Quote Originally Posted by Sawin View Post
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 actually hit 2 birds w/ one stone by collecting numismatics. Sold my 1986 ngc ms70 1 oz silver eagle... for $670. I have a collection of complete silver eagle.. ms70 and ms69 from 1986-2013. In Bullion, it's only worth $560. Care to estimate the ms70 value?