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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2799897, member: 10461"]Stuff like that can be pretty, but the market is totally saturated with it, which is no doubt why most people will only pay bullion for it.</p><p><br /></p><p>From a <i>collecting</i> standpoint, I'd agree with your premise that it might be wiser to collect more "classic" collector coins (however you might define that category), than to spend money on mass-produced, mass-marketed, often-gimmicky modern material specially targeted at collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>From a <i>bullion</i> standpoint, however, if you can get a lot of this modern material you call "crap" at or near spot, then why <i>not</i> go for it? It is often quite aesthetically pleasing, the packaging is usually quite handsome, and the themes (or gimmicks) can be interesting and fun. If you can buy this stuff near spot, particularly during cycles like this when bullion is relatively cheap, I think it would be more interesting than bars and silver rounds.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's all about the price. </p><p><br /></p><p>At retail or issue price, avoid this kind of material unless you've just <i>got</i> to have it.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the afterarket, at or near spot, grab it, stash it away, and have fun with it, if you like. There are worse things to accumulate. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, if like me you have limited means and not a lot of money to tie up in an accumulation of stuff, perhaps it is indeed better to sharpen the focus and limit the pile.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2799897, member: 10461"]Stuff like that can be pretty, but the market is totally saturated with it, which is no doubt why most people will only pay bullion for it. From a [I]collecting[/I] standpoint, I'd agree with your premise that it might be wiser to collect more "classic" collector coins (however you might define that category), than to spend money on mass-produced, mass-marketed, often-gimmicky modern material specially targeted at collectors. From a [I]bullion[/I] standpoint, however, if you can get a lot of this modern material you call "crap" at or near spot, then why [I]not[/I] go for it? It is often quite aesthetically pleasing, the packaging is usually quite handsome, and the themes (or gimmicks) can be interesting and fun. If you can buy this stuff near spot, particularly during cycles like this when bullion is relatively cheap, I think it would be more interesting than bars and silver rounds. It's all about the price. At retail or issue price, avoid this kind of material unless you've just [I]got[/I] to have it. On the afterarket, at or near spot, grab it, stash it away, and have fun with it, if you like. There are worse things to accumulate. However, if like me you have limited means and not a lot of money to tie up in an accumulation of stuff, perhaps it is indeed better to sharpen the focus and limit the pile.[/QUOTE]
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