAG of drop dead gorgeous BU 1964 JFK halves.  These coins (pictured below) are amazing! ONE $100 FACE BAG AVAILABLE! FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED only $1,485   FREE SHIPPING _________________________________________________ Call Joel direct at 503.213.3352 to place your orders. GOLD:  So far, premiums on pre-1933 gold have held at the historically low levels we’ve been spoiled with over the past year. If silver premiums are any indication, this will change soon and dramatically. Maybe the perfect time to stock up on pre-1933 gold. __________________________________________________ Call Joel direct at 503.213.3352 to place your order. Also available: EVERYTHING! If you don’t see it among the over four million dollars of inventory in our eBay store, or on www.vaultwholesale.com, please ask. If we don’t have it on hand, we will quickly source it for you at a great price  Prices include discount for payment by bank wire or personal check. Most prices include shipping and insurance (see individual items for minimums, if any, required to receive free shipping). Prices offered are indications and are subject to change without notice. Please call to confirm. Questions? We’re always glad to hear from you. Feel free to call or email any time. Thanks for looking and thanks again for your business. We appreciate it! Joel’s direct line: 503.213.3352 For our newer clients: WHO EXACTLY IS VAULT WHOLESALE?  Great question!  We are a small, family run, U.S. business, with offices in Central California and Southern Washington State. We’re celebrating 21 years on eBay, where we are Power Sellers, with Top Rated status, earned through 100% positive, 5 star feedback on over 32,000 transactions. We also have an A+ rating from the BBB. At Vault Wholesale, you are always speaking with an owner. No ever-changing bunch of guys in cubicles, no, “please listen as our menu options have recently changed”, no “dial 9 for a company directory”, just an owner, 365 days a year!  So, to answer the bold red question above, Vault Wholesale is America’s Most Trusted Precious Metals Dealer!  We’re ALWAYS buying. Most generous prices paid in the biz. What do you have to sell today? Love to invest more in precious metals, but don’t have the resources? Ask us how to convert your IRAs or 401(k) plan into a self-directed Precious Metals IRA Contact us: Vault Wholesale Joel’s direct line: 503.213.3352 vaultwholesale@gmail.com vaultwholesale.com Stay Connected: Join our mailing list

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And a Happy New Year!

