I wish I had started earlier. I could've been pulling 90% coins out of circulation when I was a kid. Pretty rare these days... My son, OTOH, is 13 and has a monster stack! He just bought his first 10 oz silver bar out of his own pocket, and crossed the $1500 mark, all told. He gets bummed because I have a lot more, but I say, I'm 50! At 13, you're WAY ahead of me... He and his sister don't know this, but they're getting their first gold piece in their stockings this Christmas. 20 Franc roosters. They're gonna freak!

@Fanta....

8 ай бұрын

Nice Job. I wish my parents were like you.

@MrTrippticket

8 ай бұрын

Just got the roosters in the mail today. They're gorgeous. A 1911, two 1912s, and a 1914. No 1899s unfortunately...;)

@watthaile2053

8 ай бұрын

What a terrific parent.

@sayville_silver

7 ай бұрын

How did they react to the gold?

@MrTrippticket

7 ай бұрын

@@sayville_silver Oh, they freaked! So excited.

So impressed with the 16 year old. Congratulations to his parents but also to him for being so respectful and eager to learn.

@shadowstorm5261

8 ай бұрын

I agree but he needs to be reminded rule number 1 of stacking. Never tell anyone that you are stacking.

At 16 being so respectfull, he has a good familly unit to learn from

@edb3877

8 ай бұрын

Yes, he does, and he has great character with which to succeed in life at whatever he chooses to do.

I just want to say that im Also 16 and you Yankee brought me into stacking too. And its soo great to see, im not alone. Thank you yankee for inspiring so many people❤

@Hooch737

8 ай бұрын

👍🏻your willingness to show appreciation will take you a long way in life! And it costs nothing, just a little humility 👍🏻👍🏻🤙🏼🤙🏼

@AGStack9999

8 ай бұрын

❤

@YankeeStacking

8 ай бұрын

You’re very welcome! I’m humbled and honored. You keep it up! 👌🏼

@aspiringalchemist8398

8 ай бұрын

Way to go, kiddo! And what you may not realize yet is what an inspiration YOU are going to be to others!

@s.g.4184

8 ай бұрын

I started my sons stacking at 10. Never too early to learn what holds value. Wish I had this lesson 30+ yrs ago!

My kiddo paid cash for his first truck, $16000, now he's ready to start stacking woot woot! He just turned 20. Sales jobs with commission is such a great way for younguns' to make large bags and save, if they have the personality and ethics 👍

When I was 16 nobody in my family ever mentioned gold or silver so I really had no clue about either.

@edb3877

8 ай бұрын

I was 16 years old in 1965 and there were still tons of 90% silver in circulation back then. I didn't buy any then but did in 1979, where I bought 3 $100 bags of US 90% silver coins around $17.50 an oz. Later I sold them for $42, $44, and $46 an oz. That profit started me in stock investing. That was rocky at first but turned out really well. Retired at age 55 in 2004 and have been cruising along ever since. Silver stack completed in 2019, hope to complete the gold stack in 2024. A drop in the GSR would be a BIG help there, as that would allow me to do some serious trading of silver for gold. Woo Hoo!

@seeky907

8 ай бұрын

@@edb3877 Me neither, but apparently it's a bug that runs on my dad's side. I got into into it with zero guidance when I was a teenager. Now that I am 50, I now learn my dad to a small extent and my uncles to a larger extent were/are gold bugs.

@massagedude3487

6 ай бұрын

When I was a boy, my grandfather had a few old silver dollars that I thought were cool, but I had like a penny collection. It wasn’t until I got into the jewelry industry that I started stacking. I love it.

@shirley7137

6 ай бұрын

My grandmother had vintage to cups in her China cupboard that were filled with vintage coins...eagles and buffalos etc...she let us grand kids look at them periodically. I wish I had ask the awesome lady more about the why.

Love the true friendship of Yankee and Tim. What a blessing.

