You are being far too charitable with the estimate of 2% to 3% for foreign demand, unless it is to flip it later to a US buyer. I don't believe...
I don't believe having CGS as the only grading company is one of the primary reasons. In the US, there are many TPG but only two matter to most...
Spanish colonial pillars.
My sentiments exactly with very limited exceptions of which the Kennedy gold half certainly isn't one. The supply of most of these coins is...
Personally, I wouldn't store my collection at home even with a home safe but that is just me. I don't believe that my neighborhood is at any...
I don't believe there are anywhere near 73,000+ real collectors who want the 2014 gold Kennedy. Like other recent US Mint issues, the mintage was...
Where do you live? Your posts leads to believe it is in another country. If you do, it may be safer or not. One downside to living in most...
I haven't looked on eBay for silver in a long time. But when I have, the premiums to spot have always been exorbitant.
Good post. I agree that TPGs serve some purpose. It has improved liquidity which makes it easier to buy and sell which I otherwise would not...
My assumption (though I have no direct knowledge of it) is that most generic Morgan dollars and other extremely common coins with very high...
How much do you think silver should be worth right now? How long do you believe this manipulation has been successful?
The last time I checked, the combined population reports recorded about 470,000 1881-S Morgan dollars in all grades. Even assuming every last one...
TPGs would a lot less important financially if US based collectors (who are almost the only ones who prefer graded coins) didn't make such a big...
The internet has made dealers less important than ever. I agree that dealers buying and holding coins for inventory supports the price level, but...
When I have read manipulation claims, the implied assumption is that using derivatives disproportionately or only suppresses the price. If there...
I agree with Jim Rogers but there are many other reasons available which provide much better evidence against any (implied) manipulation claim....
Whatever manipulation exists is certainly not the reason why metal bugs have not made a killing or lost money over the last 30+ years since I...
I believe a large number of US collectors (in absolute terms) have a general awareness of British coinage and I also consider it one of the most...
I was using the 1839 proof 5 sovereign as an example. I don't really know enough about most sovereigns so its hard for me to be specific. I...
I presume South Africa has taken a big hit from the recent commodity weakness and the collectors I know there claim this is the reason for the...
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