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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 543319, member: 12789&quot;]Coins are a lousy investment.&nbsp; They are a wonderful hobby, and some coins appreciate and others depreciate.&nbsp; They tend to depreciate a lot less than my other sundry hobbies, model trains, aircrafts, and are generally easier to unload if I want to.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have coins that are strategic holdings for value retention, note - not an investment.&nbsp; They are specifically for holding a certain value in something other than cash.&nbsp; That even includes some stuff that others would collect, but I bought as, and treat as nothing more than bullion - even if it is 130+ years old as some of it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin collecting and investing do not mix for me.&nbsp; I collected coins because I liked them, not because I want them to be worth X dollars down the road.&nbsp; Others will differ with me, and that is fine.&nbsp; We all have our own unique approaches to this subject of numismatics.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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