@EroticOnion23

8 ай бұрын

Wish I had a mentor like that! 🥺

19 here and I’ve been stacking for years! Glad to see other young players in the game 😎😎😎

Kid’s smart AND well mannered!! Great job to his dad for being a real man and actually raising His boy! Props to his mother, too! Lord knows it takes a village

@JamesWayne-kn1yg

8 ай бұрын

No it's takes GOOD PARENTS .

@arturosann7016

6 ай бұрын

Very true. I guess I just know for myself it helped having others around to confirm what my parents were teaching. Especially during those times my parents weren’t around (like when I was with grandparents for the day or at school). But yes, it’s like 97% good parenting.

Impressed with that 16 yr old.

Got to love Tim's humor. You never know what he will say at any given moment.

@YankeeStacking

8 ай бұрын

NOPE! You sure don’t! 😂

Great parenting on that dads part. The world needs more parents like that. 😀🇺🇸

I was 18 in 2007 when I bought an ounce gold eagle at $700. Really wishing I’d bought more lol

@edb3877

8 ай бұрын

As my Gram used to say, "Too soon old, too late smart!" But buying an oz. of gold for $700 was a really good move on your part. Nice catch!

I stacked up a descent list of charges when I was 15-17… now I’m 29 Oz deep into the yellow and 495 oz into the silver 💪🏼

Great to see a 16 yr old with that mindset. Wish my daughter thought like he does.

@edb3877

8 ай бұрын

Amen to that! To the ladies in my family, it if spends in the stores, THEN it's money. My son gets it, though, and stacks some silver.

@user-fi4if9je6d

8 ай бұрын

Hi

In my opinion, you need both. Silver gets stacked for SHTF but gold is for both shtf and long term financial reasons.

I bought my 1st Gold today! 1/4 oz Gold Eagle for 1 tube of 2023 Silver Eagles, plus $20 bill. Hefty premium but I'm happy.

@shirley7137

6 ай бұрын

Good job Dad!

@davidf3883

2 ай бұрын

that's what matters. you are happy with your purchase.

Wish i had of started at 16

This channel always puts a smile on my face whenever I watch it. It’s a pretty serious/gloomy topic of stacking but you somehow take the edge off. Thanks Yankee from Australia.

@YankeeStacking

8 ай бұрын

I really try to inform and entertain. Thanks for watching! 🇦🇺

@MrTrippticket

8 ай бұрын

I don't find it gloomy. I think stacking gold and silver is exciting!

@stonefox9124

8 ай бұрын

Sorry for all ur tyrannical leadership dear Australia ✌️

Got my first job, paperboy, in mid 60s at age 10. My dad encouraged me to check my change for pre65 coins. That's one of the few smart things I did as a kid. If I dont need that silver for SHTF, will pass it on to the grandsons.

I wish I was that smart at 16. Gold was $387 oz. I did mange to buy some in my 20's. It was the down payment for my 1st house : )

I wish I would of started stacking at that age instead of 27 I would be financially ahead but glad I started at twenty seven than 40 years old

Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭 where Valcambi is. 😉👍 Be blessed in the LORD Brothers 🤗

@YankeeStacking

8 ай бұрын

God bless you too! 🇨🇭

Looking back on things i started stacking around that age, and in 2008 crash i was a pretty young fella living on my own and lost my job. I had to sell my stack so i could pay my bills and it saved me. I sold in like 2009 when spot was like 35 an oz. If only i could have held on till 2011 when it was 49. Heck it got me through the tough time.

@edb3877

8 ай бұрын

Mission accomplished! It was there for you when you needed it. Kudos for being aware enough to start stacking in the 1st place.

@watthaile2053

8 ай бұрын

The main thing is it was there in your time of need. And that's what it's really about, whether it was in or now.

What a great video! And I love the dad and son bonding energy. You can tell the sun really loves the next respects his dad, wholesome, smart and everybody walked away. Happy! Great contact.

Heard the reason there was a glut of Silver in the late 60's into the 70's was the Department of Defense was disassembling the Calutrons at Oak Ridge, TN from the Manhattan Project for WW2 Nuclear bombs. The DOD borrowed 14,000 tons of Silver from the Treasury & gave it back in the 70's....

