I consider myself not so much a collector, but more of someone who simply admires and appreciates finely crafted objects that have historical...
The secret to high quality photos on your iPhone or Blackberry is don't take the photos with your phone's camera. Take the photos with a good...
Hate them. It's stupid but appeals to some segment of the population, or else they wouldn't be doing it. "Make it and they will buy."
How's the weight? About 8.36 grams? Reason I ask is that I have some beautiful Chinese replicas that look good in every way -- but are only...
I've bought silver bars on eBay but only from very reputable companies who have many products, not individuals who are selling only selling a...
Actually I do have the Kitco app, but it would be nice to have all my index prices, stock prices, currency rates, and gold/silver prices in one...
For iPhone, the Yahoo symbol for spot gold is XAUUSD=X but I've searched everywhere and can't find the symbol for silver (no, it's not XAGUSD=X as...
Congratulations. If you could provide a little more information about how you came to acquire the coin it would make an interesting story, I'm sure.
The Isle of Man cat series comes in silver 1oz proofs: http://www.pandausa.com/silvercats.html
I like the cat litter solution -- fresh cat litter in the box -- before the cats have a chance to use it.
Yeah, there is definitely an art to weighing coins. In my case, I was not only taring before each weighing and making sure I was on a level...
I just bought a small electronic scale (200g max - .01g accuracy) and a 50g calibration weight. Having no experience with weighing coins, I...
Sometimes I think I'm only creating a burden for those who will inherit this "stuff" when I die. Someone needs to do a scientific study of why...
http://www.royalmint.com/newdesigns/designsrevealed.aspx I think Britian's new coinage is extremely cool -- beautiful design and very...
Not much of a web site but, with a lot of work, could amount to something.
Here's an article about the same topic: http://www.kitco.com/ind/nadler/nov102009.html It does make one think about stacking bullion for a SHTF...
I would like to see the Mint come out with a really innovative new coinage design scheme much like the British have just done:...
It might not be too smart to base your "investment" decisions on what "someone" said. Even experts are only guessing when it comes to predicting...
I just bought one on eBay with .01g accuracy for $9.95 from a Chinese seller -- no tax, no shipping cost. Don't pay more than about $25, whatever...
There are probably not too many of us who did not buy (acquire, inherit, find) our first few coins without the books but, soon thereafter, we all...
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