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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 2499165, member: 19250&quot;]My advice is based on experience&nbsp; of both buying&nbsp; and selling coins in general. Also knowing so many dealers. It matters not to them if they have a store front and over head due to rent ,or they only have the rent of a table at a coin show.</p><p>For example&nbsp; the 2008 Buffalo&nbsp; gold set 4 coins one in burnished&nbsp; one in Proof. Only issued 1 year.&nbsp;&nbsp; Issue price was around 1300-1400. Depending&nbsp; on Burnished or proof.</p><p>Red book value today for the burnished&nbsp; set $6500. Proof $7000.</p><p>Understanding&nbsp; that red book is just a guide not real money.</p><p>Thro $5 coin in either type below 19,000 minted the $10 coin below 10&nbsp; and 13.5K ,the $25 coin below 17 and 12.2 K minted,</p><p>The $50 18.8 k proof and just over 9 K in burnished .</p><p>Fairly low mintage&#039;s , never to be minted again.</p><p>Look on e bay there are plenty for sale all priced close to the red book values unless graded and none sell!</p><p><br /></p><p>Another example&nbsp; the 2008 reverse of 07 ASE mule. Graded in 69 or 68 they sell, try and sell one graded in 70.</p><p>Dealers&nbsp; say no thanks no one will pay for a,70 when they can buy a 69 for hundreds less.</p><p><br /></p><p>If it&#039;s&nbsp; something&nbsp; you have to have , and money is no object go a head&nbsp; buy what you like.....however&nbsp; since we don&#039;t&nbsp; live forever&nbsp; at some point someone is going to have to deal with a coin or bullion&nbsp; piece&nbsp; that on paper looks great when in the real world it&#039;s&nbsp; not.</p><p>True we don&#039;t&nbsp; buy coins for investment , well you shouldn&#039;t , we buy them because we like them. Just keep in mind if forced to liquidate what is on paper and what is market are two different&nbsp; things.</p><p>Realize&nbsp; that if not you dealing with this,it may be your spouse&nbsp; or kids.&nbsp; I myself wish I had sold my 4 coin buffalo&nbsp; set and never kept it. I had also purchased&nbsp; the proof one and returned&nbsp; it to the mint as didn&#039;t&nbsp; realize&nbsp; that this was a one time shot. Had I known I would of sold after market.</p><p>Again not my call it&#039;s&nbsp; yours just put everything&nbsp; on the scale and weigh out the pros and cons before you&nbsp; pull the trigger. As I&#039;m&nbsp; sure there are other numismatic&nbsp; items that could&nbsp; interest you and may be a better buy in the long run,just in case you need to sell.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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