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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JrCoin, post: 810288, member: 18390&quot;]<b>investing...what?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Well...hmmm...we all invest in our coins.&nbsp; We invest our time.&nbsp; That happens to be much more valuable than whatever money we put into it, as we cannot ever recover that time spent.&nbsp; I happen to enjoy that time spent, so I forgive my collection for taking up so much of it!&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you are talking about making money, that is where it gets complicated. Mintage figures, condition rarity, and demand are all fine examples of how we can justify a purchase or whatever...I&#039;ve been trying to talk myself into a 1926-s buffalo nickel because with a mintage like that it&#039;s just gotta go up.&nbsp; Please.&nbsp; The ones in my price range are ugly, lousy, good for nothing space fillers.&nbsp; My wife would kill me if I bought a nice one. &quot; How much did you spend on that nickel?&nbsp; $5,000?!? &quot;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;But sweetie-pumpkin it&#039;s a PCGS MS-60 1926-s Buffalo nickel!&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;It&#039;s a nickel and you payed $5,000 for it!!!!&nbsp; You lousy so-and-so, go buy some majick beans while you&#039;re at it!&nbsp; And you&#039;re not getting any you-know-what until you get me that money back!&nbsp; Period!&quot;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;m just you&#039;re average joe shmoe collector, nothing like some of you big wigs.&nbsp; I think coins are alright to have around.&nbsp; I collect many of them right out of circulation, and the ones I pay for I can&#039;t find otherwise.&nbsp; I&#039;m wondering if this thread should be in the bullion section or not.&nbsp; Probably not, I can&#039;t see paying that much over melt for condition rarity moderns.&nbsp; The idea behind bullion is owning some nice art with the built in value of precious metal.&nbsp; Heck it could be a solid gold hummel set, if that floats your boat.&nbsp; There&#039;s that oriental fellow that has the solid gold toilet, how much over melt would you pay for that?&nbsp; Maybe he could give you a certificate of authenticity listing all the famous people who used it and whether they made a number 1 or a number 2.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Lighten up and enjoy the hobby.&nbsp; It seems like we&#039;re all having a good time razzin this fellow anyhow, can&#039;t say I care if I ever figure out what &quot;company&quot; he works for.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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