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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Rono, post: 545529, member: 6492&quot;]Howdy,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I always liked collecting coins, because if push came to shove, they were worth money . . . 50 years later, I still like the thought.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have both bullion and a collection.&nbsp; I see no reason why a person cant&#039; do both.&nbsp; And I don&#039;t see how bringing the term investment into the equation has to make it an impossible task.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Coin collecting as a hobby - collect what you like for the beauty, history, and sheer enjoyment.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Coin collecting as an investment - serious homework is required as due dilligence as is the case with any investment.&nbsp; Generally, it&#039;s the high end PQ samples of key and semi-key coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; Even better is buying the Choice Collecting grade as defined by Bowers - the highest grade before a large gap up but again, making sure you get PQ coins with great eye appeal.&nbsp; And you simply MUST study. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Bullion hoarding as an investment - the pure play answer is to by plain vanillia bullion because it has the lowest premium over the spot price.&nbsp; &nbsp; Howver, by sticking with the plain vanilla bullion, you could potentially run into fungibility problems down the road when attempting to sell.&nbsp; Note that this would not be the case with gold and silver eagles.&nbsp;&nbsp; So I would summarize that you want to minimize your premiums while buying high enough quality to facilitate future sales.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Bullion hoarding as an investment AND and collection/hobby - SURE you can.&nbsp; Collect a modern or historical type set of gold bullion.&nbsp; Collect a modern type set of silver or really cool is to collect silver crowns and see how many countries you can gather.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>just some thoughts,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>peace,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>rono[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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