You would think in situations like this, South Africa would shut down their platinum mines for awhile to drive the price back up... they do...
Mike, I bet if you keep an eye out you just might be able to snag a solid platinum ring or two off eBay for melt. Even at today's prices it's...
Is the US Mint still asking insane prices for their platinum eagles or have they suddenly become "unavailable"? EDIT: I just checked......
Just try getting close to melt for anything on eBay... it won't happen. And forget about any type of bullion too... eBay never would be my first...
Snaz, it's like Vader just asked you to come over to the dark side and is dangling the keys to the Death Star in front of your face... it's a...
Nah, I hear Guido is a "goodfella"... ;)
Richard, I'm in Canada but I'm sure the postal systems are not much different... Because of some trouble I've had with Canada Post leaving...
True enough, but I can't see the Canadian Mint using packaging that promotes PVC... especially in this day and age.
Hey, the guy is still in school... a warm handshake and a cup of coffee will do! ;) Congrats on the finds and good luck with the rest... I love...
It is just a gold round... I doubt it has any, or will ever have any, collectable value. Personally, I'd take it out and play with it... ;)
Intersting post Rono... and I concur, the state of precious metals has a lot of people scratching their heads. It's almost as if someone is...
True enough, but we are talking about "in the future!" (said in a big booming and echoing voice... ;))
Heh heh, that's okay, I'm sure one of these days you'll join us and the rest of the world and start using metric too. ;) Actually, I bet that's...
It's funny because I heard that platinum was going to skyrocket in the post-oil economy because it was a key component in producing hydrogen fuel...
Between all the troubles on Wall Street lately and the devestation of hurricane Ike, I for one expected precious metals to take an upswing....
You should have followed Abon's lead and called it "Good, 4 thumbs up!" ;)
Without trying to sound too biased, I've collected a fair number of both Canadian and Us mint sets and the difference in quality between the two...
Just remember, a 9k gold coin is only 37.5% gold and 62.5% something else... Technically I guess you could still call a 1k (4.2%) gold coin a...
I'm pretty sure you're not allowed to mention the grade in the description either, unless it's graded by an eBay approved TPG.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1974-S-SILVER-EISENHOWER-DOLLAR-PERFECT-PROOF_W0QQitemZ300254880253QQihZ020QQcategoryZ11981QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewIte...
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