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  1. Vess1 replied to the thread Silver Is On A Tear Today.

    In theory yes. I would just say buying homes is easy. You just sign papers. Buying land and building refineries takes time and is...

    Mar 10, 2026 at 10:20 PM

  2. Vess1 liked jolumoga's post in the thread Silver Is On A Tear Today.

    I just think the market is a bit more efficient than many assume. Here's another way to look at it - amateur hour here, so economists...

    Mar 10, 2026 at 10:13 PM

  3. Vess1 replied to the thread Silver Is On A Tear Today.

    To put the number of registered in perspective, 24 US refiners in 2024 combined to refine from primary and secondary sources, 77...

    Mar 10, 2026 at 9:35 PM

  4. Vess1 replied to the thread Silver Is On A Tear Today.

    That's how it has worked traditionally. The buyers just roll it over in paper to another contract due at a later date. Over the...

    Mar 10, 2026 at 9:15 PM

  5. Vess1 liked jolumoga's post in the thread Silver Is On A Tear Today.

    Just bought another roll of silver half dollars. These are collectibles to me, so I'm not too worried about the price (actually I think...

    Mar 10, 2026 at 8:59 PM

  6. Vess1 liked jolumoga's post in the thread Silver Is On A Tear Today.

    You know what's crazy? Back when silver was $20, a $2 daily move would have had everyone going nuts. Now that's a mild day.

    Mar 10, 2026 at 8:57 PM

  7. Vess1 liked calcol's post in the thread NGC photographing coins before grading.

    Recently sent a raw coin for grading. Today received pictures along with a note stating coin had not yet been graded. This is the...

    Mar 9, 2026 at 7:50 PM

  8. Vess1 replied to the thread Silver Is On A Tear Today.

    The $5 silver is from the 90s. By suppressed I meant market manipulation. The Comex has already raised margins five times since...

    Mar 8, 2026 at 2:32 PM

  9. Vess1 liked Randy Abercrombie's post in the thread I’d like to get to you know you a little better…..numismatically..

    You forgot me. I have decided I am an expert at spending too much money on coins!

    Mar 8, 2026 at 2:17 PM

  10. Vess1 liked Mr. Numismatist's post in the thread I’d like to get to you know you a little better…..numismatically..

    @Jack D. Young, counterfeit expert. @JCro57, Henning Nickel expert. @SteveInTampa, Paper Money expert. @mlov43, South Korean coin...

    Mar 8, 2026 at 2:17 PM

  11. Vess1 liked Eric Babula's post in the thread I’d like to get to you know you a little better…..numismatically..

    You bring up good points. We're all a little bit of an expert, in our own way. Friends and family who know I'm a coin collector might...

    Mar 8, 2026 at 2:16 PM

  12. Vess1 liked geekpryde's post in the thread I’d like to get to you know you a little better…..numismatically..

    Let me tell you a few things I am not, might help me figure out what I am (numismatically speaking). ;) I am not an expert in any area...

    Mar 7, 2026 at 4:44 PM

  13. Vess1 liked Inspector43's post in the thread I’d like to get to you know you a little better…..numismatically..

    I collect US and Ancient. I have about 200 ancients that I have cleaned, cataloged and photographed. [ATTACH] For the Twentieth Century...

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  14. Vess1 liked Lehigh96's post in the thread I’d like to get to you know you a little better…..numismatically..

    I'm the resident Jefferson Nickel expert and have a top 10 NGC Registry set, and I spend most of my days buying and selling Jeffersons...

    Mar 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM

  15. Vess1 liked Aunduril's post in the thread I’d like to get to you know you a little better…..numismatically..

    Transporting my imagination to that time in history is one of my favorite parts of coin collecting as well. A lot of times my...

    Mar 7, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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