Tuesday, December 31st, 2019

December 30, 2019

USA’s Most Trusted Precious Metals Dealer Joel direct: 503 213 3352 www.vaultwholesale.com Happy Monday,  And a very Happy New Year to you and yours.  We wish you a 2020 filled with joy, good health and prosperity.  As far as the precious metals go, we wish us all a year much like 2019. There were certainly some ups and downs in the market but here at year’s end, the numbers show it was an excellent year to build on. Gold is up 18.5% for the year Silver appreciated by 16% Platinum picked up 22% Palladium is up an impressive 51%. That’s a pretty darn good year!  __________________________________________  Quick note about holiday hours…  We are available 24/7/365   If the phone isn’t answered right away, please leave a message and we’ll call you back ASAP. _______________________________________________  It’s our last newsletter of 2019 and we’re offering terrific blowout prices on Silver Eagle Monster Boxes, the latest ATB coins, 10 oz and 100 oz silver bars, Silver Dollars, Engelhard Prospectors, $2.50 Gold Indians and whatever else you might be looking for. We’re in full year-end, no reasonable offer refused mode, so what are looking for a great deal on today?   _____________________________________________ This week’s closing spot prices, per Kitco: Gold $1,516 Silver $17.99 Platinum $961 Palladium $1,912 ______________________________________________ Thank you for another great year! We are nothing without our loyal clients. Thank you so much! Happy New year to you and yours! SILVER SPECIALS:      2020 Silver one ounce coins in stock now: Australian Kangaroos: spot +1.99/oz. (250 per box = $4,995) Australian Kookaburras: spot +3.89/oz (100 per box. Buy 500 for only spot +3.59/oz) Austrian Philharmonics: spot +1.99/oz (500 per box = $9,990) British Britannias: spot +1.99/oz. (500 per box = $9,990). Canadian Maples: spot +1.89/oz (500 per box = $9,940) South African Krugerrands: spot +1.99/oz (500 per box = $9,990)  For the hardcore collector – we also have 2020 Perth Mint Lunar Mouse and Lunar Rat available. Please call or email for a quote. Silver Eagles – we are accepting 2020 pre-orders on US Mint-sealed boxes right NOW! Coins are scheduled to ship January 10 – FIRST in the USA! only spot +2.89/oz ($10,440 for a mint-sealed box). Please note – these boxes are First Strike/Early Release eligible.  I notice one of the top sellers in the US has come up with a new program where you pay $600 higher than our price (!!!) in order to get some sort of certification that the boxes are FS/ER eligible. Fact is, every box the Mint ships has a matrix number on the outside of the box that matches a certificate inside the box. THIS is how the grading companies can verify FS/ER status on sealed boxes – even years after the fact. $600 extra? What a racket! SMH. _________________________________________ ENGELHARD PROSPECTOR – ONE OZ SILVER ROUNDS  Our leading competitors sell these classic, secondary market (aka “used”) one oz., 99.9% fine, silver rounds “as low as” spot +2.99/oz (for 500 oz). Year end blowout: only spot +1.89 for 100 ounces ($1,988 for 100 oz) Buy 500 oz for only spot +1.69/oz ($9,840 total) FREE SHIPPING  ______________________________________________________ NEW!   SECOND AMENDMENT – ONE OZ SILVER ROUNDS .999 fine uncirculated, USA produced silver rounds AP**** sells “as low as” $1.79/oz (based on 500 oz purchase. They’ll sell 100 for spot +2.19/oz) Your year end price: 100 ounces: only spot +1.69/oz ($1,968) 500 ounces: only spot +1.49/oz ($9,740) FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED! FREE SHIPPING _____________________________________________________ AMERICA the BEAUTIFUL – 5 oz SILVER 2019 coins – River of No Return (Idaho, pictured above) or San Antonio Missions (Texas) ONLY TWO BOXES of EACH LEFT! First come, first served. Each box contains 100 x 5 oz coins, a total of 500 oz per mint-sealed box. only spot +2.89/oz ($10,440 per mint-sealed box) FREE SHIPPING _____________________________________________________ SILVER EAGLES – back dates Last few MINT-SEALED boxes of back dates… Your choice of 2011 West Point, 2013 San Francisco, 2014 San Fran (while supplies last) only spot +2.69/oz ($10,340 per mint-sealed box) ____________________________________________________ 1921 MORGAN DOLLARS – $100 OFF SALE!  