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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 135186, member: 112"]I agree with you 100%, coin dealers should <u>never</u> advertise coins as a good investment. Good coin dealers do not. And any coin dealer that does should be avoided. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some years ago there were several court cases where coin dealers got into a great deal of trouble for touting coins as an investment. As a result, most repsected coin dealers - the ones you should do business with - will avoid using the word "investment" like the plague. So if the coin dealers you have been exposed to are soliciting your business and suggesting that the coin is a good investement - I would suggest you run, do not walk, to the nearest exit.</p><p><br /></p><p>But you are mistaken about one thing - coin values. Just going back the same 6 yrs you mention you would be hard pressed to find a collectibe coin that has not increased in value at least 300%. Most of them have increased much more in the same amount of time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 135186, member: 112"]I agree with you 100%, coin dealers should [U]never[/U] advertise coins as a good investment. Good coin dealers do not. And any coin dealer that does should be avoided. Some years ago there were several court cases where coin dealers got into a great deal of trouble for touting coins as an investment. As a result, most repsected coin dealers - the ones you should do business with - will avoid using the word "investment" like the plague. So if the coin dealers you have been exposed to are soliciting your business and suggesting that the coin is a good investement - I would suggest you run, do not walk, to the nearest exit. But you are mistaken about one thing - coin values. Just going back the same 6 yrs you mention you would be hard pressed to find a collectibe coin that has not increased in value at least 300%. Most of them have increased much more in the same amount of time.[/QUOTE]
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