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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Phil Ham, post: 26047947, member: 5787&quot;]I&#039;m only a collector of ASE&#039;s and certainly no expert.&nbsp; I&#039;m also quite into spreadsheets and like to trend various things versus time.&nbsp; I collect coins because I like the hobby and not because I expect to make money.&nbsp; I&#039;m averaging about 2% per annum on my coin collection over the past 40 years versus nearly 8% in my other investments, which are heavy into US equities.&nbsp; As you can see from another thread of mine, you won&#039;t get rich stacking silver.&nbsp; It hasn&#039;t even kept up with inflation since 1980 unless you happen to dip your foot into the market at the precious right moment (like 2000).&nbsp; It is also much easier to sell stocks and bonds than to sell physical coins.&nbsp; I lightly dabbled in silver ETF&#039;s for a few years but it turned out to be a dud.&nbsp; I moved into US equities and recovered nicely.&nbsp; In summary, buy ASE&#039;s for the fun of it and not to get rich.&nbsp; Otherwise, it won&#039;t be a fun ride.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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