For a lot of us dealers, we make most of our money via "wholesale" trades--selling to other dealers, usually face-to-face at shows or via...
Wow, some great finds and a wonderfully exciting story. I'm not jealous either: "The Richest Man is Not He Who Has the Most, But He Who Needs the...
A couple of key points from Doug Winter's second edition, Gold Coins of the Dahlonega Mint 1838-1861: STRIKE ... The border is much softer than...
I too find the 1916-D dimes tough to attribute, but this is good info even if it has been available for a good while. There are LOTS of bogus...
Do you remember where you read this?
Wow, that's exciting news! I have heard Kevin's book is excellent and have one coming my way ... thanks Charmy.
Wow, what an impressive debut on this forum. Welcome aboard! Glad to hear some new literate folks out there.
Not necessarily, grasshopper. You're talking to one now. A lot of the older collectors than I (in their 70s and 80s) maybe didn't grow up in the...
Mathematicians used to use it at the end of rigorous proofs. It's Latin for quod erat demonstrandum, "that which was to be demonstrated (has been...
Not all proofs are shiny ... it's much more complicated than that. The early gold of the 20th century was produced in a matte or sandblast finish...
Thanks Ben, I'm aware of that book and have heard good things about it. My question still stands, though, if anyone knows of the online discussion...
Legal tenderettes :mouth:
Ben, others ... I recently saw an online discussion regarding the slightly different placement of the periods in the VDB on the matte proofs...
Whether you like/agree/disagree with CAC and its principles or not, some of the major dealers and auction houses have increasingly gone with CAC...
Some of the silver-mining stocks are interesting, too. This is no recommendation and Past Performance Does Not Indicate Future Results ... but I...
Ver-r-r-y cool! Spasibo bol'shoe nash drug! (Many thanks our friend.)
Actually bullion silver is the one coin purchase my wife does not object to because she sees me turn it around for a profit!
Thanks Ben. You're a sharp cookie, but I knew that! I'm glad somebody else in this forum picked up on what I was saying! Guys, it's a 1964 SMS,...
Beautiful medal, thanks for sharing.
Got My 1964 SMS Kennedy Half on Sunday The star of my set by a long shot, the 1964 SMS coins were produced under mysterious circumstances. The...
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