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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sunflower, post: 1147943, member: 23219&quot;]Here is my rough estimate: </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As an overview: (land &amp; ponds 80% of assets) (10% metals) (10% collectibles/non coin - cars, equipment, art, guns, etc). --</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Note: * indicates categories benefitting from rising spot prices in gold and silver. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>From the metals: </p><p>1% copper scrap, </p><p>2% bulk Wheat ears &amp; Memorials,</p><p>3% circulated nickels;</p><p>4% Misc unique?, foreign notes, harem gold, ancient, etc.</p><p>5% Misc US coin/medals,</p><p>5% silver bars and rounds; *</p><p>5% gold foreign sovereigns; *</p><p>10% pre-1933 gold USA-most slabbed; *</p><p>10% gold bullion (about 1/2 modern mint); *</p><p>15% Peace, ASE, Morgans; *</p><p>15% Junk silver;*</p><p>25% exomeria? (rare territorial tokens).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Well that is a rather rough estimate. I sort of estimated from a true tally I did 2 years ago. I mostly remember what I added the last 24 months, so I developed the percentages based on all that. The biggest change in percentages in the past year has been with nickels, misc, such as Presidential dollars. I have frequently got into my golden Presidential dollars for day to day expenses, and other impulses. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I am glad you asked the question. I wonder what others do also. I am more of a hoarder of coins, since I do not understand them well enough to be a true collector. The tokens might be the exception, I sort of thoughtfully collect the tokens. The rest are more of an appreciation for the art and and beauty for coins in general. Plus it sort of runs in our blood - both sides of my family. Our interest were never really about investment - more about collecting for the joy of it. With spot prices rising, and the economy looking so poor, the shift to investment from hobby is shifting. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I liquidated retirment funds, and sold my non-retirment qualified accounts of stocks and related securities for medical bills and such, Not my coins! I really miss my Exxon-Mobil and PG stock, but that is how it goes. The junk silver sounds pretty to sift my hands through. The paper can leave paper cuts at times, plus the cats do bad things to the paper at times. The cats can&#039;t get to the coins. The bank has a rule about animals.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>P.S. I should have included Food storage in the asset breakdown, but forgot.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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