princeofwaldo - you bring up some very good points and solid analysis as always. It will be interesting to see the upcoming auction house...
GDJMSP - we will see. For a coin price collapse we need to see sellers of top end coins agreeing to sell at lower prices. In my area of...
GDJMSP - I see 1-2 coins per auction that are unique. I disagree with your premise.
I see a clear divide in common coins vs. rare or conditionally scarce coins. I have not found any bargains and see sellers not capitulating in...
Still a fraction of the US coins market cost in terms of purchasing power. All depends on global economies being robust and US collectors being...
My show writeup is here yet I thought I would share my pickups (3 others with NGC which I will post when returned) -...
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Out of scope yet a keeper. These large flan Harz Talers depict the baptism scene of Jesus in the Jordan River. There are different years and...
These aviation medals are very interesting to me. That book does a great job cataloging the various types. Keep it up.
Thanks everyone here for the feedback and again I thank brg5658 for his tremendous support in imaging these.
I like my coins and the photos. To each their own taste. I also do not like dipped coins. Some like blasts white. All is Yates driven.
GSDykes - the coins look like the images and I have yet to see better imaging than brg5658. Your imaging, being gentle on this issue, are the type...
Doppeltaler thank you for the kind words. I sent these to brg5658 for imaging as his work is superb. One can not like the coins, yet the images...
Brandon - I truly appreciate your diligent effort to capture these in such a true view manner. You have great skill. All are updated on my website.
I see a growing gap between nice yet commonly available coin prices (flat or downward trends) vs. appealing scarcer coins. With the Internet being...
Hard to tell. I will say that the fakes I have seen have been mostly of the Ferdinand III Augsburg type which are made to look as higher grades....
weryon - thank you so much for the kind words. I don't post as often as I do not see much of a Taler focus here, yet my entire collection (World...
Thanks. The 2T Railway was a commemorative with mintage of 1,644. I assume these were set aside and not circulated.
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