It’s quite obviously the end of the year because I am sitting at my desk with a blanket, a heater, a sweater, and a jacket…yet, I am fairly sure I am in the pre-stages of hypothermia.
The fun in the ending of a year is remembering the last and looking forward to the next. Last week, we briefly discussed some of the craziness of 2016 and how it affected investing. I asked what metals you thought did well and why and where you thought the market was headed.
This week of reminiscing is much more fun because…drumroll…there is a giveaway!!! I’d like to review the best designs, mints, and metals of 2016 and see what design you might like to see Provident offer in 2017.
Here’s how it works. Below, there is a link to a *short* survey in which I ask you a few questions about your 2016 bullion buying experience.
After you answer the survey (5-10 min, max…you can do it!) leave me a comment below, letting me know your absolute favorite purchase, find, or bullion story from 2016 AND what size hoodie you wear.
There will be 3 winners, randomly selected from the comments below. Two lucky commenters will win the stylish, comfy Provident hoodie. One ultra lucky winner will receive not one, but two of the widely popular Provident Prospector 1 oz Silver Round Colt .45 Privy.
So, follow the link below to share your 2016 favorites. Remember, you must comment to be eligible to win! Winners will be selected by a random number generator. Entries will be accepted until 11:59 pm on December 31st. Winners will be announced Tuesday, January 3, 2017.
Take the survey! Comment below to win! 
And, if you haven’t finished your holiday shopping, don’t forget Provident Metals offers the best holiday gifting options you can find (in my humble opinion). Celebrate the end of the year by picking up a few more 2016 1 oz American Silver Eagles while spot prices are low!
Happy Stacking!
-J
Merry Christmas!!!! God Bless all!
I hope your Christmas was wonderful; Happy New Year!
-J
My favorites of 2016 come down to two choices. For private mint it’s the Anubis hands down. I already had the Cleopatra, and then I saw the movie Gods of Egypt, then picked up a wooden Anubis statue at a museum. So when that round was released there was no way I wasn’t buying that!
For sovereign I had to have the Queen’s Beast Lion to give to my grandson. He’s only two, but his first Halloween costume was a lion, so now he has a silver sovereign coin to go along with his silver Labors of Hercules round.
I wear a size XL hoodie.
Aw! I love that your grandson already has some beautiful bullion; what a great idea!
-J
Provident is my number one when it comes to online bullion purchasing. Looking forward to new high relief 2 oz rounds. XL
You and I, both!
-J
I bit the bullet and paid the premium for a couple of silver combi-bars for Christmas presents. They were hard to put in the mail; was tempted to keep them for myself and give a fruitcakes instead.
Thank you for your blog Miss Fletcher! You’ve added some much needed personality to the industry, keep up the good work!
Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year my friend.
You are such a sweetheart! Thank you! Merry Christmas to you, as well. 🙂
-J
I love the Morgan Silver Dollar. I recognize the value of the laser security “patches,” or whatever they’re called, but I feel they diminish the aesthetics of pieces.
I wear Size L.
Thanks for your input! It is unfortunate when design has to be altered to prevent counterfeit attempts.
-J
My favorite coin of 2016 is the silver Queen’s Beast Lion of England. This is probably my all-time favorite coin, regardless of metal. I can’t wait for the rest of the Queen’s Beast series. I don’t recall Provident as having the gold Queen’s Beast Lion of England, so I purchased one from a competitor, at a higher cost than Provident would’ve charged I’m sure. I’m glad to see that you’re carrying both gold and silver Griffin of Edward III, I’ll be purchasing both in the near future.
I love Metals She Wrote, not only is it my favorite blog, it’s the only blog I follow. I look forward to reading it every Friday at the beginning of happy hour.
Size XL.
R/ Eric
I’m happy we could accommodate your second Queen’s Beast purchase!
And, wow, thank you for the compliment! That sincerely made my day. Discussing the variety of ways precious metals interact with daily life is quite enjoyable. 🙂
-J
The zombucks, and Nordic Creatures series have both been excellent.
Size XL
You have great taste 🙂
-J
Favorite purchase has been the american buffalo gold rounds, really like the design. Second would be the Canadian maples 🙂 it’s all been a short-term savings in an attempt to force me to save for my first house purchase… but it’s been fun to hold physical gold too 😛
XXL is my size, and thanks!
I hate to admit I like the Maples a bit more than the US sovereign gold coins. It is quite the feeling to hold the real stuff- not an ETF!
-J
agreed…. was a difficult decision… the Maples have a kind of elegant polished design to them and the Buffalo’s have a kind of matte almost rough finish… but I think I like the old buffalo & Indian head design to them just a bit more 🙂
A cowboy or prospector design that has a raw look to it. XL hoodie.
The Prospector Colt .45 Privy. That’s a cowboy round.
https://www.providentmetals.com/prospector-1-oz-silver-round-colt-45-privy.html
-J
So many good ones to pick from. My collection of classics have taken a backseat to all the awesome new stuff being released currently. My favorite series is the often overlooked Mexican Libertad series in both Silver and Gold from Casa de Moneda. These have super low mintages when compared to other sovereigns and are sure to pay out well, if ever parted with. I was collecting them before they caught on with more people in recent years so I have some real gems that can’t be found anymore. Queen’s Beasts are incredible and I look forward to the rest of the series. Not to suck up to Probident but, the 10 oz prospector bars are amazing works of art as well. It is a beautiful work of art with a low premium that I really enjoy looking at and displaying! So well executed!! I miss the Zombucks series. Waiting on the next Buccaneer release. Love them all.
