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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;taxbuster1040, post: 21708, member: 1594&quot;]<b>coin investments</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I appreciate all the timely responses.... but let me amplify what I am saying in view of the general ambiance of your reposnses so far. When a collector buys a coin, if he is to be a successful collector, how does he decide what to buy and how much to pay for it? Is it merely a matter of filling holes in an album? Is it, oh well, this coin is the most shiny, I will get this one? Or well, I like the story about liberty&#039;s breast so I will buy a 1916 quarter? I for one, as a person who has invested in stocks, mutual funds, bonds and real estate, must come to some conclusion about the purchase of a particular coin. Of course, we always know what tomorow brings. But life is about choices. When i make my choice about coins, I would really like to know the price history of that coin... for say 20 to 30 years, I would like to know if it is likely some hoard will greatly diminish its value, I would like to know based on rarity and colectors habits of the past that this coin has&nbsp; mostly stayed popular and should continue to grow popular in the future.&nbsp; I cannot be an expert at all things. So I would like to rely on experts in your field, as there are experts on tv who recommend stocks and mutual funds. Some of them are idiots, but I can judge for myself.&nbsp; I think&nbsp; if the numismatic experts avoid giving coin investment advice, they are doing a disservice. The books I have read including some of Travers books, seem to issue specific recomendations. That is what i am talking about... But the material in his books seems dated.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think that members of this forum need to be so gun shy on giving advice..... Not withstanding the Federal regulation you site.&nbsp; Are you saying that it is federal regulation that forbids you from even suggesting that a particular coin might be a good purchase right now? If so, why is that regulation so much different than stock brokers, who make a market in stocks and give advice! One other thing, from what I have read, there seem to be various studies that rare coins have been very good investments.&nbsp; That select rare coins have outpaced many other kinds of investments. Those studies did not just include 3 or 4 unaffordable rare coins....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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