Surprised the Patriots guy wanted to sell 1/4oz gold Eagles. Fractional gold is great to have!

@edb3877

8 ай бұрын

Agreed. I have been buying some fractional gold coins lately. Yes, they do cost a little more per oz. but they also give me greater flexibility in selling. If we go into really bad / hyper inflation, I want the ability to sell less than an oz. at a time. I'll want just enough cash to pay whatever bills I have at the time with very little cash left to shrink away from nasty inflation. Most of my gold stack is in 1-oz. coins but I also have 1/4 oz. and 1/2 oz. coins. This combo should be pretty flexible. I will accept silver as change. 😀

Great ! Thanks for another great episode.

Good to this this young man stacking…. I got my son stacking at 17….. my daughter is 14 and she is stacking… she has 1 oz of gold and 109 oz of silver My son has 3 oz of gold and 121 of silver…. They have been stacking for almost a year

@edb3877

8 ай бұрын

Excellent job of teaching them the value of REAL money. Congrats!

@AGStack9999

8 ай бұрын

Wow!!

That was Awesome. Like to see kids Saving. My son actually got Me saving. Great Video Tim and Yankee.

It was awesome to see a 16yr old stacking !! Thats amazing !

We do the same with the young people in our family. At a very young age they know the difference between money and fiat paper. An important distinction.

Tim is outstanding. I was like Tim at sixteen years of age. Outstanding work, gentlemen 😊❤

I was a kid when I started learning about currency and stacking. My grandma retired as a bank teller after 40 years, was always searching change and left me with a huge collection of rare currency. I got my girlfriend into it now. Even teaching my 6 year old son about silver and gold. It's not just about the metal but the history and future behind it

@Fanta....

8 ай бұрын

You are leaving a great legacy for your family. well done good sir.

Good for you kiddo! Keep stacking all your life..sensible son you have dad😊😊😊

Love these young guys!!!! They give me so much hope for this country. We just have to try and keep it free for them! As always, fun video!

I understand that coin shops are in business to make. After all they have rent payroll shipping and receiving to deal with. I really enjoy watching Tim and Yankee on this channel

The bumper sticker on the wall in the backdrop is on point!

Smart kid stacking at 16 👍🏾! I was doing sports and spending all of my money on bs when I was 16 lmao! 😂

@toivotorvinen

8 ай бұрын

I was still doing some of that (sports, toys, bs etc) when I was 50..but did save a bit. Got into some coins finally at age 66 so kind of a late bloomer. It will likely be better for the kids then it is for me. I'll be leaving it to them unless it might be needed. Might be insurance in a way.

@edb3877

8 ай бұрын

@@toivotorvinen I bloomed as a stacker in 2010 at the age of 61. But I was not wasting time or money, just busy making a good amount in the stock market. 2008 was my "Wake-Up!" call. At that point I realized that earning a lot in the market was only 1/2 the game. The other half was protecting what I had. I did have a good attitude about the market, though, and did not sell a single share when the market collapsed. Instead, I continued to buy more shares. By early in 2010, all of the money I'd "lost" was back in my accounts, safe and sound. Some of that got converted into silver and later gold. Most of my SS benefits were not needed for living expenses, so I converted that into silver and gold. It's been a good ride but I'm at the point in life where I can relax and let the good times roll. If stocks do well, my accounts grow and I sell some and use the money for the stack. . If stocks do poorly, I hang onto them and don't sell any shares. Whatever stocks do, my PMs are my financial backstop and insurance. If I never need my PMs, they will be available to help my family live decently during most of the hard times that come along. Life is good. 🙂

I must say that Yankee's videos with Tim are most entertaining and loaded with information. I find myself oftentimes looking for videos I have not seen before. And sometimes rewatch videos I have seen before. Both you and Tim are both class acts. Forgive me, let me say instead, two people I truly admire.

Always enjoy your video with Tim & his customers. Always very entertaining.

