Coin Appreciation Over The Next 15-20 Years?

Pick up a copy of "Pleasure & Profit" by Shippee. The book is about buying rare coins for profit. You can pick up a used copy on ebay for less than $7. His recommend time frame for holding a coin was 8 years before selling.

I analyzed a similar thing. Check it out here http://goccf.com/t/290776

My collection includes a 1916 SLQ in PCGS G-4 along with a few other key/semi key coins.

It is always a gamble. The main thing is buy what you like with money you could stand to lose. If you like the coin it is much easier to
hold on to it.

Terry , you seem to be collector / investor minded . No one has a crystal ball to tell us what coins have the most potential to show a profit over time . you can probably count on very high end MS-67 to 69 classic coins without fretting that you'll lose money over the coarse 10,20,or 30 years . but not many people have those kind of assets to indulge in these monster coins right now .

Unless you are are dealer or cherrypicking, I don't think there is a time period where you can expect to make money. Chesterb had already mentioned it but one hurdle you have clear before you make any money is the bid/ask spread. The difference between what it will cost to buy the coin and what you can receive from a dealer or auction after costs can be 10% or more. That could mean being in the hole for years before recouping your money. Stock brokerage commissions have been falling this year and the bid/ask spreads in liquid stocks/etfs are often no more than a penny wide. So when you factor in all the costs to place a trade, you are likely behind by no more than 1-2% and possibly a lot less depending on size. Advantage: stocks/etfs.

Second, coins don't produce any income during the holding period. Any appreciation that you do see will depend on what is in demand when you sell it. It is nearly impossible to forecast what will be desirable 10-20 years down the line. With stocks/etfs, you receive dividends. If the stock doesn't pay a dividend, as long as it generating a lot of cash from it's business, it will be a potential target for an acquisition or activist investors. So as long as the stock/etf is generating cash for it's investors, it will remain desirable. Advantage: stocks/etfs

Most of the coins I have are for my own enjoyment without any real expectation for appreciation though it would be nice. Money that I choose to invest has mostly gone into stocks and bonds. I will say that valuations in U.S stocks are high so returns over the next 10-15 years will probably be lower but as long as the trend is up, I will continue to buy.

Good question and responses. I have been collecting coins for around 15 years and I have seen next to zero appreciation. I am not a dealer so most coins I buy are at retail prices. My main goal when I sell is to atleast break even. No way I would put 6K in a coin this day and time and expect returns unless I just had more money than I knew what to do with and simply didn't care.

I enjoy collecting coins. I just go about it totally different these days.

I buy and sell as fast as I can. I would not hold onto coins as an investment for the same reasons that have been shared. May work out in the long run, but too risky IMO.
BTW something many people don't realize is that assembling sets does not usually increase the value over each coins specific value
If anything, it reduces the value (unless you sell them individually, obviously).

Typecoin...those are 3 very good points.