Silver Bullion - a road to no where

[BozemanMT]

I started out collecting silver bullion after doing "research" (mainly YouTube), under the assumption that silver was the place to invest. After a while I noticed that there is alot of silver in the market and in the ground. Slowly I have been trading my bullion for numismatic coins, and I actually see my investment growing now. Am I the only one that went down this path?

[BillJones]

The “acid test” to see if your numismatic investment is really growing is to try to sell something and see if you turn a profit. Numbers in prices guides are just that, numbers. When people are willing to lay cash on the barrel, that proves the worth of your investment. 

I have been a collector since the early 1960s and was a dealer from the mid 1990s to the middle of the last decade. I did fairly well, but I brought a lot of experience to the table before I started buying and selling. 

[BozemanMT]

I agree with you. Holding the asset is one thing, but when you sell it (a whole new part of the game beings). I started down the road of investing in American Silver Eagles, then after 2 years realized there is not a silver shortage. I love collecting coins that are unique and have their own character, they are not one of 500,000,000 coins (like the ASE). Learning about the coins I am collecting is also  something I enjoy.