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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevereecy, post: 841990, member: 19884&quot;]Hey all,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>First...I love coins.&nbsp; I have toned coins not worth as much as the change in my ashtray that I&#039;d never part with.&nbsp; I have some practically worthless foreign stuff I&#039;d never part with.&nbsp; Got it?&nbsp; I&#039;m not just an &quot;investor&quot;.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But lately I&#039;ve definitely been thinking about investment in coins and doing some analysis.&nbsp; I&#039;d like some of your input on some of my stray questions.&nbsp; I&#039;ll start with an easy one.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have a price guide from today (2010) and one from 1995.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been comparing them back and forth and I&#039;ve figured out a few things.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Selected Liberty Nickels increased in value by about a factor of 2</p><p>Selected Buffalo Nickels increased in value by about a factor of 4</p><p>Selected Jefferson Nickels increased in value by about a factor of 3</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There are demographic changes and changes in collector tastes at play here, but for the next 15 years, does it make sense to go with a winner (Buffalos), or do I bank on a sleeper (Libertys) under the assumption that they&#039;ll &quot;catch up&quot;, or go with Jefferson&#039;s for an altogether different reason.&nbsp; Note that this assumes that I should even bother with nickels.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Nextly, I noticed, that in general over the last 15 years, for many series, the highest percentage returns came from either semi-key coins in low grade (like Good), or MS-65 specimens.&nbsp; Midgrade stuff didn&#039;t do too well.&nbsp; Why is that?&nbsp; And what does that mean for the future?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Lastly, going back to the nickel thing...since everyone is so concerned with bullion coins, does it make sense to snap up bargains in nickels, or am I missing an obvious opportunity in gold and silver coins?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I don&#039;t think there are right answers for these questions, but I&#039;d sure like to hear your opinions.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Steve[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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