Guess I'm wondering if your goal is long-term saving, intermediate-term investing, or short-term trading. I assume it's not short-term trading if you're buying physical coins (ETFs might be a better choice for that). I saw a chart yesterday that shows silver has run up over the past year by a much higher percentage than gold:
http://money.cnn.com/2011/04/18/mark...buzz/index.htm
That would make me really nervous. Of course, investment strategy is a more complicated and longer discussion than we can have here. And, what do I know anyway? If I was that smart on this stuff I'd be a lot richer than I am.