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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 25366603, member: 77639&quot;]If you’re interested in medium to long term return on investment, SP500 is likely to outperform gold.&nbsp; See the pic below.&nbsp; Short-term investment in anything is a fool’s game except for professionals who are in the game daily, and many of them get burned badly.&nbsp; You hear about the successful ones because of&nbsp; “survivor effect”&nbsp; … the losers are silent and usually don’t make the news.&nbsp; Many of the successful ones were just lucky.</p><p><br /></p><p>Both stocks and gold rise with inflation.&nbsp; Real question to ask is which is likely to rise faster than inflation over the medium/long term.&nbsp; The pic answers that.&nbsp; Most of my gold coins have most of their value in numismatic value, not melt value.&nbsp; I consider coin collecting to be a hobby where there is a good chance I won’t lose too much.&nbsp; That said, if one is going to invest in gold per se, best way is certified coins bought just above melt value.&nbsp;&nbsp; Authenticity is unlikely to be questioned, and expensive assays are unlikely to be demanded at sell time.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are a survivalist, best to buy easily recognized, small, uncertified silver coins near melt price ... like worn U.S. dimes.&nbsp; You won’t want to spend an ounce of gold for a pound of corn after the apocalypse when a few silver dimes will do.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1623202[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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