A bit of advice from my own experience: when you find a new pen you like, go out and buy a dozen of them, or more. You won't get 10 years out of...
I agree with Taxidermist, just look in the Coins section of eBay and seach for "replica," "copy," and "reproduction." For my own education, I have...
I'm not a big Morgan collector, but I have never thought about Morgans and SAEs in the same category. I have both but don't buy them for the same...
If you like Kooks and can buy them at $3 over spot, you should jump on it. I have a few Kooks and I buy them because I like them for what they...
It's an auction, which means that the person who won was willing to pay higher-than-book value to beat out the other bidders. To that person, the...
It's amazing the number of people who rely (only) on sellers of products for their "education" and "purchase rationalization" about those...
I would only expect people to think negatively of my coin collecting hobby if I gave them the impression that it the ONLY thing I do and enjoy. I...
Peter, is it still true that the newer fakes have the vertical |||||| reeding on the edges, while the genuines have the slanted \\\\\\\ reeding?
It's amazing how many posters who respond to a thread like this who never read the posts. Hey, listen up you non-readers. Coinstar DOES NOT...
I now use CoinStar a couple of times a year -- after I found out that you could choose the no-fee certificates. If you choose Amazon, JC Penney,...
So what does being a reputable dealer have to do with expertise in detecting counterfeit coins? Many of the counterfeits are so good that even...
And where is this announcement? I can't seem to find it?
For my two centavos, I don't care for the idea of graded ASEs. Heck, all are either 69 or 70 right out of the Mint tube. And 70's are certainly...
What most of us on this forum don't understand is that there is a whole big population of people who regularly watch and buy from these TV shows...
You'll get lots of advice, but for the money you have to invest, I would advise keeping it simple with tubes of ASEs or 10 oz silver bars....
The issues that Odyssey has with the US government siding with Spain over the "Black Swan" discovery are that: 1) there is no ship's hull or...
To add my two centavos, I like to keep things simple -- spend about half your investment on gold in the form of Buffaloes or Eagles, in 1oz and...
I am a bit of a 2008-W buff myself and recently picked up two gold purchases and one silver on eBay at lower prices. Can't say if it's a trend or...
I have bought quite a few coins on eBay but mostly modern bullion, from reputable sellers, and who offer free shipping. I've never had a problem....
Actually, Google does demote duplicate content in their search results. Copied content sites simply won't show up in results, although it might...
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