Mine was around $300.

This is a geopolitical move. Not retail market driven.

Acquiring gold and silver is a move to protect your family wealth.


Hint: We are witnessing the death of the old industrial aged system run by central banks and old colonial powers/ European families.

Secolobo said:

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https://ascend.aggienetwork.com/aggieringorder/ring-configuration

Have to buy one next semester for a kid.
Of course it's a mens...

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Wow. There's a big difference in price between small (women) and large (men).

I'll forgo cueing up the old line -- "When I was a boy, ..."

Logos Stick said:

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Hey Posters...

let the board know when your bother-in-laws - who never invest - hear about this and start buying. That's the time to get out. LOL.

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My brother in law was president of a locally owned bank and he used to joke that when doctors came in looking for money to invest in oil and gas, it was time to quit making oil and gas loans. I think he was only half-way joking.

Same

Dungeon Crawler Carl said:

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This is a geopolitical move. Not retail market driven.

Acquiring gold and silver is a move to protect your family wealth.


Hint: We are witnessing the death of the old industrial aged system run by central banks and old colonial powers/ European families.

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It's also retail because people have gotten wind of it and are now buying, putting upward pressure on prices!

House of cards.

Retail is invited to the party but this started and ends at the institutional level.

For instance.

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https://cointelegraph.com/news/why-tether-is-buying-more-gold-than-many-central-banks-and-what-it-signals

Why Tether is buying more gold than many central banks and what it signals

• Tether purchased 26 tons of gold in Q3 2025, a larger quarterly acquisition than any reporting central bank. Its total holdings reached 116 tons, placing it among the world's top 30 gold holders.

The global financial system is witnessing a period when non-state entities are competing with central banks to build gold reserves. Tether, the issuer of Tether USDt
USDT$1 the largest stablecoin in the world is now one of the largest buyers of gold. In a single quarter, the company purchased more gold than most central banks did in the same period.

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Ever wonder why a Stable Coin company would acquire a **** ton of gold?

Doesn't that go against all things crypto? or do they know something?

Queso1 said:

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House of cards.

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Could it be more obvious? My question is when will the government reintroduce the gold confiscation act? The math is even worse now than when FDR did it the first time. Kinda scary to think about it as I don't think the American public will do anything about it if they try. Fewer people own gold now as well so most simply won't care or will agree with it. Anyone want to make a bet on what country will be the first to demand citizens turn in their gold?

Todays rings are only about 6-7X what I recall paying.

Dungeon Crawler Carl said:

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Ever wonder why a Stable Coin company would acquire a **** ton of gold?

Doesn't that go against all things crypto? or do they know something?

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Not unrelated I'm sure to the fact they're issuing XAUT, a digital token they market as backed by physical gold. Can't be backed by physical unless they have it.

I am sure diversifying away from USD to minimize FX risk is in there somewhere as it should be but they'd be up a creek marketing a token backed by physical gold without actually owning any.

XAUT token issuance increased 50% in 2025.

Up 210% in 13 months, yet not a peep on CNBC or any mainstream financial media.

BREAKING: Silver prices surge above $87/oz for the first time in history, now up +210% in 13 months.

This is clearly not “normal.” pic.twitter.com/rzYxis4CJ3

— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) January 13, 2026

Triple Digit Silver (technically) Spot price does not equal physical market price.

Silver spot hits new record high of $87, pushing American Eagles to triple digits across the board pic.twitter.com/nz1zlIpJzU

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 13, 2026

The CME futures exchange just introduced a new silver contract. This mini Silver contract is 100 oz. The standard contract is 5,000 oz.

Here is the catch. The 100 oz contract is “settled financially”. Meaning there is no vault with 100 oz silver bars. It is all fake pricing.… pic.twitter.com/F5D80TgTJN

— Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) January 14, 2026

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The CME futures exchange just introduced a new silver contract. This mini Silver contract is 100 oz. The standard contract is 5,000 oz.

Here is the catch. The 100 oz contract is "settled financially". Meaning there is no vault with 100 oz silver bars. It is all fake pricing. This is designed to fool the market that they have actual silver to trade.

