What kind of coins do you invest in?

[Norweger]

Personally i prefer the stuff with a little higher premium on it. Seems to me that those type of coins have more determined collectors and that they go up in value faster than the regular stuff.

On the other hand i do understand the reasoning behind buying what is easy to understand.

[Horn]

I'm just the opposite, a Krug or some generic round silver is the finest.

[woodman]

Junk, bullion.

[Shami-Amourae]

For Silver: Constitutional Silver, AKA Junk Silver.... Or the cheapest bullion I can find.
If I bought some today I'd go for the very cheap NTR 10 Ounce Bars (http://www.providentmetals.com/10-ozt-silver-bar-ntr-metals.html).
NOTE: Constitutional Silver used to be the cheapest, but so many people have purchased it it actually has larger premiums now.




For Gold: American Gold Eagles..... Or the cheapest Gold bullion I can find.
If I bought some today I'd go for the very cheap 1 oz OPM Gold Bars (http://www.providentmetals.com/1-oz-ohio-precious-metals-opm-gold-bar-9999-fine-in-card-iso9001-certified-with-qr-code.html) (It's super cheap recycled Gold.)

[AndreaGail]

gov't issued rounds (eagles, maples, libertads) and engelhards if the price is right or just generic junk

[Neuro]

Personally i prefer the stuff with a little higher premium on it. Seems to me that those type of coins have more determined collectors and that they go up in value faster than the regular stuff.

On the other hand i do understand the reasoning behind buying what is easy to understand.
There will be no collectors of fancy rare coins post SHTF, survivors using easily recognized silver coins as a medium of exchange, yes probably, if history is a guide...

[mamboni]

SAEs, GAEs, Buffalos, Krugs, Gold Maples, Austrian Phils gold and silver. That is all.

[steel_ag]

shiny and dull ;D

[Norweger]

There will be no collectors of fancy rare coins post SHTF, survivors using easily recognized silver coins as a medium of exchange, yes probably, if history is a guide...

Obviously, but buying Lunars and selling them for a nice profit a couple of years down the road enables me to buy more of regular stuff. I did buy a couple of Lunars back in 2010 and sold them in the start of 2012 for 3x what i gave = more money to invest in silver. This is something that will never happen with eagles and maples.

I also see a trend towards 2 and 5 oz coins of the more known coins go up fast in value because of the lower mintage numbers.

I mean what is a couple of extra dollars for coins that are easy to sell for what you gave for them anyways?

[Norweger]

Take a look at this. A more obscure coin from a new series. Started in 2008.. sold now for $337.44

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ruanda-2008-Gorilla-Rwanda-50-RWF-1-Unze-Silber-PP-proof-TOP-RARe-/350735260588

My tip is to take a chance with new series of coins.

The Australian Perth Mint issued Koala 2007 will fetch you $100 on eBay.. another first in a new series.

[Kali]

I buy any coins that have precious metal in em'.

[madfranks]

For investment purposes I haven't found anything that beat my purchases of the First Spouse gold coins, Liberty Subseries. These are 1/2 oz gold rounds issued by the US Mint, and they now sell for around double their melt value in gold. These coins have total mintages less than 5000 each!

Andrew Jackson First Spouse at APMEX (http://www.apmex.com/Product/53269/default.aspx?utm_origin=pla&kwd=&utm_origin2=product-listing-ad&utm_medium=ppc&utm_source=google-pla&zmam=59493065&zmas=1&zmac=2&zmap=53269&gclid=CLKu946j9bUCFY6PPAodIVsAag)

[chad]

ms64 morgans and ms70 saes.

[Shami-Amourae]

For investment purposes I haven't found anything that beat my purchases of the First Spouse gold coins, Liberty Subseries. These are 1/2 oz gold rounds issued by the US Mint, and they now sell for around double their melt value in gold. These coins have total mintages less than 5000 each!

Andrew Jackson First Spouse at APMEX (http://www.apmex.com/Product/53269/default.aspx?utm_origin=pla&kwd=&utm_origin2=product-listing-ad&utm_medium=ppc&utm_source=google-pla&zmam=59493065&zmas=1&zmac=2&zmap=53269&gclid=CLKu946j9bUCFY6PPAodIVsAag)

Isn't she the one the Rothschilds had assassinated to try to stop Jackson from shutting down Federal Reserve v2.0?

[madfranks]

Isn't she the one the Rothschilds had assassinated to try to stop Jackson from shutting down Federal Reserve v2.0?

No, she died before he won the presidency. That's why his coin is Liberty, instead of his late wife.