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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NPCoin, post: 207549, member: 5629&quot;]<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />hya: </p><p><br /></p><p>There is just too much history regarding coinage.&nbsp; Most history professors I know (which really aren&#039;t that many) don&#039;t even have as much historical research behind them as many numismatists.&nbsp; the only thing I am truly collecting at the moment is my world birthyear set.&nbsp; As to any other coin, I buy and sell to see the wide variety of, not only types, but conditions of coinage (including counterfeits) to study the history of the piece, as well as the different ways of manufacturing (and the errors that may occur).</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, there is money to be made in buying and selling coins, which I believe every one of us has/will do at some point in our endeavors, and there really is nothing wrong with the investors, because even some of them enjoy their niche in collecting.</p><p><br /></p><p>And even collectors will have investor attitudes, especially with higher valued items.&nbsp; I mean, you wouldn&#039;t just leave your $90,000 Porsche sitting unlocked with the keys in it while dining at a restaurant, would you?&nbsp; Even though you may not look at it as an investment, certain &quot;protections&quot; are sometimes needed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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