I've been reading up on the "numismatic value of coins". Interesting stuff:Silver wrote:Silver Maples are great. I prefer them over the Eagles now. Although I am opposed to monarchy, even if only a figurehead, it would be cool to see coins with the Queen's image on it being used to buy stuff at Walmart. Shovels will be in short supply after the collapse.dlbww wrote:Funny, I have one of those in my "coin collection" it's the size of a very small ten cent piece; you could lose it in your pocket. I think the one ounce silver CDN maple leaf's would be a better choice. Or shovels, how many times do I have to sell my good forged shovel plan?Silver wrote:Have any of those proverbial like-minded friends? Then join with them to make a group purchase to save money.
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Quantity Pricing
1 - 49 $132.31
50 - 99 $131.14
100 + $129.96
http://www.sbcgold.com/blog/bullion-vs- ... investing/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Numismatics, according to Merriam Webster, means “ the study or act of collecting of coins, paper money, and medals.” Numismatic coins are essentially rare or valuable coins that have an external value above and beyond the base value of the precious metal. Sometimes they are valuable because they are historical, one-of-a-kind, have special marks, or were minted in an out-of-the-ordinary way. There are many factors that can add value to a coin to put it in the category of numismatics, but they are all generally valued for being rare and collectable.
Basically it is value based on whether people like to collect them or not.... Still subject to the value of the underlying metal, but with a slight premium based on desirability. The logical part of my brain says I just want the metal, but the less logical side says "Hey what if these are intrinsically more valuable because of where they come from and what they represent?"
My solution: collect both bullion and a smattering of Eagles/Maples/"numismatically valuable" pieces. Couldn't hurt, right? And I get a bit of variety that way too.
But can I just say those Silver Eagles are some darned attractive coins? @-)