I think that your choices are right, and thanks for posting how you arrived at your decision, it is helpful to those of us who are starting out.
I started by using my Father 1965 red book to grade, I was quickly told how out of date I was for using that, I bought coin worlds pictorial...
Usually pm prices are given in troy ounces, but it is worth noting the difference in avdp pounds and troy pounds, if you see an auction where...
Hmmm. Has anyone noticed a difference in bullion spot prices? I stopped off at one dealers after work this afternoon and picked up a silver round,...
I have a couple platinum coins graded 70, I bought them for bullion prices, I have looked them over pretty carefully and cannot find a single mark...
I have an aurista also, a franklin, because of my work tho, it would be very hard on anything in my front pockets, I wear out the front of my...
yes that sounds good, about 13.5 is melt I think, so under melt is good.
I found one of those also, it looked like a silver quarter, but the plating did not change the weight, or at least not enough to change it from a...
I take a three inch piece of quarter inch stainless steel and want to form a 90 degree bend in it, I set the machine to apply a certain amount of...
Nice coins, the more I see that texas comm, the more I like it, I already have the oregon trail one, (26-s) Just a question, are you looking to...
Yes, a couple or three 72-s cents. No 69-s but a nice red 68-s, most were 70-s, one of these days I am going to have to go through them and see if...
an unusual 5 dollars worth of rolls, 10 s mints, usually maybe two or at most three, 4 wheaties, 1 canadian, 4 shields, and 6 09 lps, I upgraded...
here is one I picked up this weekend, and bought another book, (strike it rich with pocket change) [img]
Good for you! It is always better to show integrity, even if the sellers were to pay less you are right to note any knowledge you have of the...
I think the cents that circulated from 1856 to 1859, plus they also changed the size, and the composition. But more modern that you could pull...
I have seen those prices dropping on some websites that seem to keep current on prices, telesphere numismatics has the 14 piece clad proof set for...
I agree with the poster who mentioned that his preference is not for the neon rainbow coins, but for the more subtle ones. I tend to agree, I have...
Thanks for letting us flyover country folks vicariously enjoy the show. BTW Congratulations to Rick, I just read in the Numismatic News that he is...
Thanks for posting this thread, I wonder if there is a repunched mm, maybe a cc/o? that first c sure looks like an o. Maybe someone will check...
I will probably look for it on the secondary market in a few years, with the mint it is like 30% premium right off the bat. I like the design but...
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