Mercury Dimes... and The Men Who Love Them

In this episode, conveniently recorded during the early 2021 crypto euphoria, we set out to answer the ageless question.....WTF is a bitcoin? And what do they taste like?

This week, we review the history of paper money in the US, and bring on a special guest with a shiny rock!

In this episode, we wrap up our review of the evolution of physical money, bringing you up to the present day.

This week, we begin our discussion of the evolving forms of money from the earliest recorded histories of the world.

In this episode, we introduce a series of episodes discussing systems of money throughout history, monetary systems utilized by the United States at various points in our history. We will introduce some major schools of economic thought, and dive into the massively tangled web that is central banking and monetary policy.

This week we branch out from silver, gold, and everyone’s favorite copper, and discuss some of the much more niche precious metals, some of their common uses, and options for purchasing them. We also introduce a largely anonymous wholesale precious metals vendor, with an estimated annual revenue well into 10 figures, and discuss the recently reported JM Bullion customer payment information data breach.

This week, we discuss a few stories from history involving precious metals, and review a few spooky silver round collections!

In this episode we discuss a variety of tests to verify the authenticity of precious metals, along with some precautions to take when looking into dealers that you are unfamiliar with. Oh and a couple of rants about demands for mindless conformity.

In this episode we discuss a very basic overview of the wide world of coin collecting. There is only relatively minor direct overlap between precious metal stacking and coin collecting, but there is plenty of overlap in the people who engage in either activity. 

Show notes: https://mercurydimespodcast.com/ep6 

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Podcast host: https://anchor.fm/mercurydimes 

Contact us: mercurydimes@outlook.com 

We are also trying out posting on Bitchute and LBRY. 

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In this episode, we discuss a range of initial purchase dollar amounts, and some of the shiny options that make sense for each bracket. We also discuss some things to keep in mind when making purchases, including sales tax and using online dealers vs local shops. Finally, we laugh at a couple of stories of people using silver coins at face value.

In which we discuss a variety of precious metals terminology, and discover that we don’t even know some of the real definitions.

In which we discuss some downsides of investing in physical precious metals, and why none of the downsides matter.

Starting things off on a high note, this episode is mostly dedicated to reviewing the various reasons why precious metals are almost universally coveted, even in the age of bitcoin and instant gratification.

Introduction to the hosts, and the podcast. What to look forward to over the next few weeks, and one quick rant about fiat currency!