Tough break. I thank my lucky stars I had an unusual obsession with pirates as a kid so did nothing but work towards buying, finding, and collecting silver and gold to fill a personal treasure chest. My only regret is once having an opportunity of purchasing an 1866 $20 Peso of Emperor Maximilian, one of just 8,274 made in the waning days of his rule, a ledgendary coin, it was offered for sale for $3,000, roughly 50% higher than its intrinsic value at the time, I so wanted that coin but I told myself one day I may see it for cheaper. That coin is now worth over $3500 intrinsically and examples now sell for $7,000-$20,000 each. My chance is lost. But I did manage to buy the silver 1 Peso version back then for $50, a deal that's impossible to find now. Those coins can easily sell for hundreds now. But who knows what the future holds, these coins may be undervalued still compared to what they will cost in another 10-20 years. Gold and silver are hedges against inflation after all, and inflation is never going to stop.
This was shortly after President Gerald Ford made it legal to own gold again. To say he is doing well is an understatement
