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<p>[QUOTE="V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2718511, member: 71723"]I don't agree. Buy quality, not junk or average material, whatever the metal. Lots of collectors are "hole fillers", an empty hole in an album bugs them until they fill it. They should resist that temptation and wait to find a quality coin to put in there, even if the search takes two years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gold - a lot of gold coins have prices tied to bullion, not MATCHING it, but close enough that when bullion moves, the coin's price does too. This means you have bullion price risk. Bullion has not, is not, and WILL NOT be going straight up. It dips and swerves like a shore bird. There is no "magic bullet" other than buy when things are NOT hot, and sell when they are. That means knowing trends and having the discipline to buck them and do the opposite.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sounds to me like you're suffering from numismatic Weltschmerz.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2718511, member: 71723"]I don't agree. Buy quality, not junk or average material, whatever the metal. Lots of collectors are "hole fillers", an empty hole in an album bugs them until they fill it. They should resist that temptation and wait to find a quality coin to put in there, even if the search takes two years. Gold - a lot of gold coins have prices tied to bullion, not MATCHING it, but close enough that when bullion moves, the coin's price does too. This means you have bullion price risk. Bullion has not, is not, and WILL NOT be going straight up. It dips and swerves like a shore bird. There is no "magic bullet" other than buy when things are NOT hot, and sell when they are. That means knowing trends and having the discipline to buck them and do the opposite. Sounds to me like you're suffering from numismatic Weltschmerz.[/QUOTE]
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