For me now: real estate 33% (in my own decrepit, yet paid-off house, i.e. no mortgage) U.S. stocks 25%; Foreign Stocks...
Nice--I'm not even into Lincoln cents much anymore, but that one is very pretty; I'd sure own it. The toning on the Morgan $ is beautiful IMO.
I was just thinking about TPG's before I saw your post--what a brilliant racket it is, & how NGC & PCGS have come to almost control the rare coin...
[ATTACH][ATTACH]Those are all "unopened" envelopes, so you've never seen the coins? I own proof sets b/c I like the coins. Or for the silver...
I like that San Deigo half. Here's a 1937 Texas Half NGC MS65 that I bought almost on a whim, altho I've been dabbling in gold & silver commems...
Right now it's up to $277 on fee-bay. The seller described it as a "Great Civil War Date"(?). I just bought one of these in an NCG slab, MS62;...
Well, yeah, don't blow big $$ on coins you don't even want. I'm a big US gold fan (pre-1933). Right now I'm shopping for one or 2 $5 gold Indians...
Have you looked at charts of what silver did in the late 1970's, going from $4 or $5, to $48 I think, & then back to $5? There are still people...
What coin books do you have? A recent Redbook? The Whitman/Bowers books on Morgan dollars, $20 Gold coins, & US Type coins? You should get all 4...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] If you figure it out, would you let me know please? :( Here's a 1926 Sesqui $2.5 gold graded NGC MS62 I got today in the mail....
[ATTACH][ATTACH] Thanks! It's raw; when I bought it the prices were so low on common-date sovereigns I didn't worry about (not) buying slabbed...
Nice! I almost bought a 1911-C last week, but I can't get used to the sticker shock now of gold sovereigns (or most gold coins). However, I'm now...
I did see that big %-age move in the 5-year. I'm wondering if it isn't far more likely to have big %-age moves in T-bond prices & yields when...
An "Epic Bond Rout"? When the 5 year Treasury moves all the way up to a staggering 1.82%? This guy must not have seen many Bond Routs. BTW, I...
[ATTACH]Some common-date 1950's & 60's Unc Franklin Halves I bought a few years ago on fee-bay, average cost between $5-$6 each. Mostly all diff....
If you listen to some of the people on some G&S forums, it's b/c: "All paper money is worthless, & is not even real money". Therefore, the only...
Questions: Do you know for sure how PCGS handles chopmarked trade $$? Do they not consider the chopmarks damage, or "altered surfaces"? And would...
The more your coins are worth, the more it may be worth it to send to PCGS, or NGC. Meaning, coins worth roughly $300 & up into the $thousands. If...
I bought a lot of nice Unc Franklins on fee-bay at one point, & got some very decent deals. Just look for listings with really good pics of both...
This is all really scary. I sent 4 gold coins to PCGS recently, insured for $7,000. They got there (& were given a very rough ride by PCGS, but...
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