Sold in 100-coin lots. Circulated coins, all with readable date/mintmark(s) – average grade VG. Our published price: $2,199 SPECIAL – take $100 off only $2,099 FREE SHIPPING *** We also have ONE lot of 25 coins that we’ll sell at the same rate ($525 for the lot of 25). Coins are “average circ” with 100% readable dates/mintmark(s). ________________________________________________ pre-1921 MORGAN SILVER DOLLARS – 20 different dates/mintmarks Great for a starter collection, this lot has a selection of 20 different dates/mintmarks from 1879-1903 with no duplicates. Different grades from G+ to VG/VF. Most are light, a few are a bit darker. A***X sells 20 diff VG/VF dates for $599 (link to competitor available on request) Your price: only $499 with FREE SHIPPING ONE LOT only! First come, first served ________________________________________________  90% SILVER: A reminder that we recently lowered our premiums on Roosevelt dimes, Washington quarters and all half dollars! Please check out our website for our new lower premiums! FLASH SALE: First 5 people to contact us for $50 face in Franklin halves get their bags for only spot +.59¢/oz (only $664 delivered) Minimums too high?  We have a few $20 face bags of Mercury Dimes Comes out to $289 for 200 Mercs – all average circ with readable dates. FREE SHIPPING, of course ______________________________________________ RCM 100 OZ SILVER BARS  The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) 100 oz silver bars are back in stock  NO minimum order.   Take $25 off of our published price (sale price is $1,903 for single bars.  Please call or email for our best deal on 5 or more bars. Thanks!) FREE SHIPPING __________________________________________ We also have a limited supply of RCM 10 oz bars I see AP*** is sold out at spot +3.99/oz. Your price: only spot +1.39/oz ($9,690 per box of 50 bars; total of 500 oz) Individually numbered bars come in plastic sleeves – no scratches! FREE SHIPPING ______________________________________________________ Call Joel direct at 503.213.3352 to place your orders. CERTIFIED COIN SPECIALS  Will return in January.   Just didn’t have time to sift through them this week. Sorry! How about a nice deal on spot-free MS63 Saint-Gaudens and “raw” $2.50 Indians to tide you over? 😉 ________________________________________________________ MS63 SAINT-GAUDENS – PCGS and NGC – NO SPOTS! THE classic pre-1933 U.S. coin in certified MS63. Our published price has just been reduced to $1,639 Let’s take $10 off per coin for 1-9 coins and $20 off per coin on 10 or more. Only $1,629 each ($1,619 for 10 or more) Our choice of common dates. Your choice of PCGS or NGC certification. No minimum quantity FREE SHIPPING _______________________________________________ $2.50 GOLD INDIAN QUARTER EAGLES Random date(s) of our choice. Sold in lots of 10 coins TAKE $100 OFF of our published prices FREE SHIPPING ________________________________________________  Call Joel direct at 503.213.3352 to order Also available: EVERYTHING! If you don’t see it among the over four million dollars of inventory in our eBay store, or on www.vaultwholesale.com, please ask. If we don’t have it on hand, we will quickly source it for you at a great price  Prices include discount for payment by bank wire or personal check. Most prices include shipping and insurance (see individual items for minimums, if any, required to receive free shipping). Prices offered are indications and are subject to change without notice. Please call to confirm. Questions? We’re always glad to hear from you. Feel free to call or email any time. Thanks for looking and thanks again for your business. We appreciate it! Joel’s direct line: 503.213.3352 For our newer clients: WHO EXACTLY IS VAULT WHOLESALE?  Great question!  We are a small, family run, U.S. business, with offices in Central California and Southern Washington State. We’re celebrating 21 years on eBay, where we are Power Sellers, with Top Rated status, earned through 100% positive, 5 star feedback on over 31,000 transactions. We also have an A+ rating from the BBB. At Vault Wholesale, you are always speaking with an owner. No ever-changing bunch of guys in cubicles, no, “please listen as our menu options have recently changed”, no “dial 9 for a company directory”, just an owner, 365 days a year!  So, to answer the bold red question above, Vault Wholesale is America’s Most Trusted Precious Metals Dealer!  We’re ALWAYS buying. Most generous prices paid in the biz. What do you have to sell today? Love to invest more in precious metals, but don’t have the resources? Ask us how to convert your IRAs or 401(k) plan into a self-directed Precious Metals IRA Contact us: Vault Wholesale Joel’s direct line: 503.213.3352 vaultwholesale@gmail.com vaultwholesale.com Stay Connected: Join our mailing list

