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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;berneck1, post: 842515, member: 24201&quot;]After 25 years of not collecting coins since I was a kid, I got back into it when I decided to start buying some gold and silver in the last year.&nbsp; I too was outraged at the premium I had to pay for the SAE&#039;s.&nbsp; However, the more I read up on them, the more I realized that premium will largely stay with them.&nbsp; So, if I ever some day sell them, there will most likely be a premium to me over spot.&nbsp; Although, I would never bank on anything as a sure thing....&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I found a good way to buy silver in addition to the SAE&#039;s is to buy the 1964 Kennedy&#039;s in bulk.&nbsp; They are largely in excellent condition, easily recognizable and you can get them at a much tighter premium to spot price....&nbsp; IMHO It&#039;s probably better to diversify your gold and silver, anyway.&nbsp; I buy junk coins, modern gold and silver Eagles, Buffalo Gold, and various pre-1933 gold, walking liberty halves, etc.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My strategy, however, is that I don&#039;t pay too much of a &quot;numismatic premium&quot;.&nbsp; I really enjoy looking at coins, and TO ME an AU-55 to MS-60 coin is pretty damn nice, and they don&#039;t demand too much in the way of a premium for many of them.&nbsp; I&#039;m able to enjoy coin collecting, but also invest for an uncertain future.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m much more interested in hedging against inflation, or outright market collapse than I am for numismatic value, investing this way allows me the best of both worlds....The person who buys the MS-65 Walking Liberty Half for $3000 is in it purely for collecting.&nbsp; Whereas I would buy an MS-60 for $100.&nbsp; If the &quot;stuff&quot; hit the fan, which I really think it will in the next 10 years, what do you think both of those coins will be worth?&nbsp; The exact same amount![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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