Long Position on Silver and Gold?

[ChunkyMonkey]

I can accept that and definitely agree as a consumer I would much prefer a certified "anything" to a non-certified one... Recognizable products are important too. The cross section of buyers in the market who are at least interested in name brand merchandise is notably higher, and profit margins on their merchandise is also higher... all good things.

But let me put it this way since everyone seems to want to deal with hypotheticals today. Not you Irving, just most other responders thus far.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the purpose of buying physical PM's for someone is solely to diversify out of USD's for any number of reasons, and they only intend to sell it if substantial gains can be realized. Otherwise, they'll just keep it forever and pass it along to heirs...and THERE IS NOT A SHTF SCENARIO... so they will NOT be selling it or trading it, etc. They are not trying to "invest" in PM's, it is just an insurance policy that they will never be "broke".

Let's say this person has 1 trillion ounces of silver.
When that person goes to sell their 1 trillion ounces of silver to a reputable businessman, will they or will they not be reported to the IRS for capital gains purposes, or any other purpose, if their silver is entirely ASE's?

Is the answer the same if their silver is entirely NON-ASE's?

Is there a known weight or value threshold where the answer changes?

I am seeing conflicting answers all over the web, however, considering the number of places I've consistently seen (this afternoon) that states the sale of ASE's are not reported to the IRS, irrespective of the number of ounces, I'm inclined to say I have my answer.... I was just hoping to learn from my peers here if someone is more informed with a better source than just some random sites on the internet like me.

Larger dealers will give you 1099B form upon transaction larger than $10k - but again this applies to any object/futures/stock you sold beyond this amount. Most dealers I deal with only deal in cash or simply don't care. It is your duty to report your 'profit,' not dealers'

PS I might be outdated on the number as I heard IRS is updating the requirement down to merely few hundred bucks.