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Pro tips: For the new ppl out there.. there IS a learning curve to this. Don't buy products that will be hard to sell at spot and then get butthert about it and claim precious metals are a scam.
1.) Make sure you will be able to sell your PM product at spot, and ideally you want to be able to sell for spot + your premium back. So only buy sovereign-minted coins and stick to purchasing the flagship coins of the big mints (US Mint - Eagles, Royal Canadian Mint - Maple Leafs, Austrian Mint - Philharmonics, Royal Mint - Britannias, Perth Mint - Kangaroos). Coin shops are most comfortable buying the popular coins i've mentioned because they have alot of experience with handling them and can spot fakes. Ideally, you should stick to the Eagles and Maple Leafs if you live in the USA as these are the most popular here and will get you your premium back when you sell them because the demand for them is high.
2) Buy silver products that have security features (look into post 2018 Maple Leafs, or the new Britannias). These coins are hard to counterfeit. The maple leafs have "DNA" spiral prints on them that can be read with a scanner and traced back to a particular press at the mint. Coinshops will have these scanners. They will also have XRF instruments, or even XRF handheld guns to shoot at your coins.
3) Stay away from large bars, figurines, jewelry and silver shot or shavings. Chances are low you'll find the right buyer. If you have to sell to someone who is going to melt it down to refine and recycle the silver, they aren't going to pay you 100% of spot. Seriously, who is going to buy a bag of silver beads from you? There's no marking on them, of course you'll only get offers below spot. Also avoid large bars that can't be penetrated by XRF spectroscopy. A large 100 oz bar is tough, the only way to confirm there isn't a core is to basically melt it down and recast it.
4) Only buy from large dealers (APMEX/SD/JM, etc.) to prevent buying Chinese fake products
