They don't and $ return is not their purpose. I got back into coins in 1986 as I was looking for a Financial Privacy Investment vehicle to park money for my certain projects. If you look at the charts in the Bluesheet - coins are a lousy investment. My coin business is essentially a Schedule C Tax Shelter.
I've made tens of thousands of dollars on coins, despite generously leaving a lot of money on the table. The returns, overall, made the time worthwhile, but nothing earth shattering.
My stocks have outperformed coins. Probably up 3x.
My second best returns have come through basketball cards of all things. Other sports cards have been good (baseball, football, hockey), but basketball made insane returns, up more than 80x.
My very best returns have come through autographed sports programs. Not really my thing, but I have been in the right place at the right time, and it has resulted in returns of 100x.
I wish I still had my beer cans, because since the advent of ebay, even they would have brought a nice return (I had a lot of cones and flats and tough pull tabs).
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My stocks have outperformed coins. Probably up 3x.
My second best returns have come through basketball cards of all things. Other sports cards have been good (baseball, football, hockey), but basketball made insane returns, up more than 80x.
My very best returns have come through autographed sports programs. Not really my thing, but I have been in the right place at the right time, and it has resulted in returns of 100x.
I wish I still had my beer cans, because since the advent of ebay, even they would have brought a nice return (I had a lot of cones and flats and tough pull tabs).