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<p>[QUOTE="HawkeEye, post: 2715155, member: 86305"]Like stocks you need to be a long term investor to get a payoff outside of bullion. Here is an exercise I did for my own education. Take any Morgan Dollar (or any coin series) and look at the population report at the TPG for that date/mint. For each there is a break point where the number of graded coins for a grade drops dramatically. At a macro level, below that grade you are collecting, and above that grade you are investing.</p><p><br /></p><p>For many modern gold and silver the break point is unfortunately at grade 70 and this only works if the issue is smaller than normal. But for nineteenth century coins it can be any grade based on Mint production, circulation, retention by collectors, etc. But focus and becoming an expert on something also provides some protection because you have superior knowledge of the subject matter.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am sure others have different ideas, and there are a lot of ways to crack this nut. Sticking to bullion is one way but it also puts you at the mercy of the metals market which none of us can really influence. Good luck with whatever road you take.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="HawkeEye, post: 2715155, member: 86305"]Like stocks you need to be a long term investor to get a payoff outside of bullion. Here is an exercise I did for my own education. Take any Morgan Dollar (or any coin series) and look at the population report at the TPG for that date/mint. For each there is a break point where the number of graded coins for a grade drops dramatically. At a macro level, below that grade you are collecting, and above that grade you are investing. For many modern gold and silver the break point is unfortunately at grade 70 and this only works if the issue is smaller than normal. But for nineteenth century coins it can be any grade based on Mint production, circulation, retention by collectors, etc. But focus and becoming an expert on something also provides some protection because you have superior knowledge of the subject matter. I am sure others have different ideas, and there are a lot of ways to crack this nut. Sticking to bullion is one way but it also puts you at the mercy of the metals market which none of us can really influence. Good luck with whatever road you take.[/QUOTE]
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