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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;green18, post: 1305829, member: 10103&quot;]They are a poor investment.&nbsp; If you like them, then collect them, don&#039;t invest in them.&nbsp; Coins (in general), as an investment vehicle, are a very difficult commodity to achieve a high return when you go to sell.&nbsp; Many, many times you will loose money on &#039;em.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>I collect both &quot;classic&quot; and &quot;modern&quot; US commems JCB.&nbsp; Many of the modern ones I buy directly from the mint, and the older moderns that I&#039;m missing, I pick up from friends and local shows.&nbsp; I enjoy the look and theme of each coin I purchase as well as the packaging.&nbsp; The classic commem&#039;s are a series that I&#039;ve long lusted after and only recently begun to collect.&nbsp; I enjoy them maybe a tad more than the modern issues, as I&#039;m always trying to catch an elusive low mintage one in a grade state that I can both afford and live with.&nbsp; I don&#039;t always go after the highest grade on these (that could break the bank) but I do try to get ones that have decent &#039;eye appeal&#039;.&nbsp; More recently I&#039;ve found myself collecting worn and circulated classic issues.&nbsp; They can (most times0 be picked up for bargain prices and I love the feeling that they&#039;ve been passed around a bit.......unlike most of our modern NCLT commems.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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