That would certainly affect the price! According to the World Gold Council, total worldwide demand for gold in 2009 was 3,800+ tons. The impact of...
How would that work, would you have to look for dates with low mintages, or collect the W ones? Can anything ever get numismatic premiums if...
First know your goals and your time horizon. If you've already decided that part (please say it's only part) of your portfolio will be bullion,...
If it's worth that much, why couldn't he hire a top photographer? What does that line about removing the serial number so the buyer will have a...
That's what I got too. (Posting from Safari this time, from Firefox I get told that my post is 0 characters long).
Three times now, this DARN forum software has eaten my post. DARNed if I type the whole thing in again. The average thickness of the 3" coin will...
Every now and then you hear about somebody's kid stealing their collectible US coins and spending them at the corner store. How bad could that...
What would you put them in? Is there any kind of case or album that will hold 50 things that size?
I've wondered about this too. Premiums come and go, but spreads go on forever.
For some coins the legislation that authorizes them requires mintage "in quantities sufficient to meet public demand". Anyone know if nickels are...
That's a good point. Imagine a gold certificate, redeemable at any bank for a one-ounce gold coin. It would be worth well over a thousand dollars...
There are ethnic groups, often from places where sensible people don't trust the banks, who conduct even large transactions in cash. High-valued...
http://www.periodictable.com/Elements/CoinsGroup/index.html An element collector's list of coins and rounds made from exotic materials. Titanium...
They warn you not to let the sulfur near the silver. An outfit called the Shire Post Mint used to stamp fantasy coins out of some cool things...
Yes, the only place "invest" comes before "investigate" is in the dictionary. The Perth Mint has a government guarantee behind it, from a...
As long as the aluminum is in electrical contact with the silver, the aluminum is what will be reacted with. I can only guess what it does to...
Aside from a 10-year-old video of a filled bar that showed up at a refiner and a 1983 scam, I've never found anything but unsourced rumor and...
Do you mean a slit, or a split? "Slit" to me means a clean cut of some kind, which would have to be deliberate. That's a matter for the postal...
What you're looking for in the SCA is the "moneyer's guild". If you get a blank look from your local chapter, ask for the minister of arts and...
What your equipment might look like: http://www.shirepost.com/ShopTour.html Don't overlook hammers if you plan short production runs. It worked...
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