+1 I do have some Ag and Au from when i was little kid collecting coins. It is a great way to hedge against inflation being fact that gold and gold etfs are negative beta.
I also agree about 15% prem. I don't think the coin collector, precious metal places will give me 15% prem for a SELL order either.
I have nothing against Mercantile Exchange,CME guys, PM investors. I just prefer investing in securities during BULL AND BEAR market.
Due to rising in USD respect to EUR, YEN, and some other currencies, we might have more dip in some of commodities and PM. I dont know about 10-12 , but $15 Ag is possible after fed stop the easing.