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Weekend specials from Vault Wholesale 12.13.19

Saturday, December 14th, 2019

December 13, 2019

USA’s Most Trusted Precious Metals Dealer Joel direct: 503 213 3352 www.vaultwholesale.com Happy Friday,  Winding down a great year for precious metals. As of this week’s close Gold is up 15% for the year, Silver has grown 10%, Platinum has appreciated by 18% and Palladium rocketed 53%. Not a bad return! What will 2020 bring?  __________________________________________ This week, we are offering some nice affordable stocking stuffers, introducing a pile of 2020 coins, blowing out some rare and unique 2019 silver bullion and, as always, offering some  cherry picked certified numismatic treasures. ________________________________________________ Certified coin specials:    Going through a couple of thousand rare coins this week, I just couldn’t narrow it down to four. There were a couple that we can sell below $1,000 that just wouldn’t leave me alone. They pleaded to be in the newsletter and I couldn’t refuse 🙂  This week’s SIX featured coins include: – a peerless 1870 Proof three cent nickel  – a rare 1946-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar – a gorgeous 1867 Proof Two Cent Piece – a bright shiny MS67 1961-D Quarter that’s ONE THIRD of PRICE GUIDE! – a best-known 1941-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar and… – nice 1907 $20 High Relief that looks a WHOLE lot better than its grade  Great coins!   _____________________________________________ This week’s closing spot prices, per Kitco: Gold $1,476.70 Silver $17.02 Platinum $931 Palladium $1,940 ______________________________________________ Thanks for reading. We appreciate it. Wishing you and yours a great weekend and a happy holiday season! SILVER SPECIALS:       90% Silver: We have lowered our premiums on Roosevelt dimes, quarters and half dollars! Please check out our website for our new lower premiums!  And this weekend only, we’ll drop even further on full bags ($1,000 face) of your choice of half dollars (Walking Liberty, Franklin or 1964 JFK) only spot +.79¢/oz ($12,734 total – that’s $214 below our published prices) _________________________________________ As 2020 coins have started arriving (see list below for in-stock items), we have a few of the more unique 2019 offerings that we’re blowing out: 2019 AUSTRALIAN SUPER PIT – ONE OZ .9999 SILVER  For over 100 years, Australia has been mining precious metals from their iconic “Super Pit”. For 2019, the Perth Mint celebrated the pit with this beautiful, highly detailed silver coin. Coins come in Monster Boxes of 250. Each of our three leading competitors have this coin advertised at spot +2.99. We’ll beat them by a full dollar an ounce (making us $250 per box lower than they are) at only spot +1.99/oz ($4,752 total for 250 oz). Only 6 boxes available! Coins are .9999 fine silver Mintage was only 100,000 FREE SHIPPING  ______________________________________________________ 2019 ST. HELENA SILVER SPADE GUINEA – ONE OZ SILVER  Produced by St. Helena, part of the British overseas territory of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, these gorgeous 2019 coins commemorate the Spade Guinea, a popular gold coin issued by the United Kingdom starting in 1663 and used around the world through the 18th century. These .999 silver coins come in boxes of 400 at only spot +1.89/oz ($7,564 per box of 400). Only four boxes available! First come, first served. FREE SHIPPING _____________________________________________________ We’re also down to our last four boxes of Silver Philharmonics only spot +1.79/oz ($9,405 for a box of 500 – our choice of date)                                    Silver Phils                                       Phil Silvers (not available for purchase) ____________________________________________________ 2020 Silver one ounce coins in stock now – all mint-sealed boxes: Australian Kangaroos Australian Koalas British Britannias Canadian Maples South African Krugerrands please call or email for our best price on mint-sealed boxes of 2020 silver ________________________________________________ CULL SILVER DOLLARS – $100 OFF SALE!  Sold in 100-coin lots   Cull Dollars (pictured above) our choice of 100 Peace and/or Morgan Our published price: $1,789 SPECIAL: only $1,689 – $100 off FREE SHIPPING For smaller quantities, please check our stocking stuffers section below. Thanks. ______________________________________________ RCM 100 OZ SILVER BARS  The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) has been sold out of 100 oz bars for a month or two. We finally have a new shipment arriving on Monday. NO minimum order.   Take $25 off of our published price (sale price is $1,806 for single bars.  Please call or email for our best deal on 5 or more bars. Thanks!) FREE SHIPPING Supply is limited! _______________________________________________________ Call Joel direct at 503.213.3352 to place your orders. CERTIFIED COIN SPECIALS  Here are this week’s SIX beautiful and rare coins, all hand picked for their eye appeal and great price. 1870 PROOF THREE CENT NICKEL – NGC certified PF66  One of the better date proof three cent nickels, the 1860 only had 22 coins graded as high as PF66 by NGC, with none higher. This is their top grade for this rare coin. NGC price guide is a rock steady $1,680 Our asking price is only $979. Merry Christmas! Exact coin pictured. First come, first served   FREE SHIPPING ______________________________________ 1946-D WALKING LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR – PCGS certified MS67 Great luster to go with very light rim toning on this peerless ’46-D Walker. PCGS population is 129, with NONE graded higher. NGC price guide has held strong for three years at $1,200 (NGC is $1,450) Your price is only $979   FREE SHIPPING Exact coin pictured – first come, first served ________________________________________ 1867 PROOF TWO CENT PIECE – PCGS certified PR66RB STRONG! Peerless details on this rich brown proof, one of only 22 graded this high by PCGS. NONE are graded higher. This is the king! PCGS price guide is a solid $2,750 Let’s make it part of your legacy for $600 less only $2,150   Exact coin pictured First come, first served FREE SHIPPING _____________________________________________________ 1961-D WASHINGTON QUARTER – NGC certified MS67 WOW! Another peerless gem.  