Do You Buy Gold And Silver? What Do You Buy?

[ShotgunSteven]

Ingots? Foreign coins? Domestic coins? Newer coins or older rare coins? Certified or un-certified? A mix of all of the previous answers?

Why do you buy what you buy?

 

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http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1249074&FTVAR_MSGDBTABLE=

You might find that helpful

 

[ShotgunSteven]

That was the thread that really piqued my interest as far as precious metals were concerned, but not enough information, and it was about buying gold specifically. There was a new post in there that had some good links though, so thanks for reminding me.

 

[kranky]

When you say "certified or un-certified", do you mean coins that have been graded and encapsulated by third-party companies?

 

[axelfox]

I buy the ice

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: kranky
When you say "certified or un-certified", do you mean coins that have been graded and encapsulated by third-party companies?

Yes, either PCGS or NGC.

 

[mdcrab]

Jewelry for wife.

mdcrab

 

[FoBoT]

bad investment

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
bad investment

You obviously haven't been tracking prices lately.

 

[kranky]

Originally posted by: ShotgunSteve

Originally posted by: kranky
When you say "certified or un-certified", do you mean coins that have been graded and encapsulated by third-party companies?

Yes, either PCGS or NGC.

Right answer!

 

[ShotgunSteven]

^BUMP!^

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Originally posted by: ShotgunSteve

Originally posted by: FoBoT
bad investment

You obviously haven't been tracking prices lately.

As a long-term investment, I'm with FoBoT.

But then again, I don't think that anything which isn't long term is really an "investment".

 

[DaveSimmons]

Today would be a great day to buy some VFINX or another S&P500 fund, now that we've had a nice dip.

Gold has been a lousy long-term investment for decades, though like anything else you could make money gambling on short-term trading.

 

[edro]

I buy circulated silver...

It's relatively cheap and I like it.

 

[Quixfire]

Foreign coins, Canadian gold coins to be exact.