That was great! My stacking goal this month is to stack a cord of firewood.... 😁

I never dreamed of stacking at 16

That's a badass Patriot Hoodie on that gentleman Awesome quality Would love one 🔥🔥🔥

@YankeeStacking

8 ай бұрын

SAME!

Smart kid. I’m mad at myself for not starting after full time employment started in 2003. Price was beautiful then. Granted an oz of gold was pretty much my whole paycheck. But I did live at home Shoot 😢 has been a major uphill climb for the metal since then. 😮 we’ll all feel smart soon enough when it climbs to 5K tho 😂😂🎉

@edb3877

8 ай бұрын

Yep, all except the people who thought that $2k an oz. was too high. Last I looked, the US Gov is still printing, borrowing, and spending like mad-men.

@Fanta....

8 ай бұрын

I can still remember the news saying gold was 230 an ounce... looking back it was a steal. Can only look forward now, onward and upward!

@JFEnterprize

8 ай бұрын

@@Fanta.... I recall my father mentioning about it in those days. Either when it went to its lowest low of that time or began to climb. Looking over years past on it. What 2001 it was upper 200’s after a decade prior highs of $600 and an average of upper 300’s equivalent of gold dropping down to 13-1400 today or a 1/3. Granted that $100 drop those days wasn’t a jaw dropper as it would be today.

@JFEnterprize

8 ай бұрын

@@edb3877 heard many did the same when it was 6-800 years back as well. “It’s too expensive” after maloneys show of mo ey and seeing how hard or fast it’s climbing the last decade I can’t see how it won’t climb further.

@edb3877

8 ай бұрын

@@JFEnterprize Agreed. There's really nothing stopping the cheapening of the US$ and as its value declines, gold and silver prices WILL rise. I can see a time coming when the official spot price is too low to sustain mining. This will lead to a two tiered market for gold and silver. This is not the 1st time that this has happened. My mom had a friend who owned a jewelry store. He also made gold jewelry, so bought gold for this purpose. When the gold price was officially $35 per oz., he said that the best rice he could get was around $125 per oz. Something like that but much higher these days seems likely.

Thank you Yankee and Tim soo much!!! I really enjoy your content and we have decided when we can we are going to have to make the road trip to visit Tim😊!!!!

I found myself hoping that Tim was going to say that he was putting that first gold bar aside for him and, since his dad was a regular, he could bring in a little cash toward it when he visited for other purchases and he'd have it soon enough. Love hearing from customers in the shop. So wish I could visit Tim's more often but there ain't no way to get in and out during a lunch hour and the weekends get stolen by family priorities. That might sound like a slight but it isn't - I love the way he takes time with everyone and doesn't rush them.

Thank you for explaining the benefit of 1 oz vs. Fractional gold. It's videos like these that go a long way in people who are just starting out stacking.

I feel for the first customer with 50g valcambi and 4 1/10 oz gold coins my lcs isbthe same way they pay back of spot for gold and silver and sell for more than they should over

Really enjoyed this one. Strange move from the first customer but I see why he did that in his mind. I prefer fractionals as will be easier to shift in the future and keeps me further away from the CGT limit.

Nice memories. I learned from my father in the seventies to listen to the sound of silver coins who where still to find in circulation. I never sold them and just four years ago i started stacking. And bought gold, just in time😁

Fun video! And I learned something I never knew about minting 1964 coins for a couple more years, and the reason for the 40% half dollars! A couple years ago I was in the local grocery store checkout line and there was a woman dumping coins in a CoinStar about 10 feet away. I could hear big silver hitting the reject tray. I bought 6 40% half dollars from her for $10. I explained to her why. It was better than the $3 she was expecting so she was happy. I got a good deal too.

@YankeeStacking

8 ай бұрын

I learned something too!!

God bless, like-minded young people like this we need more of them

I really enjoy your show. It’s so genuine and you have touched and taught a lot of people. God bless you

Smiling! Heard that guy say getting a little old to start stacking. 73 here and just started stacking about 2 years ago. Watching your channel and must say you have cost me about 20 grand. Well guess not really because I still have it, just in a different format. Keep up the good work.

