I bought 10 bars during a $.39 over spot sale. I was delighted with what I received. Seven of the 10 appeared to be mint or virtually mint. there were two modern Sunshine Minting, two Republic Metals Corp. an A Mark, an APMEX Stackable, an APMEX Eagle and three NTR's. These last are in my opinion the least desirable as they app[ear to be the most cheaply made. They look to be sawed off a long extruded bar, marked, sandblasted and are the only bars that bear no serial number. I Have seen bars by other mints that look to be made the same way. That is OK, the other 7Northwestern Iowa more than make up for these, especially with a 39 cent sale.

Pros

Value (low premium over spot)

Attractive Design

Easy to Sell

Mint Condition

Recognized Brand Cons

Generic Brand Bottom Line

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.