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<p>[QUOTE="WoodyWW, post: 1221293, member: 26001"]Well, yeah, don't blow big $$ on coins you don't even want. I'm a big US gold fan (pre-1933). Right now I'm shopping for one or 2 $5 gold Indians in a high AU grade, PCGS or NGC. I'm tending towards lower-mintage dates, budget @$500-$500-ish. I figure better dates will go down less if gold tanks.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've also just bought a couple of gold & silver commems; a 1926 gold Sesqui, & a 1937 Texas half, both NGC. But I "shopped til I dropped", did tons of price research, & bought coins I love. That I think I could resell on fee-bay & sort of break even. Once you get into expensive coins, you should have a passion for those coins, IMO.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also have a secret lust for an Early Silver $1. If I let myself spend $5k on coins, a 1798-1799 SD would would be on my list. Chosen well, I don't think you'd lose money over time. I'm sure it would take me a long time to research & try to buy one at a fair price tho.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="WoodyWW, post: 1221293, member: 26001"]Well, yeah, don't blow big $$ on coins you don't even want. I'm a big US gold fan (pre-1933). Right now I'm shopping for one or 2 $5 gold Indians in a high AU grade, PCGS or NGC. I'm tending towards lower-mintage dates, budget @$500-$500-ish. I figure better dates will go down less if gold tanks. I've also just bought a couple of gold & silver commems; a 1926 gold Sesqui, & a 1937 Texas half, both NGC. But I "shopped til I dropped", did tons of price research, & bought coins I love. That I think I could resell on fee-bay & sort of break even. Once you get into expensive coins, you should have a passion for those coins, IMO. I also have a secret lust for an Early Silver $1. If I let myself spend $5k on coins, a 1798-1799 SD would would be on my list. Chosen well, I don't think you'd lose money over time. I'm sure it would take me a long time to research & try to buy one at a fair price tho.[/QUOTE]
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