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<p>[QUOTE="tmoneyeagles, post: 931485, member: 17557"]But you want to buy coins with numismatic value, these coins are more than just bullion.</p><p>The 'best' strategy really is to study the market, I studied the Indian Quarter Eagle market for months before I made a purchase, and even then my purchase was dumb. Study the gold market hard, and see what things go for, do searches of eBay's Completed Listings, and Heritage Auction Archives, look all around, DLRC, B&M, Stacks, everywhere, and see what coins are going for. Once you and the market are one, look at retail and wholesale prices for coins, along with what they are going for, and buy something. This is a long process, but education is the only key to making a smart investment, even if the investment is a crap shoot.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lots of coins go very cheap, or slip through the cracks of a big auction, because of higher level coins. Look for ANYTHING, big mintage, small mintage, AU, BU. Anything can slip through the cracks and be yours for a nice price. Time and patience buddy, time and patience.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="tmoneyeagles, post: 931485, member: 17557"]But you want to buy coins with numismatic value, these coins are more than just bullion. The 'best' strategy really is to study the market, I studied the Indian Quarter Eagle market for months before I made a purchase, and even then my purchase was dumb. Study the gold market hard, and see what things go for, do searches of eBay's Completed Listings, and Heritage Auction Archives, look all around, DLRC, B&M, Stacks, everywhere, and see what coins are going for. Once you and the market are one, look at retail and wholesale prices for coins, along with what they are going for, and buy something. This is a long process, but education is the only key to making a smart investment, even if the investment is a crap shoot. Lots of coins go very cheap, or slip through the cracks of a big auction, because of higher level coins. Look for ANYTHING, big mintage, small mintage, AU, BU. Anything can slip through the cracks and be yours for a nice price. Time and patience buddy, time and patience.[/QUOTE]
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