Frostier than that snowman! (Sorry for the “dad pun” HAHAHA).  NGC has only graded 15 of these key-date 1961-D quarters as high as MS67. There are no MS68s. This is the top grade available! NGC price guide is $7,400. Let’s put this under your tree for ONE THIRD OF PRICE GUIDE!  Your price is only $2,464  Exact coin pictured First come, first served FREE SHIPPING  __________________________________________ 1941-S WALKING LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR – NGC certified MS67 SWEET! That’s about as white and shiny as they come! NGC census is only 28 with none graded higher. And it’s only HALF OF PRICE GUIDE! NGC price guide is $24,750 Your price – only $12,375 Exact coin pictured First come, first served FREE SHIPPING ________________________________________________________ 1907 $20 HIGH RELIEF (wire rim) – NGC certified AU58 Higher grade 1907 High Reliefs cost a bleepin’ fortune (an MS66 is $200,000). So how about considering the best looking AU58 you’ve ever seen? How is this a 58? It’s stunning! NGC price guide is $15,750 Your price: only $12,750 – that’s $3,000 off of price guide! Exact coin pictured First come, first served FREE SHIPPING ________________________________________________  Call Joel direct at 503.213.3352 to order STOCKING STUFFERS:  We often get the comment, “I love your coins, but they’re out of my price range”. Understood. Today, we have a few odds and ends for folks who don’t have hundreds (or thousands) to spend on silver. We hope you’ll find something(s) here to add to your collection: CRAPPY MORGAN DOLLARS:  Pictured are some of the exact coins being offered. I’d call most of them AG-G. These were from a collection where our client was working on a date set. Of the 12 pictured here, there are 11 different dates/mint marks (there are two 1890-O). We’ll sell this particular lot in groups of 4 for only $16.89 a coin ($67.56 total) Buy all 12 pictured for only $16.50 per coin ($198 total).  Please note: Once this specific lot is sold, we will continue honor this price through Sunday night, but coins will be random date(s) of our choice. We’ll be happy to tell you at time of purchase if you’ll get these exact coins or random ones.   FREE SHIPPING _____________________________________________________ 1921 MORGAN DOLLARS Pictured are the exact coins being offered. I’d call most of them VG-XF. Our published price on 100-coin lots is $20.29 per coin. $20.29. Selling lots of 5 for only $18.49 per coin ($92.45 for 5). Only 45 coins available at this price! FREE SHIPPING ___________________________________________________ CIRCULATED PRE-1921 MORGANS – 5 DIFFERENT DATES Coins are as pictured, from AG-XF. Most are pre-1900. Each lot will have 5 coins with 5 different dates. Only $18.99 per coin ($94.95 for each lot of 5) First come, first served FREE SHIPPING __________________________________________________ We also have some small lots of “average circ” Franklin halves and Mercury dimes . Your choice of Franklins or Mercs: $5 face: only $76 $10 face: only $149 No minimum purchase FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED FREE SHIPPING _______________________________________________ JUST IN: We have 16 PCGS MS63 Saint-Gaudens we can sell for $50 below our published price. vaultwholesale.com: $1,629 Weekend special: only $1,579 FREE SHIPPING All prices above include discount for payment by check or bank wire! _________________________________________ Call Joel direct at 503.213.3352 to place your order. Also available: EVERYTHING! If you don’t see it among the over four million dollars of inventory in our eBay store, or on www.vaultwholesale.com, please ask. If we don’t have it on hand, we will quickly source it for you at a great price  Prices include discount for payment by bank wire or personal check. Most prices include shipping and insurance (see individual items for minimums, if any, required to receive free shipping). Prices offered are indications and are subject to change without notice. Please call to confirm. Questions? We’re always glad to hear from you. Feel free to call or email any time. Thanks for looking and thanks again for your business. We appreciate it! Joel’s direct line: 503.213.3352 For our newer clients: WHO EXACTLY IS VAULT WHOLESALE?  Great question!  We are a small, family run, U.S. business, with offices in Central California and Southern Washington State. We’re celebrating 21 years on eBay, where we are Power Sellers, with Top Rated status, earned through 100% positive, 5 star feedback on over 30,000 transactions. We also have an A+ rating from the BBB. At Vault Wholesale, you are always speaking with an owner. No ever-changing bunch of guys in cubicles, no, “please listen as our menu options have recently changed”, no “dial 9 for a company directory”, just an owner, 365 days a year!  So, to answer the bold red question above, Vault Wholesale is America’s Most Trusted Precious Metals Dealer!  We’re ALWAYS buying. Most generous prices paid in the biz. What do you have to sell today? Love to invest more in precious metals, but don’t have the resources? Ask us how to convert your IRAs or 401(k) plan into a self-directed Precious Metals IRA Contact us: Vault Wholesale Joel’s direct line: 503.213.3352 vaultwholesale@gmail.com vaultwholesale.com Stay Connected: Join our mailing list