That 5 oz gold bar was gorgeous

@YankeeStacking

8 ай бұрын

IKR?!!

I had a very well educated Grandpa taught me well on stacking , my first once’s of silver were $1.90 oz Gold came later at $278.00 oz If I wouldn’t have gotten married to that little demon , I’d be way better off, but she would’ve stolen it anyway I was glad my dad helped me keep it hidden at his place 👍 Yankee and Tim always appreciated gentlemen 🙏🏼🕊️

@AGAUaddict

8 ай бұрын

My Pop started me on PM at 8yrs old. I have a very similar story to yours sir at about the same time Small world. My 1st ounce of Gold was 325. Also had a little demon but thank god I saw the light and didn't marry her. Happy stacking bud. Thanks Pop for telling me all about tangable assets as he would put it. Really appreciate u teaching me at such a young age. Miss u dearly and think about u ever day!

@joemilligan6536

8 ай бұрын

That’s the good thing about gold and dads.

@AGAUaddict

8 ай бұрын

@@joemilligan6536 My Pop was my grandfather but he was only Dad I ever knew. PM has been good to me and just feel lucky that we both started young and had someone who was watching out for us then and for many years to come even tho they knew they would b gone. Stack on brotha I'm sure ur Grandfather is proud

@therooster6104

8 ай бұрын

@@AGAUaddict Right On 👊🏼🙏🏼🕊️

@therooster6104

8 ай бұрын

@@joemilligan6536 indeed great comment 😃🤝

Wow you guys are sales geniuses 😂

Thanks guys for another great video 👍🏽

Another great vid, with real people who know what's what. Especially, the youngster: good on ya, dad 👍👌 In New Zealand, junk silver REALLY is junk, Yankee. Prior to 1947, the coins were 50% Ag. Post 1947, they changed to crap metals: cu/nickel (from memory).

Regarding 9:02, the reason why the United States Mint produced 40% Silver Clad coins was to give them an appearance of silver coins while also reducing the cost of making them. 40% Silver Clad coins do not have a homogeneous silver composition. Instead their composition is actually a laminate with an exterior 80% Silver veneer sandwich bonded over an inner core made of 21% silver. Similarly in 1982, the United States started to produce one cent coins with a composition of 97.5% Zinc covered by an exterior Copper veneer to give them an appearance of red cents while also reducing the cost of making them.

I'm 29 and I remember my grandfather giving me silver coins/bars for my birthday and Christmas as a kid. One Christmas I got a silver eagle. My dad got me into going to estate sales, garage sales and thrift shops etc. For about 11 years I've bought and sold gold/silver but mainly in the way of jewelry and tableware. The last 7 years I've made it into a living. For the most part I've held onto the coins and a little bit of the other cool gold/silver stuff I've come across. Just picked up a 1925 D $2.5 gold indian in great condition for $200 at a local sale. I'm keeping it!

@WKUHilltopper

8 ай бұрын

Back in the 60's, my grandfather played poker with silver dollars. He kept them in cigar boxes. He had several. Whenever we'd visit, he'd give me a couple of them (coins, not boxes of silver dollars--LOL). I still have them. Wish we would have visited a lot more than we were able to do!

@bengunn6571

8 ай бұрын

@@WKUHilltopper that's a cool story thanks for sharing. It's nice you still have some of his coins to remember him by. My grandpa was on the other side of the country so we didn't see each other often. I was only 10 when he died at 68 of ALS. My other grandpa lived in the same state as me. He played poker for decades with some of his childhood friends and also my dad and uncle. I filled in from time to time. They always had 6 people playing. 5 card draw mostly and a little bit of 7 card stud. Fun times...

Those stickers are so light Yankee, so light...

Thank you for the information gentlemen.

another great video yankee and tim keep them coming

I always love to watch these videos.

It's really refreshing to hear a kid with common sense. They're out there they just aren't as plentiful as they ought to be

Thank you for sharing!

