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<p>[QUOTE="fujairah, post: 984869, member: 27103"]I recently inherited a significant gold and silver coin collection that my Dad had assembled over a 50 year period. His wish was that I would use it to suppliment my retirement in 18 years, or so (I'm 48 now). My intention was to continue to enjoy and add to the collection for the next 15 years and then slowly sell off the collection during retirement. I'm starting to get very concerned now about two issues that may affect the pricing of investment grade coins in the future. The first issue is Chinese counterfeiting. The Chinese now have the technology to make virtually perfect counterfeits and I see no obvious scenario to solve this problem. The second issue is the "greying" of the hobby. Lots of older guys now with the resources and interest to invest in coins, but will their "replacements" be there in 15, or 20 years? The younger folks that I interact with now are very technology focused and not interested in the traditional hobbies that my Dad and I could relate to equally well. I have a wealth of great memories participating in the "Hobby of Kings" with my Dad. What are some perspectives on the future of investing in coins?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="fujairah, post: 984869, member: 27103"]I recently inherited a significant gold and silver coin collection that my Dad had assembled over a 50 year period. His wish was that I would use it to suppliment my retirement in 18 years, or so (I'm 48 now). My intention was to continue to enjoy and add to the collection for the next 15 years and then slowly sell off the collection during retirement. I'm starting to get very concerned now about two issues that may affect the pricing of investment grade coins in the future. The first issue is Chinese counterfeiting. The Chinese now have the technology to make virtually perfect counterfeits and I see no obvious scenario to solve this problem. The second issue is the "greying" of the hobby. Lots of older guys now with the resources and interest to invest in coins, but will their "replacements" be there in 15, or 20 years? The younger folks that I interact with now are very technology focused and not interested in the traditional hobbies that my Dad and I could relate to equally well. I have a wealth of great memories participating in the "Hobby of Kings" with my Dad. What are some perspectives on the future of investing in coins?[/QUOTE]
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