Investment Coins

jastratton, it's extremely difficult for the average person to make money from coins. One would need to be an advanced collector and know what rare coins to collect.
Before buying coins as an investment , read, read, and read. Collecting coins because you enjoy them is different. A person is comfortable with potential loss.
You'd also need to talk with many long time collectors.

Finially silver could drop lower and stay this way for years.

There's a member; Yup7676, he's a metals day trader and has a tread under the precious metals forum, read it. There is sound advice in what he says. In a nut shell, it's not wise to buy tons of silver while it's in a down trend. Once it's proven to be on a steady climb up, then is the time to start purchasing.
Reason is there's other better investments currently, and second buying silver while it continues to keep dropping equals losing money. Example people who bought at $20-$22 have losses now. Silver can continue to drop, and it's uncertain when it will rise above $22.

When buying bullion try and buy the low Mintage coins as they can be semi numismatic and sell for a premium above spot. However, to learn the ins & outs of bullion, again takes loads of reading and talking to knowledgable collectors.
I hope you enjoy your time on the forum. It's a great place, with friendly and knowledgable folks.

All coins and bullion stuff is just a gamble. Sort of like the stock market. Maybe good, maybe bad. Just not a good way to invest. Mostly the problem I see with coins or bullion is just how to liquidate. These are items that are easy to buy but not so easy to sell. Some do and some just loose out. Like buying an old oil painting. You just don't know unless your in that life style.