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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cringely, post: 815836, member: 22271&quot;]<b>Absolutely, a good investment</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s look at the market price performance of a <u>60</u> year time period (1946-2005) of US Type coins.</p><p>&nbsp; 9.8%: 1793 half cent in MS-60</p><p>10.3%: 1793 chain cent (Ameri.) in MS-60 (brown)</p><p>&nbsp; 9.9%: 1864-1873 2 cent in MS-63 (red)</p><p>11.3%: 1829-1837 half dime in MS-64</p><p>10.2%: 1913 Proof buffalo nickels in PR-65</p><p>&nbsp; 9.8%: 1798-1807 heraldic eagle dime in MS-63</p><p>12.7%: 1873-1874 liberty seated dime w/arrows in MS-65</p><p>10.9%: 1796-1808 large cents in MS-63 (red-brown)</p><p>11.3%: 1796 draped bust (small eagle) quarter in VF-20</p><p>11.8%: 1796 draped bust (small eagle) quarter in MS-65</p><p>11.9%: 1801-1807 heraldic eagle half dollars in MS-63</p><p>11.7%: 1795-1798 draped bust (small eagle) dollars in MS-63</p><p>Now contrast them against the S&amp;P 500 return of 7.8% over that same time period.</p><p><br /></p><p>of course, you can also find coins that didn&#039;t do well:</p><p>5.2%: 1836-1839 large cent in VF-20</p><p>4.0%: 1864-1909 indian head cents in VF-20</p><p>3.0%: 1866-1867 shield nickel (w/rays)</p><p>This says you need to choose well and look for coins whose populations (or demand) isn&#039;t in the hundreds of thousands.</p><p><br /></p><p>Summing up, a judicious selection of US coins is <i>definitely</i> a good investment decision over the long run.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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