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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 2927653, member: 71642&quot;]Bullion as an investment should be part of an overall investment strategy--where WHEN one investment sags another can be stepping up.&nbsp; Plunking money into any one thing (be it a stock, bond, precious metal, etf, mutual fund, bitcoin, etc) and NEEDING it to not go down is a bad idea.&nbsp; Keep it in the bank or in cash and you will lose to inflation, but perhaps slower.</p><p><br /></p><p>Buying a collectible coin (or any other collectible) is a nice way to spend hobby and fun money that has a chance of not disappearing into the ether.&nbsp; Collectibles run hot and cold and are not a &#039;safe&#039; investment.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Buying a gold coin (or two) because you want a little precious metal exposure is fine.&nbsp; If it&#039;s bullion then it could go up or down, but you will always have a cool chunk of gold.&nbsp; If it&#039;s a collector coin then it could go up or down, but you will always have a cool chunk of gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>In other words, nothing wrong with stretching a bit for a gold coin...but understand NOTHING IS GUARANTEED.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I really like the idea of a $20 Saint and a $20 Lib.&nbsp; Pretty, historical, collectible, and can be had for not too much of a premium over their gold content.&nbsp; And hefty.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or, look to the darkside aka non-US coins.&nbsp; The 20 franc size coin has many iterations across Europe and trade like bullion but with cool designs...France.&nbsp; Switzerland.&nbsp; Uruguay has a smaller one.&nbsp; There is the GB sovereign.&nbsp; Mexico.&nbsp; Albania.&nbsp; Japan (especially cool if you don&#039;t mind non-round coins of more debased gold content).&nbsp; Etc.&nbsp; $2500 will get you more coins of varying worldwide interest.&nbsp; Heck, throw a $2.5 Indian in too.&nbsp; Those are awesome and can leave you money left to buy more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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