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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gboulton, post: 1010640, member: 27043&quot;]Bullion coins are, by definition, tied to the price of a commodity.&nbsp; Commodity prices have the stability of a flea on crack to begin with.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not only does their price depend upon availability, production, and seasonal factors, but the most motivating pressure on their prices is, quite simply, fear.</p><p><br /></p><p>So let&#039;s see...your bullion coin is, under NORMAL circumstances, going to change price rapidly, and by notable percentages.&nbsp; And then, every 20 years or so&nbsp; (60&#039;s, 80&#039;s, Current ring a bell?) go completely bonkers one way or another.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not really a big shock that opportunities to make large amounts of money in short periods of time present themselves.&nbsp; Play the opportunities with even moderate skill, and you wind up being profitable.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Numismatic coins&quot; on the other hand are tied to absolutely NOTHING.&nbsp; A 1914 D Lincoln Cent has absolutely connection to the price of copper.&nbsp; And, almost without a doubt, there&#039;s NOBODY arguing that if the government collapses, we better all have our 1914D cents on hand, since &quot;they&#039;ve always been money&quot;.&nbsp; Indeed, even GOLD coins like a $20 Saint are relatively immune from such thinking.</p><p><br /></p><p>The value of such coins depends upon their rarity, their condition, and the desire of collectors to own them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Their rarity will change very little, if at all.&nbsp; Who, after all, is out there destroying 14-D&#039;s or Saints?&nbsp; So...the number available&#039;s going to remain RELATIVELY fixed.&nbsp; if anything, it might go UP if a large cache is found...weakening the value, of course.</p><p><br /></p><p>Condition can ONLY get worse.&nbsp; not to say it WILL...such coins are usually protected, of course.&nbsp; But the condition can not get any BETTER.&nbsp; Its GRADE might, depending on when/where it&#039;s submitted (if it is), but its CONDITION will not.&nbsp; So, again...the only thing its value MIGHT do is drop, if the coin deteriorates. </p><p><br /></p><p>Collector desire is the most volatile of factors, but even this changes slowly.&nbsp; There&#039;s not likely to be a sudden mad rush to suddenly own 14-D&#039;s.&nbsp; Admittedly, it happens every so often with collectibles, as baseball card, beanie baby, or coin shops spring up en masse for 2-3 years, and then quietly fade from existence.&nbsp; capitalizing on this, however, requires a fair bit of luck, decades of patience, AND the desire to sell.</p><p><br /></p><p>In other words, making money as a coin COLLECTOR takes time, luck, and willingness to part with your babies.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Do everything right with bullion, you make money.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do everything right with coins, you have a nice collection that MIGHT find a buyer IF you&#039;re lucky and IF you&#039;re willing to part with it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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