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<p>[QUOTE="oldschool59, post: 2787448, member: 43139"]Hello everyone,</p><p>I have been collecting coins for awhile. I also have inherited some coins over the years. I have both AU and AG coins. The Ag I am keeping but lately I have become interested in what I call unique coins from the Perth Mint, Tuvalu, and Canadian Mints. I like many of the colorized 1 oz coins from some of their special limited edition series of coins. </p><p>This brings me to a question. First let me preface this question with a statement. My wealth/retirement isnt tied to my coin collection, in that I need to save them in order to use the money "down the road." So having said that, Would you sell off some of your Peace and Morgan silver dollars for these unique coins hoping they will appreciate in value due to their scarcity, or hold on to the American Silver coins. I have many dimes, quarters and halves also up to 1964 that I would consider selling too. I am thinking since my grandchildren love these colorized coins maybe one day they will inherit them and hopefully keep them, instead of selling them like most people do when they get a Morgan or Peace. My grandkids arent enamored of either of those coins as hard as I have tried to tie them to American History. They say they "look plain grandpa" </p><p>So dont be too harsh on my question. </p><p>I do see quite a premium on these coins. For an example the Australian Mint Map Shaped Coins command a pretty steep premium on the open market, however if one gets a good deal, the difference in selling is quite better than selling a AU common Peace or Morgan. </p><p>Thoughts?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="oldschool59, post: 2787448, member: 43139"]Hello everyone, I have been collecting coins for awhile. I also have inherited some coins over the years. I have both AU and AG coins. The Ag I am keeping but lately I have become interested in what I call unique coins from the Perth Mint, Tuvalu, and Canadian Mints. I like many of the colorized 1 oz coins from some of their special limited edition series of coins. This brings me to a question. First let me preface this question with a statement. My wealth/retirement isnt tied to my coin collection, in that I need to save them in order to use the money "down the road." So having said that, Would you sell off some of your Peace and Morgan silver dollars for these unique coins hoping they will appreciate in value due to their scarcity, or hold on to the American Silver coins. I have many dimes, quarters and halves also up to 1964 that I would consider selling too. I am thinking since my grandchildren love these colorized coins maybe one day they will inherit them and hopefully keep them, instead of selling them like most people do when they get a Morgan or Peace. My grandkids arent enamored of either of those coins as hard as I have tried to tie them to American History. They say they "look plain grandpa" So dont be too harsh on my question. I do see quite a premium on these coins. For an example the Australian Mint Map Shaped Coins command a pretty steep premium on the open market, however if one gets a good deal, the difference in selling is quite better than selling a AU common Peace or Morgan. Thoughts?[/QUOTE]
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