| Choosing to give a loved one or friend a rare coin | | | | can make a good investment, perhaps as a gift |
| as a gift can inspire a lifelong fascination with coin | | | | for a new baby or child that will provide some |
| collecting and an interest in the history that rare | | | | financial help once they reach adulthood, or as an |
| coins can represent. And, it could even spark a | | | | even longer-term investment that will become a |
| professional career dealing with coins as a | | | | family heirloom. |
| numismatist. Coins have both aesthetic and | | | | Coins are a secure investment, even during |
| historic value, as well as monetary worth, and all | | | | difficult times. Precious metals are particularly |
| of them are as interesting as miniature artworks. | | | | valuable, and tend to follow long cycles that bring |
| The gift of a coin combines a precious artifact | | | | them to their highest point as paper cash is |
| that the recipient can examine and hold in their | | | | diminished. This can make them a great back-up |
| hand with the gift of something that is valuable in | | | | to other forms of saving. Rare historic coins can |
| monetary terms. | | | | also be highly valued as there are only a certain |
| Even the gift of a single coin, a silver dollar for | | | | number of them left in existence. There is a busy |
| example, can hold the history of the United | | | | trade in coins so they are easy to sell if you |
| States within it for those who are inspired to | | | | decide to liquidate your assets. Keep in mind, |
| discover more about their coin. | | | | there is no tax owing on the accumulated value |
| Coins can also make gifts that end up being | | | | of a coin collection; until you sell up. Even then, if |
| worth far more than was paid for them, as some | | | | you are trading them for different coins, the |
| coins accumulate value with age. Valuable coins | | | | trades are tax exempt. |