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1. Re: If you could go back to 1920 with 10,000 bucks, what would you buy?

   

   Comment by Russ · January 21, 2006 5:50AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   << <i>Yeah, Russ, but you know me. I am an ultra Conservative. >> As am I, but I still wouldn't want to get slaughtered by inflation - which is what happens in your scenario. Russ, NCNE

2. Re: If you could go back to 1920 with 10,000 bucks, what would you buy?

   

   Comment by thebestMAX · January 21, 2006 6:34AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   Oooops, sorry Russ. There you go.

3. Re: If you could go back to 1920 with 10,000 bucks, what would you buy?

   

   Comment by thebestMAX · January 21, 2006 5:48AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   Yeah, Russ, but you know me. I am an ultra Conservative.

4. Re: If you could go back to 1920 with 10,000 bucks, what would you buy?

   

   

   Comment by Russ · January 21, 2006 6:12AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   Or, maybe I'd see if I could find the guy who owned the sheet of these: Russ, NCNE

5. Re: If you could go back to 1920 with 10,000 bucks, what would you buy?

   

   Comment by Russ · January 21, 2006 6:31AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   Max, You're going to need to enable your PMs so I can respond. Russ, NCNE

6. Re: If you could go back to 1920 with 10,000 bucks, what would you buy?

   

   Comment by Russ · January 21, 2006 2:34AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   Stocks, then I'd sell about eight years later. Then, starting in about 1930, I'd load up on rare date Saints. Keep doing that until about 1932 and then beam myself back to now. Russ, NCNE

7. Re: If you could go back to 1920 with 10,000 bucks, what would you buy?

   

   Comment by TheLiberator · January 21, 2006 2:40AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   << <i>Stocks, then I'd sell about eight years later. Then, starting in about 1930, I'd load up on rare date Saints. Keep doing that until about 1932 and then beam myself back to now. Russ, NCNE >> Ahhh. Avoiding the depression I see?! Very smart!

8. Re: If you could go back to 1920 with 10,000 bucks, what would you buy?

   

   Comment by Russ · January 21, 2006 7:05AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   << <i>I suppose one could find modern made products that were unavailable in 1920 and would fetch much more than $400. >> That's what I was thinking, but then you have all kinds of worries about upsetting timelines, paradox's, etc. This time travel is tricky stuff. Russ, NCNE

9. Re: If you could go back to 1920 with 10,000 bucks, what would you buy?

   

   Comment by Russ · January 21, 2006 5:45AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   << <i>Since the price of gold in 1920 was $21 an oz, I would be loading up on $20 gold pieces. $10,000 / 21 = 476 476 x $555 = 264,180. (roughly) with out premiums. >> That would be a terrible return for an 85 year period. You could have realized many, many times that amount just buying the S&P. Russ, NCNE

10. Re: If you could go back to 1920 with 10,000 bucks, what would you buy?

    

    Comment by Russ · January 21, 2006 6:40AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

    << <i>An ounce of gold is worth an ounce of gold - I'm not sure what you're concerned about here. If by 'prices', you refer to the $553 you'd pay now vs. the $21 then, they're not the same dollars. >> But, if you buy $10,000 worth of gold today and take it with you to 1920 you have less than $400 to spend accumulating your…