Thanks for the great videos ❤

It is so good to see a 16-year old stacking. I am in my 60’s and when I was 16 I was watching change to get silver coinage; private gold ownership was not a thing until later.

This type of content is GOLDEN!!

I like how the "Veteran" said that his dealer would not pay him spot and sold over spot to make money. That veteran just learned the big drawback to gold - the only person that makes money buying and selling gold is the gold dealer NOT the customer like the veteran. Gold is a very bad investment but it makes for a great hobby collecting it for fun. Gold also has some investment strategies if you are smart enough to know what they are and most people who buy gold have no clue what they are doing. If you buy gold as an investment you are one of two people, one is the gold dealer that sells the gold to make money and the other is a bad investor that is great at loosing money and making bad investments like buying gold. I love collecting gold and buying it as a hobby and a small part of investment strategies but I can only afford gold because my other investments have made lots of money and were made somewhere NOT linked to gold.

Love you both. Blessings

As a Detroit Free Press paperboy, in 4th thru 6th Grade, I ‘’Stacked’’ all the 90% Silver Half dollars I got in change. Still have them many decades later.

Classic episode... Liked!

Great vid yankee..buffalo is my favourite coin for design

I was spending every dime I had at 16 for gas in the car, beer and weed. I wish I had started stacking then, would have been in the early 70's! What would the prices have been at the time? I didn't start seriously stacking until the 90's and the prices would have been a lot higher at that time. I think I have 1000 oz. of silver by now and 100 oz's of gold, some in an a physical metals IRA and some not! Mortgage and vehicles are paid off, only a small amount of credit card debt and no other bills at all except those pesky monthly bills. I'm 67 and still learning, Yankee! Some day I'll call and you'll be there.

always informative.

You're NEVER too old or young to start stacking!! That man is putting his trust in the fiat currency.

@watthaile2053

8 ай бұрын

Bad bad move.

Love Tim's banter at the end. 😂

When it comes to buying gold it is always about what the premium is on top. That said on multiple occasions I've found fractional ounces as cheap per ounce as the least costly gold rounds from reputable dealers. Too many people are paying hundreds and hundreds over spot to get fractional shares that will likely never appreciate above the price they paid.

I started my daughters stack when she was born. Iam gonna be jealous when she's older and going to have an awesome stack lol

Bravo Tim and Yankee, both you guys are entertaining, I'd love to drop by some day but live in and follow you from New Zealand.

@YankeeStacking

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! 🇳🇿

Another .99999 Fine Video...Enjoyed. Thanks You Both.....Life is good......God Bless

Good to see a fellow Arizonian made it to see you guys 👋🏻🤠🌵

Always family friendly. Good on the young man. God bless us all.

Dont talk Tim into not answering the phone! Talking to Tim is a vital part of the experience with each addition to the Stack!

16? That’s impressive. I’m 25 and was playing baseball, football, and video games at 16. I didn’t know what money was. Marriage, and 3 kids later I am beginning to stack at 25 now. I wish my Dad or Gpa would’ve started me on stacking back then.

Man you guys are the best channel on KZread. I love you guys

@YankeeStacking

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, Mike!!

I always make time for some of Tim's wisdom.

I like the Tim videos!

This was awesome

Yankee: Great to see you are influencing even the teens to stack!

@YankeeStacking

8 ай бұрын

I’m doing my very best! But I have to admit, I do get the most satisfaction with influencing young stackers.

I just have a handful of coins so far but ive only just started stacking. I feel like I'm way late to the party and will never get to where i should be. Especially compared to someone whose been doing it 50 years lol. I just don't have the budget to go out and buy direct but I'm working on that. Love the videos.

Hahaha dame that made me laugh thanks Tim: there all chocolate 😂😂 Yankee probably thought dame now i gotta check 😂

WHAT A GREAT VIDEO. THAT IS 1 SMART KID. CAN'T BELIEVE TIM GOT RID OF ALL THAT GOLD

Smart kid. The only silver I had when I was 16 years old was the silver I got in my change

Good to see stackers started young

This young man is ahead of most folks