Silver coins/rounds question

[roberth]

If I had any, I'd sell them now and convert to bullion. But that's just me.

IMHO and the way I understand it, a large portion of the value of numismatics comes from their historical/collectable contexts, not solely the metal content of them. If currency devaluation like inflation or reserve currency changes were to occur and a true "economic collapse" takes hold, the historical and collectable aspects could be worth moot. The metal content is the only thing that really has any level of assured future value... maybe I'm wrong, but I opt for the cheap .999 bullion rounds and ingots, and will not pay a premium just to have the collectable ones like Eagles, Pandas, etc for the same reason...

You're thinking like a prepper and that is a good thing! An ounce is an ounce is an ounce, when the balloon goes up no one will care that the coin is a 1887 whatchamacallit.

[ChunkyMonkey]

You're thinking like a prepper and that is a good thing! An ounce is an ounce is an ounce, when the balloon goes up no one will care that the coin is a 1887 whatchamacallit.

While it's good to think like a prepper... it's also good to have financial stability and growth. When the SHTF moment comes, you will be ready no matter what - til then, some of us actually triple/quadruple our silver every few months by making the right investment.

[roberth]

While it's good to think like a prepper... it's also good to have financial stability and growth. When the SHTF moment comes, you will be ready no matter what - til then, some of us actually triple/quadruple our silver every few months by making the right investment.

I understand your perspective and point ChunkyMonkey, my investment experience is not the same as yours so I'll just stick with non-numismatic metal.