I am pretty much like you. I have my collection, I have my curiousities, then I have my hoards. I love it all, and in the large sense, it all...
That's great advice! Never BUY a coin with problems. ('Honest' wear is NOT a problem, we're talking about scratches, holes, dents, dings, ect...)...
Sometimes I think they just call them all 69s, and then let every 'x' number get a 70. Or maybe they flip a coin now and again to see which get...
I wasn't sure. It just popped into my head while I was reading. It's counterintuative that they would be the same weight was my line of thought....
That one doesn't look real to me either. Better than the subject of this thread, but still many features that appear 'off' on that coin. One of my...
I could be wrong, but 44 cents were brass made from used shells during the war. If you are comparing weights, you might compare with a 42 copper...
When I was your age I was at the coin shop digging through the bins of well worn old coins like Buffalos and V-Nickels. Most shops have bins of...
I have said my piece, and I have been a mint customer for 30 years. I have also seen many mint products fall below issue price, many more than...
I could be wrong, but I seem to remember the cents and dollar coins were NOT satin finish. Only the nickel, dime, quarter, and half got the satin...
What is "mint to demand" anyway when they were beginning to mint these things before ordering began? Think about it. They have the price pumped...
You gotta figure the last days of the sale will sell as many as the first days. Lots of people are sitting on the fence, but will jump off before...
I kept my comment short and sweet. If I wanted to make a really long post, I would have gotten into giving the seller a chance. I just felt like...
The seller did imply the photo was of the coin to be auctioned. He deserves a neg.
The Jefferson nickels are a great set to start with. They fit all of your criteria. The ASE coins in business strikes are also a nice set if you...
I wish Dansco would put holes for them in the books.
It's too nice for 65, but it doesn't have full steps. I say if it's PCGS, MS-66.
If coin collecting was an investment, all coin collectors would be rich. LoL
Even ultra rare coins cannot be counted on as an 'investment'. There are many cases of coins with low populations suddenly becoming relatively...
I buy much of this stuff from a local metals broker. He doesn't do anything with coins, he just has the metals, and sells them all for spot +2%....
It's up .88c today. Not really a stampede if you ask me. :shrug:
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