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<p>[QUOTE="FlyingMoose, post: 160877, member: 6572"]Cloud,</p><p>That's true. But, I believe that the numismatic value will rise faster than the bullion value. As I said before, bullion is only a store of value, while numismatic coins should increase in value. The numbers back this up: since 1970, gold has increased at an annual rate of 7.84%, while the PCGS CU3000 index has increased at 12.05%. If gold increased at the same rate, it would currently be $2352 per ounce.</p><p><br /></p><p>Victor,</p><p>You can buy "silver rounds" for quote close to spot, or old "face value" coins at very close to spot. The eagles, while they have a premium cost over bullion value, will retain this premium when you sell them, and since they have a small amount of numismatic value, may even beat it.</p><p><br /></p><p>umtrr,</p><p>Yes, that's true, the smaller ones have a higher premium. This is true because there's basically a per-coin cost to mint them, so there's a fixed amount (not exactly but that's a way to think of it) added to each coin, no matter the size. That amount is relatively larger for a small coin. The prices you get when you sell them also reflect this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FlyingMoose, post: 160877, member: 6572"]Cloud, That's true. But, I believe that the numismatic value will rise faster than the bullion value. As I said before, bullion is only a store of value, while numismatic coins should increase in value. The numbers back this up: since 1970, gold has increased at an annual rate of 7.84%, while the PCGS CU3000 index has increased at 12.05%. If gold increased at the same rate, it would currently be $2352 per ounce. Victor, You can buy "silver rounds" for quote close to spot, or old "face value" coins at very close to spot. The eagles, while they have a premium cost over bullion value, will retain this premium when you sell them, and since they have a small amount of numismatic value, may even beat it. umtrr, Yes, that's true, the smaller ones have a higher premium. This is true because there's basically a per-coin cost to mint them, so there's a fixed amount (not exactly but that's a way to think of it) added to each coin, no matter the size. That amount is relatively larger for a small coin. The prices you get when you sell them also reflect this.[/QUOTE]
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