Community Voice Responses (March 1, 2016)

From the Feb. 5 Numismatic News E-Newsletter:

Will America the Beautiful 5-ounce silver collector’s uncirculated coins be a good investment?

Here are some answers sent from our e-newsletter readers to Editor Dave Harper.

The value of this collection will follow the value of silver.

John R. Blair
Palm Beach. Fla.

I certainly hope so. I’ve bought two of every issue in the vapor blast collectors issue since the beginning. I’d hate to think that I just bought a lot of really expensive silver bullion.

Bill Rodgers
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

Really hard to say. They do look good in a collection but it depends on the spot price on precious metals as to whether it is a good investment.

William Johnston
San Antonio, Texas

As long the U.S. Mint keeps the mintage low they will be, but if they increase the production (mintage), then I think many people will quit buying them.

When the U.S. Mint starts to see something selling really well, they get greedy and kill it. This happened before. I wish the Mint would see it in the collector’s way sometime.

Mark Ng
Address withheld

I think that we will have to wait for an answer to that question simply because it will depend on the market price of silver, which, I might add, includes all the other silver coins as well.

However, if you are a collector and not an investor, I don’t see a problem.

I, for one, am strictly a collector. I am not interested in the game of buying and selling.

I love to look at and touch all my old coins. They tell a story, each coin I have tells me something about how it had been used. I know it sounds silly to say such a thing but I feel like can picture myself at that time and place.

I will have to say, however, that if you are in it for the money, you are going to have a long wait before you’re going to see a profit.

Bob D. Allen
Address withheld

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