Do a search on "axial lighting for coin photos" which is a technique that produces incredible images, especially for proof coins, which are some...
The difference in prices of gold and silver bars is simply the difference in premium (markup) over spot price. Different manufacturers and sellers...
Congratulations. I don't collect ancients but I'm curious how much this coin would be worth.
Currently mostly 10 oz. silver bars with some 1 oz. bars, ASEs, and world bullion coin proofs. Will add more ASEs, Maple Leafs, and Libertads....
I've tried acetone and also a dip that is the same chemical as EZest, with no results. Also a search of this forum resulted in a number of threads...
Thanks for the responses. Unfortunately, I don't have my good camera right now. I tried a brief acetone wipe with a QTip -- didn't soak -- but...
I have an ASE that is perfect except for two small "doughnut" shaped circles that are *slightly* greenish in color. One is about 3mm and the other...
Yeah, according to the book, the story of the ship running aground after being chased by pirates is only one theory, although the most interesting...
If you would like to read more about the Consolación, the discovery of the wreck, and it's treasure recovery - with lots of pictures, including...
Well said, but who is the general public? Uninformed eBay buyers? Heritage buyers with deep pockets? People who buy coins on Home Shopping...
It's a beautiful coin. Buy it because you like it, not because you think it's a good investment or that you will want to sell it soon.
As a short-term investment, gold is not at a good place right now. As a long-term investment, nobody knows. Long term, the stock market has...
++ here, here In an economic collapse, gold and silver will be just worthless metals. Food, water, clothes, and shelter will be the real...
Squirrels are attracted to NUTS, not silver. Maybe the guy beating two rare benjis together was the attraction.
This could turn out to be a book and movie. Brad Pitt would play the buyer and Anthony Hopkins the evil seller. The rest of us would be chattering...
Yes, coins have made me much more appreciative of history. Each coin is a small surviving relic of the past and has a story to tell -- although we...
Weird, very weird. So someone here made a high bid on a fake coin and only found out it was fake here and was contacted by the seller and someone...
Anybody see how many idiots bid on it before the listing was removed? "If idiots could fly, we would never see the sun."
Wow. Took me a minute in comparing the labels but one has 1889CC and the other has 1889-CC. Makes me wish there was some way to warn the idiots...
Although I have bought, but never sold, my opinion is that the better known the brand, the easier to sell when the time comes. It would be helpful...
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