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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Good Cents, post: 3874609, member: 100720&quot;]I&#039;m relatively new to coin collecting and bullion (2+ years). I know they are 2 completely different things. I actually got into coin collecting after getting into bullion investing and by doing lots and lots of reading on this board (as a novice, I&#039;ve done more lurking than commenting). The bullion interest brought out the natural collector in me and I&#039;m enjoying my coin collecting a lot. (And as an added bonus it&#039;s an outlet for some OCD tendencies <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I am considering investing in graded numismatic coins. (I already put as much as I&#039;m comfortable with into PM bullion.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I have about $10k give or take for this investment, which for me is a serious amount of money that I cannot afford to lose. Yes, I know they say not to invest money you can&#039;t afford to lose, but that&#039;s for the stock market. Does the same caution exist when talking about investing in graded numismatics? </p><p><br /></p><p>I would imagine there are &quot;safe&quot; numismatic investments and &quot;volatile&quot; ones such as trends. In terms of length of holding time I am looking at about 10-20 years with 25-30 years tops. And I&#039;m not necessarily looking for appreciation. I just want something that would keep up with inflation because cash loses value at today&#039;s interest rates.</p><p><br /></p><p>The problem is, I know VERY little about numismatics as I&#039;m a novice collector. Also, the little I have learned is only about small time numismatic items that interest me (mostly about $40 - $140 per coin with up to $200 max for something extra special).</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I don&#039;t know where to start and would really appreciate your recommendations and advice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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