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Hello Everyone, my name is FSF, and I'm a Stackaholic. Since I was a wee lad I've been drawn to the shiny, be it gold, silver, copper, or brass. As an adult, I work with metals by trade (structural and reinforcing steel) and I've found myself stacking quite a bit of that too. My stackitis has also branched out in unconventional ways , as I've begun stacking non-bullion goods as well. Old fiat, high-end music gear, project vehicles, etc. I've even begun to resort to an alchemy of sorts in order to sooth the savage symptoms of my sickness, but I plan on more detailed documentation of that in the future. As this is an introductory post, we'll keep to the basics for now.

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This is most of my bullion collection, with some other coinage in there as well. Small for now, but I imagine I'll be growing it quite a bit as time marches on. I have a lot of other coins in the collection, but none significant enough to merit pictures.

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This Franz Josef Corona 100 was the piece that truly inflamed my stackitis to the barely under control point it is today. I got it for $1250 USD at a time when spot was $100 bucks more. Even though the gold content is only .9802 as opposed to the .999 of something like the golden eagles, I still consider it a great score.

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Though this pic shows more imperfections in the coin, I like the way the light plays off the relief.

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I got this sweet hand poured skull off of Apmex a while ago. It was the first precious metal I had ever ordered online. I really enjoy the detail. I'm quite active on the barter section of my local Craigslist, and for a while I thought it would be quite amusing to order a bunch of these skulls and try to use them as currency when conducting trades. :D I'm weird like that I guess.

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I got these rounds at a local coin shop mostly just to increase my bullion stock. The one on the right seems to have a bit of corrosion that I'll have to see about. There are a lot of coin shops and whatnot where I live, but I've only begun to frequent them. I'm trying to increase my reputation in a few so I can hopefully get my own random and unique, under the counter silver basket kinda like @fat-elvis.

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I picked this 5 oz bar up today, once again mostly just to fatten my stock. It was $100 USD, so a bit more of a premium than I wanted to pay, but it was my first interaction with this particular shop owner and I liked the piece enough so I figured why not. I am trying to increase my rep, after all. I noticed it has the same mint mark as the skull I already have.

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I've had this half dollar since I was a child. I don't even remember how I got it. It was probably the original source of my stackitis infection.

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Along with the stackitis, I seem to have a bit of OCD. All coin change I receive on a daily basis I toss into a huge container so I can sort it at a later date. This buffalo nickel and steel nickel are fruits of that particular labor. I'm not too much into rarity as I find myself drawn more to straight weight in bullion, but it is cool to look at a piece of history. Hold it in your hand and whatnot.

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Like I said, my stackitis isn't confined to just precious metals these days as I've found myself stacking this old fiat for the better part of a decade. Nothing too cool like the bills issued from specific banks, but I really liked the way this currency used to look. I guess it reminds me of my childhood. I have been thinking recently though, about trading it in for some silver or gold. I'm not sure. I do think there are advantages of keeping the fiat, as it's so liquid, and not everyone accepts precious metals as things are now, but I know in certain situations the paper is worthless. What do you guys think? I could use some advice from some more experienced stackers than myself.

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That's pretty much it for now. I have some ideas for future posts involving alchemic equations I've used to turn junk metals into solid gold as well as my fantasic forays into becoming a beastly land pirate. Stay tuned ;)