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Message:: [QUOTE="comma, post: 1283389, member: 33637"]OK, so this is going to be a question/introduction post I  am 22, and when I was younger (about 8-14) I was a serious collector  (as serious as a kid could be). Lost interest until recently.I started buying a few gold coins as an investment...and now I am hooked on coins again...even more than I was before.I am focusing on a type set of my "dream coins" (or coins I find that become dream coins) OK, so there's my short and sweet story, My  question is, are "rare" coins, or desirable, coins considered (in your  mind) as strong of an investment as gold? I have a $20 Gaudens worth  around $2.5-3k that I would love to sell and get something I really want  (the only reason I have it is because of the gold). I would love the  answer to be "sell it and buy the coin you want" but I would really like  your honest answer from an investment and solely an investment  standpoint. I already have some new coins that I love, so I don't need  to invest in what makes me happy (at this minute) but ya...The  reason I am asking is because I am now a poor post-college kid with  expensive hobbies...and if I am going to get any of the high-end coins I  want, at this point, I would probably have to sell one of my gold  pieces. (recently got an ms63 $20 lib. Not rare, but I like it a lot  more than my Gaudens) Sorry if that was long and drawn out, but I would love to hear what you think![/QUOTE]