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<p>[QUOTE="Rono, post: 2997920, member: 6492"]Hi Don,</p><p><br /></p><p>So many great replies. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have always liked collecting coins, partly because of intrinsic value and partly because of history. In addition, from a purely economic perspective, I recognize the base value of gold and silver bullion and see a core holding of bullion - say, 3-10% - as a basic requirement of any decent wealth portfolio. </p><p><br /></p><p>I like both gold and silver bullion and if the truth be known, actually own them in a ratio approximating the Gold/Silver Ratio. And it do it all - collect, stack, slabbed, high-end, junk, 90%. feh. It's all good. ;-)</p><p><br /></p><p>Collect what you like. I like crowns. I like the different gold and silver crowns of the world. I like their history and their beauty. It's sort of a collection and you can do modern or classic. That said, for quantity, a few tubes of AGE's or ASE's is comforting on cold nights. </p><p><br /></p><p>Never, ever, ever, buy cleaned or polished anything. It's like never buying any coins off of TV. I also have started avoiding nice coins that are raw, particularly MS coins. I've only been collecting for a bit over 50 years and have trouble spotting cleaned and doctored coins. I can spot a nice AU coin, however, without too many problems. </p><p><br /></p><p>For modern AGE's, you want MS/BU in tubes. I would not buy any modern gold that has been slabbed and carries some sort of premium (e.g. first strike).</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, always stay with quality and you can't really go wrong. For example, a type set of slabbed Carson City gold coins in AU is about as safe an investment as I can imagine. </p><p><br /></p><p>and so it goes,</p><p><br /></p><p>peace,</p><p><br /></p><p>rono[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Rono, post: 2997920, member: 6492"]Hi Don, So many great replies. I have always liked collecting coins, partly because of intrinsic value and partly because of history. In addition, from a purely economic perspective, I recognize the base value of gold and silver bullion and see a core holding of bullion - say, 3-10% - as a basic requirement of any decent wealth portfolio. I like both gold and silver bullion and if the truth be known, actually own them in a ratio approximating the Gold/Silver Ratio. And it do it all - collect, stack, slabbed, high-end, junk, 90%. feh. It's all good. ;-) Collect what you like. I like crowns. I like the different gold and silver crowns of the world. I like their history and their beauty. It's sort of a collection and you can do modern or classic. That said, for quantity, a few tubes of AGE's or ASE's is comforting on cold nights. Never, ever, ever, buy cleaned or polished anything. It's like never buying any coins off of TV. I also have started avoiding nice coins that are raw, particularly MS coins. I've only been collecting for a bit over 50 years and have trouble spotting cleaned and doctored coins. I can spot a nice AU coin, however, without too many problems. For modern AGE's, you want MS/BU in tubes. I would not buy any modern gold that has been slabbed and carries some sort of premium (e.g. first strike). Lastly, always stay with quality and you can't really go wrong. For example, a type set of slabbed Carson City gold coins in AU is about as safe an investment as I can imagine. and so it goes, peace, rono[/QUOTE]
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