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Weekend specials from Vault Wholesale 11.22.19

Friday, November 22nd, 2019

November 22, 2019

USA’s Most Trusted Precious Metals Dealer Joel direct: 503 213 3352 www.vaultwholesale.com Happy Friday,  Just finishing up a strong, stable week in the metals market. After all the recent volatility, this is a nice little respite before heading into the holidays. This week, we have a terrific deal for you on some spot-free PCGS certified Saint-Gaudens and $20 Liberty gold double eagles. Price are WAY below our published prices. We’re also running a $100 off special on several varieties of silver dollars, a well-below-market deal on 90% silver half dollars and a rare opportunity to buy some beautiful, limited mintage, Birds of Paradise coins from the Perth Mint in Australia.  And, of course, four fresh, cherry picked certified numismatic treasures. ________________________________________________ Certified coin specials:   We go through literally thousands of coins (okay, maybe “only” 1,000 this week) to come up with four beauties that offer terrific eye appeal and a price that is well below price guide.  This week’s featured coins include: – a beautifully toned 1895 Barber Proof Dime – a fantastic looking 1896 Barber Proof Half Dollar – a near-perfect (PF69) 1990 Lincoln Proof Penny and – a very rare 1840-O Seated Half Dime Great coins!   _____________________________________________ This week’s closing spot prices, per Kitco: Gold $1,462.10 Silver $17.06 Platinum $893 Palladium $1,779 ______________________________________________ Thanks for reading. We sincerely appreciate it. Wishing you and yours a great weekend. GOLD SPECIALS:  We just bought a pre-1933 gold collection from a very fussy client. Each one of his PCGS certified Double Eagles were painstakingly cherry picked and they look GREAT – all are lovely and spot free. SAINT-GAUDENS – SAN FRANCISCO MINT – PCGS certified MS64    Pictured are the exact coins being offered (6 x 1914-S and one 1915-S).  Please note: these 1914 and 1915 San Fran beauties are better than common dates, but we’re happy to offer them for $50 less than our published prices on common dates. PCGS price guide is $1,750 for the 1914-S and $1,800 for the 1915-S. Our published price on common date Saints is $1,639 Your price today: only $1,589 each Buy 5 or more and we’ll drop to only $1,569 each NO MINIMUM PURCHASE Only these seven Saints available at these prices. First come, first served FREE SHIPPING __________________________________________________ $20 LIBERTY DOUBLE EAGLES – PCGS certified MS63    The same fussy seller had a big stack of spot-free 1904 “20 Libs” for us. Our published price is $1,629 Your price: only $1,559 each with no minimum order Buy 5 for only $1,549 each Buy 10 or more for only $1,529 each – $100 off our published price! No minimum purchase FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED FREE SHIPPING yes, one is a 1903, one is an MS63+ and one is in an OGH 🙂 Good eye! _______________________________________________ Call Joel direct at 503.213.3352 to place your order. SILVER SPECIALS:    Your choice of 1964 JFK or FRANKLIN HALF DOLLARS – spot +.79¢  That’s no typo! ANY bag of these 90% silver coins for only spot +.79¢ $50 face: spot +.79¢/oz ($638) $100 face: spot +.79¢/oz ($1,276) $250 face: spot +.79¢/oz ($3,191) $500 face: spot +.79¢/oz ($6,381) $1,000 face: only spot +.79¢/oz ($12,763) Your choice of 1964 JFK or Franklins Offer will end when this batch runs out. Shouldn’t take long at this price! FREE SHIPPING _______________________________________________________ PERTH MINT BIRDS of PARADISE – COIN #2 – MANUCODIA Beautiful! This is coin # 2 of Australia’s Birds of Paradise series. Mintage is only 50,000! We are very excited to offer these. We tried to get coin #1 last year but we struck out. These stunning, limited edition, one oz coins are 99.99% fine silver. The only two competitors we can find offering these are asking $5.99 – $6.99/oz over spot. Sheesh! That’s steep. Your price: 100 coins: only spot +4.49/oz ($2,155) 300 coins: only spot +$3.99/oz ($6,315) 500 coins: only spot +$3.49/oz ($10,275. That’s HALF the premium charged by J* Bu*****) link to competitor available on request FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!!! FREE SHIPPING ________________________________________________ SILVER DOLLARS – $100 OFF SALE!  Sold in 100-coin lots   Cull Dollars (pictured above) our choice of 100 Peace and/or Morgan Our published price: $1,789 SPECIAL: only $1,689 – $100 off VG Peace Dollars (100 coin lot) our published price: $1,889 SPECIAL: only $1,789 – $100 off   G (good) Morgans (pre-1921 – 100 coin lot) Our published price: $2,019 SPECIAL: only $1,919 – $100 off VG (very good) Morgans (pre-1921 – 100 coin lot) our published price: $2,299 SPECIAL: only $2,199 – $100 off FREE SHIPPING ________________________________________________ Call Joel direct at 503.213.3352 to place your orders. CERTIFIED COIN SPECIALS  Here are this week’s four beautiful and rare coins, all hand picked for their eye appeal and great price. 1895 PROOF BARBER DIME – NGC certified PF67 I love the toning on this rare, old, 19th century proof. NGC census is only 26 NGC price guide is $3,500 Our asking price is only $1,999 Exact coin pictured. First come, first served   FREE SHIPPING ______________________________________ 1896 PROOF BARBER HALF DOLLAR – NGC certified PF66 CAMEO What a stunning coin. Amazing toning! NGC census is only 13 NGC price guide is a rock steady $5,850 Your price is $2,000 below price guide! Only $3,850   FREE SHIPPING Exact coin pictured – first come, first served ________________________________________ 1990 PROOF LINCOLN PENNY – NGC certified PF69 RD ULTRA CAMEO  We don’t normally feature modern coins in this section, but this nearly flawless 1990 Lincoln proof penny really grabbed my attention. PCGS population is only 28, with ZERO coins graded higher. PCGS price guide is $10,500 Your price is only HALF of PRICE GUIDE $5,250   Exact coin pictured First come, first served FREE SHIPPING _____________________________________________________ 1840-O SEATED HALF DIME – NGC certified AU58 (with CAC) These early-date, New Orleans Mint Sated Half Dimes are sure hard to come by and the details on this one are sweet. PCGS census is only 9 (with 6 just graded higher – for up to 30 grand!) PCGS price guide is $11,000 and rising. Your price is only $8,995  Exact coin pictured First come, first served FREE SHIPPING  __________________________________________  Call Joel direct at 503.213.3352 to order Also available: EVERYTHING! If you don’t see it among the over four million dollars of inventory in our eBay store, or on www.vaultwholesale.com, please ask. If we don’t have it on hand, we will quickly source it for you at a great price  Prices include discount for payment by bank wire or personal check. Most prices include shipping and insurance (see individual items for minimums, if any, required to receive free shipping). Prices offered are indications and are subject to change without notice. Please call to confirm. Questions? We’re always glad to hear from you. Feel free to call or email any time. Thanks for looking and thanks again for your business. We appreciate it! Joel’s direct line: 503.213.3352 For our newer clients: WHO EXACTLY IS VAULT WHOLESALE?  Great question!  We are a small, family run, U.S. business, with offices in Central California and Southern Washington State. We’re celebrating 21 years on eBay, where we are Power Sellers, with Top Rated status, earned through 100% positive, 5 star feedback on over 30,000 transactions. We also have an A+ rating from the BBB. At Vault Wholesale, you are always speaking with an owner. No ever-changing bunch of guys in cubicles, no, “please listen as our menu options have recently changed”, no “dial 9 for a company directory”, just an owner, 365 days a year!  So, to answer the bold red question above, Vault Wholesale is America’s Most Trusted Precious Metals Dealer!  We’re ALWAYS buying. Most generous prices paid in the biz. What do you have to sell today? Love to invest more in precious metals, but don’t have the resources? Ask us how to convert your IRAs or 401(k) plan into a self-directed Precious Metals IRA Contact us: Vault Wholesale Joel’s direct line: 503.213.3352 vaultwholesale@gmail.com vaultwholesale.com Stay Connected: Join our mailing list

