Governments get kinda funny about gold and stuff though, you know how it is. Maybe a blockchain or something can fix that someday?
If it's 999 or 9999 pure silver or gold, it's not taxable (no customs fees) in most countries, including Canada, USA, UK. So there shouldn't be any shipping trouble, just make sure you insure the package, with a tracking number, and have a discreet packaging for the prying eyes.
More or less, but this is not the kind of thing you throw into an envelope and send to say, Venezuela. Also over certain amounts, 10K, I believe, you have to file IRS forms here. Further, for most items I sell, unless you are gonna spend 10 big, you're better off not paying shipping from the usa, and sourcing closer.
It's ambiguous if you go through airports though. Government minted coins, such as the silver eagle with a face value of 1 dollar, have technically a legal tender of 1 dollar. You can buy stuff with it worth 1 dollar. So in theory you should be able to carry 10,000 units of them. However, as a precious metal, they have a value of $145,000 (by the recent spot prices). So it's up to the customs agents and their level of ignorance (like what is silver) whether they want to consider the spot price or the face value, and whether they want to annoy you or not. I haven't found a definitive answer for this dilemma.
And by this dilemma you mean the frequency with which you transport one hundred and fifty thousand dollars worth of junk silver coins across international borders in your carry on?
The dilemma is the technicalities of the issue, face value vs metal value. And please don't insult my silver, mine is no junk 🤑
lol, nice
https://coinweek.com/bullion-report/minimize-risk-tsa-confiscating-precious-metals-rare-coins-cash/
I wish that was the case here... If I am expecting a package I get a letter and need to pay a amount everytime it's outside of Europe... But it hasn't kept me from it anyway 😉👍