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<p>[QUOTE="Clawcoins, post: 3160349, member: 77814"]Interesting thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>(1) if you buy coins today because of their toning/color be well aware that it may continue to tone/color. And over time it may not be as "pretty" as sooner or later it will turn black. So the longer the term you buy a toned coin due to it's color, the higher the probability someone may not buy it due to it's toning. Of course, all dependent upon how you store it and neutralize any further toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>(2) Just like any physical investment, the economy comes into play for it's Future Value, based upon Supply/Demand.</p><p><br /></p><p>10 years ago, no one was buying anything. So prices dropped. I'm sure some "really high end" stuff maintained it's value but for the regular stuff. Ouch.</p><p><br /></p><p>So now, your future investment of when you plan on "cashing" in my be predicate upon "why" you want to cash out. Money crunch and you need the money, etc etc etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Conversely, if you bought PMs in 2011 and held it ... yikes, you have lost a ton of $$$.</p><p><br /></p><p>(3) Bullion - the closest to spot you can buy it, assuming spot price goes up in the future, the better probability you have of making profit. Of course, if you like to track "total cost" of anything then you have to incorporate storage costs of all types into your total acquisition costs to determine if you actually made money in the future. I track all my bullion based on total acquisition costs.</p><p><br /></p><p>(4) with anything, the faster you want money out of it, stereotypically, the less you will get for it. Pawn Shops will offer far less than Dealers who will offer far less than an End Collector.</p><p><br /></p><p>(5) Higher grade/rarity. If you collect general slabbed Morgan dollars, there could be tons of them in the marketplace. Versus much rarer Morgans in high grades. The rarer ones will typically appreciate in value better than a higher grade general available coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>(6) But of course, as you get into rarer, higher grade coins .. your BUDGET comes into play Do you want to spend $100 for a "rare / high grade" coin or $1,000, or $3,000, or do you think $50 is high ??</p><p><br /></p><p>Your budget and knowledge will dictate your thinking to commonize and convince yourself to what you are buying to fit into your concept of future investments. So the more open minded you can be, and the more your learn, the better off you *may* be in the future.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clawcoins, post: 3160349, member: 77814"]Interesting thread. (1) if you buy coins today because of their toning/color be well aware that it may continue to tone/color. And over time it may not be as "pretty" as sooner or later it will turn black. So the longer the term you buy a toned coin due to it's color, the higher the probability someone may not buy it due to it's toning. Of course, all dependent upon how you store it and neutralize any further toning. (2) Just like any physical investment, the economy comes into play for it's Future Value, based upon Supply/Demand. 10 years ago, no one was buying anything. So prices dropped. I'm sure some "really high end" stuff maintained it's value but for the regular stuff. Ouch. So now, your future investment of when you plan on "cashing" in my be predicate upon "why" you want to cash out. Money crunch and you need the money, etc etc etc. Conversely, if you bought PMs in 2011 and held it ... yikes, you have lost a ton of $$$. (3) Bullion - the closest to spot you can buy it, assuming spot price goes up in the future, the better probability you have of making profit. Of course, if you like to track "total cost" of anything then you have to incorporate storage costs of all types into your total acquisition costs to determine if you actually made money in the future. I track all my bullion based on total acquisition costs. (4) with anything, the faster you want money out of it, stereotypically, the less you will get for it. Pawn Shops will offer far less than Dealers who will offer far less than an End Collector. (5) Higher grade/rarity. If you collect general slabbed Morgan dollars, there could be tons of them in the marketplace. Versus much rarer Morgans in high grades. The rarer ones will typically appreciate in value better than a higher grade general available coin. (6) But of course, as you get into rarer, higher grade coins .. your BUDGET comes into play Do you want to spend $100 for a "rare / high grade" coin or $1,000, or $3,000, or do you think $50 is high ?? Your budget and knowledge will dictate your thinking to commonize and convince yourself to what you are buying to fit into your concept of future investments. So the more open minded you can be, and the more your learn, the better off you *may* be in the future.[/QUOTE]
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