Gold, Silver, Bullion and Taxes

First, OBEY the law. I AM NOT A TAX EXPERT OR LEGAL EXPERT. CONSULT YOUR OWN ACCOUNTANT AND DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH. THIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. Here is an interesting article: http://www.internationalman.com/globa...
Reporting Breakdown-
Gold:

US Gold Eagle and US Gold Buffalo coins, all weights, are not reportable for any quantity.
Foreign coins sold in quantities of 25 ounces or more are reportable. Foreign coins include, but are not limited to: South African Krugerrands, Austrian Philharmonics, Chinese Pandas, Canadian Maple Leafs, British Sovereigns, etc.
Fine bars sold in weights of one kilo (32.15 troy ounces) or more per transaction are reportable.

Silver:

Bullion coins sold in any quantity are not reportable. Examples include, but are not limited to: Mexican Libertade, US Eagles, Austrian Philharmonic, Canadian Maple Leaf, etc.
Bullion bars and rounds, .999 fine, sold in weights of 1,000 ounces or more per transaction are reportable.
Junk bags of 90% coins, $1,000 face value or greater sold in a single transaction are reportable.
As outlined here, a gold and silver bullion investor can avoid any 1099B reporting requirements by simply pursuing a buying strategy of coins that are exempt. We must add a note of caution: arranging the sale of bullion in multiple transactions to skirt the reporting requirements will expose the seller to further scrutiny and possible prosecution. A dealer that determines a seller is using a pattern of sales to avoid 1099B reporting is required to file a Suspicious Activity Report.

Gold & Silver Coins Investment

By law banks cannot insure the contents of a safe deposit box so do you have additional insurance for it? The vaults could be searched by government without the need to notify owners.

Brief discussion on Gold and Silver coins as a viable investment

Article 1, Section 8:
The Congress shall have Power . . . To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin . . . ; To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States . . . .

Article 1, Section 10:
No State shall . . . coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts....

Silver Demand, Is the world really running out of Silver ?

An interesting look into silver's history as money along with the current supply vs demand numbers. Topics in this video include: The four attributes that made silver so valuable to early civilizations: 1) Malleability 2) Aesthetics 3) Antibacterial 4) Rarity

Supply and Demand - Traditional Silver Uses:
1) Jewelry 2) Coins, medals 3) Silverware

Industrial Silver Uses:
1) Photography 2) Electrical 3) Soldering 4) Ethylene Oxide 5) Photovoltaic Cells

Silver Demand by Country:
These five countries make up over 60% of global silver demand
1) United States 2) Germany 3) India 4) China 5) Japan

Silver is Supplied from 3 Main Sources
1) Recycling 2) Net Gov't Sales 3) Mine Production

Silver Thursday
It all started in the late 1970s when the Hunt Brothers attempted to corner the silver market. The COMEX implemented new rules that heavily restricted the purchase of commodities on margin and the price plummeted. To avoid the crash of several Wall Street banks, a number of banks bailed out the Hunts with a $1.1 billion loan.

Majority of Global Silver Production has been consumed
Some estimates say up to 95% of total supply has been consumed and thrown into a landfill.
MAKE SURE YOU GET PHYSICAL SILVER IN YOUR OWN POSSESSION. Don't Buy SLV, or Futures or Pooled Accounts or any other BS paper silver product .Remember anything on paper is worth the paper it is written on. Go Long Stay long the bull market have even started yet