Jeffjay's Recent Activity
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Jeffjay liked -jeffB's post in the thread Gold is Taking a Beating Today!.
All right, let's stay off the third rail here.
Apr 18, 2026 at 3:47 AM -
Jeffjay liked slackaction1's post in the thread Gold is Taking a Beating Today!.
Send the draft dodgers' son or sons or daughter over there tooooooo!
Apr 18, 2026 at 3:46 AM -
Jeffjay liked -jeffB's post in the thread Gold is Taking a Beating Today!.
If I remember correctly, you're a bit over the cutoff for enlisting yourself. Which of your kids are you sending?
Apr 18, 2026 at 3:46 AM -
Jeffjay liked johnmilton's post in the thread 1825 Capped Bust Dime.
The reverse has a cleaned look to me. I don't think that it's worth spending the money to slab it. Time was $200 was the guideline, but...
Apr 17, 2026 at 9:26 PM -
Jeffjay replied to the thread Silver Is On A Tear Today.
Future gas prices are like future silver prices. Anyone's guess is as good as the next guys.
Apr 17, 2026 at 9:24 PM -
Jeffjay liked Conder101's post in the thread Would you buy the U.S. 2026 Uncirculated mint set just to get the new 2026 penny?.
I'm wondering if the mint is trying to add an additional psychological hook. We know that the mint set is the only way to get the P & D...
Apr 13, 2026 at 9:33 PM -
Jeffjay liked johnmilton's post in the thread Would you buy the U.S. 2026 Uncirculated mint set just to get the new 2026 penny?.
Bravo! It’s great that you are keeping up with the made for circulation collections. I gave up on that when I was a kid. I’m not so...
Apr 13, 2026 at 9:32 PM -
Jeffjay liked jolumoga's post in the thread Threats to our hobby......
I think the truth is in the middle. We will never know the exact percentage of silver dollars that were dipped, but it's very high. Some...
Apr 13, 2026 at 6:18 PM -
Jeffjay liked jolumoga's post in the thread Threats to our hobby......
Well, dipping could be added as a potential threat to the hobby, depending on whether you feel it's legitimate. But... here's some more...
Apr 13, 2026 at 6:17 PM -
Jeffjay liked johnmilton's post in the thread Threats to our hobby......
As a veteran collector, I think that a properly grade AU-58 is worth as much or more than a properly graded, but ugly, MS-60 or 61. It’s...
Apr 13, 2026 at 6:13 PM -
Jeffjay liked kountryken's post in the thread Threats to our hobby......
You bring up some very good points, things I hadn't even considered, I guess mainly because I don't collect graded coins. I've got a...
Apr 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM -
Jeffjay liked johnmilton's post in the thread Threats to our hobby......
Two other problems are the disappearance of coins from circulation. Youngsters don’t see coins and don’t get interested in them. The...
Apr 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM -
Jeffjay liked gmarguli's post in the thread Threats to our hobby......
Thankfully, the submission of moderns does not have any material affect on the turnaround times for classic coins. They are graded by a...
Apr 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM -
Jeffjay liked Vess1's post in the thread Threats to our hobby......
Something you didn't mention that I think has a major impact is dilution of collectors. There's a group of people that will desire to...
Apr 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM -
Jeffjay liked Michael K's post in the thread Threats to our hobby......
3rd party grading is bad for the hobby. Look at what grading did to sports card collectibles. It's not a hobby for kids anymore, it is a...
Apr 13, 2026 at 5:53 PM
