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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NPCoin, post: 592252, member: 5629&quot;]You can do something for a very very long time and still not get it right.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I would want the coin that is desirable, regardless of the plastic or paper holder it is in.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Is this really a hobbyist collection you are building, or is it an investment portfolio.&nbsp; Contrary to what some other advisers would say, the two are most definitely <b>not</b> the same.&nbsp; Sure, a hobbyist will think of the value of their collection for purposes of their posterity when they die, but it is by no means treated by a hobbyist as an investment.</p><p><br /></p><p>You may well get quite different answers from the same people just on the fact if the coin in question would be for purposes of an actual collection, for investment purposes, or for speculation.&nbsp; On speculation, PCGS is most definitely the way to go, as the current market shows that there is an amount of trust in PCGS for the sight-unseen market.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a matter of investment, you must not only consider the fact of the cost to slab the coin (including shipment to and fro), but also the strength of your country&#039;s currency, inflation, as well as new comers to the market (DGS for example) and their possible, probable, and expected affect on the market.&nbsp; In this sense, PCGS does not necessarily look to be a reasonable choice at the moment for long term investment.&nbsp; Furthermore, with investment as well as speculation, you must also consider the intended market of sale.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There is so much more to consider when making numismatics an investment of any form, that the simple claim of &quot;This is Best&quot; or &quot;That is Best&quot; really is meaningless.&nbsp; Other conditions exist in the market that would necessarily raise or lower the price of a product like a PCGS slab.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is so much easier and more enjoyable to simply buy what appeases your senses and pay only what you are willing to for it.&nbsp; That is collecting as a hobbyist.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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