The problem with the 5,000 oz silver contract is that industrial users can take delivery at settlement and remove silver from the vaults.

There are not enough of those 1,000 oz silver bars around to settle all of the 5,000 oz futures contracts that want silver.

The 100 oz contract has zero silver backing it. It is all fake paper silver.

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They are starting to panic. Physical metal vs paper

The current global financial system is on hospice.

What are you doing to protect yourself and family?

Listen to Gandalf. 🔥🔥🔥

Hold on to your physical #Gold & #Silver, YOU FOOLS! 🙈😅 pic.twitter.com/NL2XQx4p5r

— Eric Yeung 👍🚀🌕 (@KingKong9888) January 14, 2026

Are you sure about CNBC and mainstream media not covering silvers run?

CNBC has been talking about the entire metals run a ton when I watch it. A simple search for silver and CNBC will pull up a number of articles and videos. Gold of course gets a lot more publicity because people are more fascinated by it than any other medal but to say this is being ignored is flat out wrong.

As for mini silver contracts, they are based on futures contracts which may be financially settled but that is how virtually all futures contracts are settled even if physical settlement is theoretically allowed. Maybe not quite as secured as the full size contract but 99+% as secured of a payment.

Kansas Kid said:

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Are you sure about CNBC and mainstream media not covering silvers run?

CNBC has been talking about the entire metals run a ton when I watch it. A simple search for silver and CNBC will pull up a number of articles and videos. Gold of course gets a lot more publicity because people are more fascinated by it than any other medal but to say this is being ignored is flat out wrong.

As for mini silver contracts, they are based on futures contracts which may be financially settled but that is how virtually all futures contracts are settled even if physical settlement is theoretically allowed. Maybe not quite as secured as the full size contract but 99+% as secured of a payment.

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Got any links that stellar media coverage? All I hear is crickets.

You are missing the point on the mini silver contracts. IMO it's proof they are desperately trying to maintain control of the pricing mechanisms. They do the same thing now with margin hikes and way back in the Hunt Brother days, sell only orders.


Again, it's a physical commodity vs paper contract battle..... If you do the research, you'll see the manipulation. Hint: Watch to see how they dump a year's worth of silver production (roughly 700 million oz) of paper contracts at the market open to drive the price down. Note that it is never a year's worth of contracts to drive the price UP.

BREAKING: Shanghai silver prices soar to a record $105/oz, now trading at a massive +$13/oz premium to spot silver prices in the US.

The physical silver shortage in China is intensifying. pic.twitter.com/0xW7OPIodC

— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) January 14, 2026

This is going to get interesting.....

I may be slow on the draw here, but I'm starting to suspect that China is up to some Hunt Brothers style frickery in the silver markets. China is the second largest producer of silver in the world, they just put export restrictions in place and they are STILL paying a large premium for more, as if 100% of their domestic production wasn't enough.

Maybe they are just responding to Trump tariff threats. Applying upward pressure to the price, kicks banks and hedge funds holding silver shorts right in the balls.

It's not just one thing IMO. There are many layers to this.

They are huge consumers and know global industrial demand for silver is only going to grow over the next couple decades. Maybe they are just front running the market? After all it is an extraordinarily useful metal used in EVs, solar panels, and let's not forget military hardware....

China getting Squeezed and Bid Up !

Here is what is happening with Silver.

...My latest quick take. pic.twitter.com/wvcHh6QfAU

— Josh Philip Phair (@JoshPhilipPhair) January 14, 2026

Interesting info from an owner of a Precious Metals mint. Worth the 8 min listen.

IF you do decide to buy gold and/or silver, buyer beware.....

“Do not buy from eBay. Just don’t,” says @StackerFactor. These coins had hundreds of positive reviews and they were fake.
With silver at new all-time highs, counterfeiters are flooding the market.
This episode shows exactly how to test your silver at home.
▶️ Full episode of… pic.twitter.com/JuPxWxJw47

— Miles Franklin Precious Metals (@MilesFranklinCo) January 14, 2026