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Crystalline Gold

Friday, November 15th, 2019

Crystalline Gold

Vault Wholesale has been presented with a rare opportunity to acquire museum quality specimens of crystalline gold and gold nuggets.  We have been contacted to help a 78 year-old mining geologist monetize his collection of gold specimens that he collected over a lifetime of endeavor.  His collection includes beautiful gold specimens from historic mining districts with a strong emphasis on Nevada localities.  Each piece has provenance of its origin.

What is “Crystalline Gold”?

The answer is technical in nature – as gold rarely forms in masses visible to the naked eye.  But when it does, it can be amazingly beautiful.  It can form sheets (gold leaf), pyramids, cubes (6 sides), octahedrons (8 sides), dodecahedrons (12 sides), and other crystalline shapes up to 48 sides.  Mutations in the crystalline form can be attributed to the Spinel-Law Twins, named after the mineral Spinel.  Simply put, a crystal can form a twin of itself and mutate into very interesting forms by intergrowth or other factors.  As a result, the shapes can be simple crystals, wires, ribbons, sheets, cubes, or other exotic shapes.

Each specimen is unique; gold crystallization seldom follows the rules.  If the crystal continues to branch along one major geometric plane, it is called ‘Dendritic’, much like a leaf or fern.  However, the dendritic nature can move in three dimensions to make anything from thin delicate fans to thick crystalline forms.  Sometimes gold develops a ‘Hoppered’ form – which is a unique formation that resembles hollow-cubes.  ‘Striated’ gold has well defined parallel grooves on the crystal face.  Patterns can repeat and create ‘Chevron’ crystals.

