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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 1444460, member: 12789&quot;]I passively collect colonial era currency and will state categorically - it is not an investment.&nbsp; Really numismatic items are very poor investments across the board vs. PM&#039;s and stocks, even bank accounts.&nbsp; Treat them as a collectable and enjoy them.&nbsp; 99% of the colonial currency out there doesn&#039;t have a whole lot of appeal to a whole lot of collectors though, it is an ugly stepchild in paper money collecting.&nbsp; Most of the notes are pretty plain, no pretty colours, designs, or ladies on them.&nbsp; All they have going for them is history and 18th century dates.&nbsp; There are then the 1% of notes that I myself pursue, the earlies before 1750, the ones actually printed by Benjamin Franklin(before his partnership with David Hall), autographed notes by signers of the Constitution or Declaration of Independence etc.&nbsp; Those are the ones that have a solid, albeit small collector base that supports the greater prices for them.&nbsp; Right now there are lots of common North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Continentals out there - but not a lot of takers even in auctions.&nbsp; Prices are continually pretty soft for them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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