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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kirkuleez, post: 1533341, member: 36864&quot;]In thirty years of collecting I have noticed a few things.&nbsp; First of all, collecting and investing are two very different things.&nbsp; Second, silver and gold have done much better than coins as an investment.&nbsp; Third, owning coins is much more fun than owning a giant block of silver or gold.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I believe it is very possible to make some good money dealing coins, but this is a far different than long term investing.&nbsp; Dealers will buy anything that walks in the door at a much cheaper rate than we as collectors can buy and try to flip them immediately.&nbsp; Collectors are paying a premium when they buy a coin, so it may take years to break even.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>About twenty five years ago, I saved my money and bought ten MS rolls of 1950-D Jefferson nickels as an investment. Today, the price has not really moved.&nbsp; If you factor in inflation, I have lost plenty on that &quot;investment&quot;.&nbsp; Conversely, many of my early proof pieces have risen in value ten fold.&nbsp; Since these pieces are in my family collection, they are not really an investment, just coins in a collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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