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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2003816, member: 57495&quot;]I think you make some interesting points, but I&#039;m not sure if anything very meaningful can be said about coins as an asset class class in general.&nbsp; I mean, firstly, are we talking about $50 coins, $5000 coins, $50,000 coins?&nbsp; Even within price bands, there&#039;s inevitably going to be a huge diversity of types, some of which may see their values increase significantly in a short amount of time for whatever reason, and others which may stay stagnant or even drop over a longer period.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure if anyone has made a serious study of coin values, but the Harlan Berk book of 100 Greatest Coins has many examples of &#039;great&#039; coins whose prices over the last 30 or 40 years seem to have fluctuated quite wildly.&nbsp; For example, he says that EF Aegina Sea Turtle staters were $5000 in the late 80s, then at some point dropped to $2000 because a large supply came onto the market, but by 2008 were back up to $5000.&nbsp; Others in the meantime quadrupled their value in the same time period.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Just speaking for myself, though, I&#039;m fairly certain if I had to worry about how my coins were doing as an investment, I would probably enjoy them less than if I were to be able to just appreciate them as pure numismatic and artistic pleasure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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