Just in case, size XL
No explanation needed; the Prospector bars truly are incredible. And, I enjoy the Libertads, as well!
-J
Oops! Guess it’s the Privateer series not the Buccaneer series. Is there a schedule for releases anywhere to be found?
We don’t have a release date just yet, but we will let you know as soon as we do!
-J
The Egyptian God series is awesome and I have started collecting them all. Cleopatra and Anubis are mine. Love them and want to own it all. These were my favorites in 2016.
XL hoodie for me. Thanks
They are my favorite, too. I don’t think they can be beat.
-J
Love some ATB coins. Wish I started from the beginning.
Never too late to find them!
Don’t forget to include your hoodie size!
-J
Sweatshirt size large. Im five in on the ATBs, will be adding more!
Found a lot of great deals on silver dollars locally. They are really addicting. Something cool about holding silver money that old. Makes you feel like a cowboy. Size XL
I like that cowboy description, as I’m watching the Cowboys game. Very nice.
-J
My current favorite series would certainly be The Nordic Creatures, I like the hefty weight of the 5 oz version as well as the limited mintage. The detail and subject matter keep me anxiously awaiting the next issue. As far as in individual round, I bought the 5 oz Alyx The Fairy and am quite intrigued by the Reddit Silverbug community as a whole.
I would love a large size Provident Hoodie to wear, and share the excitement of collecting silver both as a hobby and an investment. Thanks !!
Great choices!!
-J
Best thing of 2016 was my dad gifted me his collection of Morgan and peace dollars.
Size: XXL
What an incredible gift!
-J
My biggest find was that on a coin I already had in my collection.. A 1913 buffalo nickel witch I thought was just a high quality mint state coin..(ms-63 to 66) As it turns out, it’s a proof coin and then discovered on the reverse it had a 20% rotated die strike !! Not sure yet if that’s going add to the value but was a really cool discovery..Favorite set is the silver eagles but is such a big set,,I only collect the rarest ones in the set…XL please …..
Living the rare coin dream! Congrats on the find!
-J
Favorite purchase from Provident Metals was the Cleopatra and Anubis 2 oz silver coins. Displayed on fireplace mantle..Received a lot of favorable comments,,,Best find..Received a Provident pen and lollipop in one of my orders..It made my day!!! Hoodie..xl
Haha I love that we send the suckers now! We have so many!
-J
Have so many don’t know where to start. Finished my Kennedy ( 1964-2001), also my Roosevelt album and started a Franklin. Love the Kennedy’s, but Franklin is a much more obtainable series financially speaking.
Wow! That is an impressive collection!
Don’t forget to mention your hoodie size!
-J
Biggest surprise was the Elemtal RMR Shield rounds as none of the pictures really do justice to how neat it is.
Biggest let down, Geiger 1 oz bars.
Size XL
Couldn’t agree more!
-J
I really like prospector rounds. I just received some sunshine mint rounds and the prospector series are so much nicer looking. Thank you !! XL hoodie.
The Prospector really is a phenomenal round; I agree!
-J
I hope The RCM Elemental Shield Rounds will continue to do well because I love the combo of The US Flag And The UK Flag. My hoodie size is around 2X-3X.
Look at the US and the U.K. working together!
-J
Lifelong Anglophile here.
My favorite find was finding the North American Big Game Super Slam Series – Columbia Blacktail silver round at the coin shop just before the bow hunting season. Kept it in my pocket for good luck and it worked…I harvested a Blacktail deer.
Wow, sounds like it did work! And dang, that series name is a mouthful.
Remember to include your hoodie size!
-J
Thanks. Hoodie size L.
Best part for me was showing off my Privateer Round collection which got a couple friends fired up about precious metals and into it as a hobby.
That is awesome! The Privateer series is really impressive. One of our best selling.
Don’t forget your hoodie size!
-J
Free silver is best!!! Everyone should go roll hunting this time of year as people cash in their piggy banks to support their Christmas shopping.
XL hoodie
I couldn’t agree more! 😉
-J
Favorite find was buying 4 rolls of halves at the bank and finding 14 90% Kennedys and 6 40% Kennedys. It was my first time trying roll hunting and I haven’t found much since…
Size XL
Wow! That is some serious luck. If you could send some my way, I’d appreciate it…
-J
I like my Mercs the more I look at them, it is a great round. XL hoodie for J.H. in the hood!
I don’t think Adolph Weinman has a bad design!
-J
Best find was a 1938 d walking liberty I found in a roll. Large hoodie.
Wow! That’s some awesome luck!
-J
Please make a moon round. My favorite was the plank. 2x hoodie.
The plank was epic. As long as I’m not walking it.
-J
My favorite purchase this year was the American Wildlife series. I bought about half earlier in the year and my parents surprised me with the rest for my college graduation!
Congrats on graduating!! And, what wonderful parents!
p.s. don’t forget to add your hoodie size in case you win!
-J
Great survey-would love to see more hand poured bars. I picked up a 5oz from provident and love it!
Thanks! I, too, LOVE the hand poured bars. No one else will own an identical copy!
also, remember to include your hoodie size in case you’re a winner!
-J