Crystalline Gold vs Gold Nuggets…

Most of the crystalline gold is fragile relative to Mother Nature.  Gold is soft, yet malleable.  Once a piece of gold is weathered and eroded free from the grip of the host material, continued movement tends to batter the crystal into a non-recognizable mass.  Once a crystal enters a fluvial system (stream or river), the constant tumbling and pounding it suffers from movement of itself or the rocks it encounters beats it into a rounded mass commonly termed a ‘Nugget’.  Simply, every nugget used to be a piece of crystalline gold of some shape or fashion.

Finding the preserved crystalline gold is exceedingly rare.  Most of the gold mined today is not visible with the naked eye.  It is estimated that less than 1% of the gold in the world is in the form of nuggets.  It is estimated that less than 0.01% of the world’s gold is in the form of gold crystals.  As expected, the distribution of nuggets is neither linear nor consistent.

The frequency of gold nugget occurrence increase as the size decreases.  There are many more flakes of gold than nuggets of gold.  Consequently, as the size of a nugget increases, so does its rarity.  The same principle holds for crystalline gold.  As the size of a crystalline gold piece increases, so does its rarity.  However, many of the very small pieces are extremely beautiful examples of the various crystalline habits of gold.

Crystalline gold is unique and found very close to the source of where it formed.  Most mines do not have crystalline gold (other than microcrystalline gold).  Additionally, when mines do have visible gold, the time and expense of stopping the process to save these rarities is not a part of the equation.  When mines do have visible gold, they maintain an armed security force to prevent the miners from stopping work and collecting a few pieces to take home.  The practice of ‘highgrading’ (stealthily snatching specimens from a mine by its employees) is taken seriously and most mines have significant systems in place to deter and prevent this practice.  Consequently, the collection of crystalline gold within an active mine is extremely rare today.

Localities

Not surprising, most collectors want to know exactly from where their specimen originated; the provenance is important to enhance value.  Equally important, is not divulging the origin of the specimen.   Many prospectors and gold seekers return to the same area until the locale has been exhausted.  Because signs and/or fences are weak deterrents to claim-jumpers and trespassers seeking an opportunity (at someone else’s expense), it is only after depletion or a radical change in condition will the prudent prospector divulge where the gold was found.  Intuitively, this practice makes sense; however, the collector wants to know exactly what is in his collection.  Once a location has been mined, the odds of a trespassing claim-jumper successfully finding or extracting gold while nobody notices has been significantly diminished.

Unfortunately, many of the famous localities do not have many, if any, surviving specimens available.

Specimen from some of the more famous ‘original’ gold rush towns in Nevada, such as Gold Hill (1858) – adjacent to the famous Comstock Lode of Virginia City (1859), Aurora (1860), Goldfield (1902), Bullfrog/Rhyolite (1904) and Seven Troughs (1907), are very difficult to obtain and are extremely rare and are highly prized by collectors.  Round Mountain, discovered in 1906, is the source of a limited amount of exquisite gold specimens and is currently being mined via open pit.

During the 1990’s and early 2000’s, the Round Mountain Mine unexpectedly encountered a few pockets of amazingly spectacular crystalline gold.  The management at the Round Mountain Mine decided to collect some of the pieces and held very limited sales of gold specimens.  The specimens were well-received by collectors.  The practice was discontinued after a few annual sales of crystalline specimens by the company.  The famous Round Mountain Mine is located at Round Mountain, Nye County, Nevada.

The collection that is in the early phase of monetization via Vault Wholesale represents the efforts of the Chief Geologist for the most profitable gold mine in North America of the 1980’s and 1990’s.  Because of his role and expertise, he was able to personally collect, trade, and purchase pieces not available via normal methods.  He personally collected the pieces in his collection from places off-limits to collectors.  He often cherry-picked pieces out of collections destined to ultimately end up as gold bars or gold coins.  He discovered ‘nugget patches’ and was able to trade specimens he found for specimens from other locales.  The man is well respected for his ability and expertise and, significant to collectors, he has notes regarding the provenance of his entire collection.

Parts of the collection in the first round of liquidation includes pieces from several places across Nevada including: Round Mountain Mine, Rye Patch District, Imlay Canyon District, Ten-Mile District, Central District, Jumbo District, Dutchman Mine, and several ‘secret’ locations within Humboldt County where gold can still be recovered.  Most of the gold had been professionally cleaned to illustrate the beauty of natural gold.  It is a rare opportunity to get the gold in its natural form – before being melted and poured into boring bars and/or common coins.

These are some of the actual Crystalline Gold and Gold Nuggets being offered as part of the collection. The collection contains over 11 oz of nuggets and around 13 oz of crystalline gold.
Please note: the $5 Gold Half Eagle is shown for scale only and is not included in the collection. 

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