Edited - wow, totally didn't notice that the original poster was from over a year ago.... fuggedaboutit. :dead-horse:
And the reason why it's sealed in plastic like that and is made tamper-proof is because of human nature: too many people out there are tempted to...
gsalexan, how do you store your bonds and stock certificates? I love your Russian 1917 bond... I personalyl collect Russian notes and coins, so...
Yeah, just go back out there and keep hunting :D I personally get a satisfaction out of hunting down coins and winning them for what I feel is a...
I'll probably be in the minority (and I don't collect these) but I actually like that toning... it's an interesting color, haven't seen many of...
Let's say you put in an even high bid and won it for $306 - would you have felt guilt/disappointment/remorse for paying so much money for that...
If you want to add a nice background to your scans, instead of that ivory-looking dull back, you can do this: After you placed your coin face...
My suggestion is that you keep your CD to yourself and not pass them around freely like that. Yes, knowledge is free, but you'll get into...
I think PM's are only important and relevant if there is a stable financial system in place that uses an actual currency. As soon as you get into...
It's definitely a gamble, but one I figured worth taking. If Buyer Protection didn't exist, I wouldn't have touched this auction. We'll see what...
Speaking of this design... I won this auction today, for 12 Soviet 50 Kopek coins:...
Are you reserving this thread for US-issued stocks and bonds? Modern only? Or are we talking any certificates and bonds? I have a couple Imperial...
A number of sites listed it as KM #582, but I don't have my references with me. I have both the 5th and 6th edition of Krause's 1801-1900, can't...
Since I can't get a scan, I just had someone at home read to me the inscriptions on the other side of the coin. It was "Maximilian II" on the left...
I'm at work right now and don't have access to the scanner, but I'll get a scan of the other side when I get home. I did some searching on ebay...
Any ideas of what it's worth? I got it in a small lot of silver world coins, and I only collect Russian coins so I'm not up-to-date on prices of...
I came across this coin, and I have no idea what it is... it's definitely either German, Prussian, or Austrian, but I can't narrow down my...
Ask yourself this question: If you were offered to either take this coin, or take about $270 in cash, or to take about 8 smaller coins with the...
I always wondered why the banks don't keep 1 guy who goes through all the quarters and halves looking for silver and keeping it for the...
$275 for a $100 box of nickels makes very little sense to me, especially with a metals argument behind it... if that's your plan, have you thought...
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