True, ASEs are the most common and are easiest to resell but, in my opinion have the lowest potential for ever having any numismatic value. Sure,...
I have been buying assorted silver bullion -- bars as well as coins -- but am wondering what bullion coin (ASE, Maple Leaf, Panda, Kook, Kaola,...
Isn't this the reason that most people overbid -- in any kind of auction -- they want it, can afford it, and don't care if they overpay? It's the...
Has anyone here bought from Heritage using Internet bidding? Your experiences? Comments? Can you get decent prices, given the 15% buyers premium?
www.kitco.com is a good one
At this very moment I'm sniffing every bill I have --- and I feel goooood.
Kids today have too many other distractions to focus on coin collecting, which to many is "lame." When I was a kid, it was a big deal to find a...
$1.50 over spot is good. As someone mentioned, you might find "specials" at APMEX but there's shipping and sometimes minimums. I think your...
I've bought a number of 1 oz and 10 oz silver bars (Silvertowne), and ASEs, from a eBay seller ss_ktsh_ss (Midwest Silver Co.) and been very...
I have a more fundamental question. Why is there a market for copy coins? Who buys them? Why?
It's too bad you had to do it, but at least you had options. Some people don't. I have also noticed my local pawn/dealer has many more coins...
Cool video. Thanks. Since I don't have any such spots to search, my "metal detecting" will be confined to coin dealers and eBay.
Try searching on "Spanish Maravedis coin"
Staying Poor with Impulse Buying I found this post on "Staying Poor with Impulse Buying" interesting and have nominated it accordingly for...
I've only bought one coin from TV but in this case I knew what I was paying for and why. The sale was the first offering of a treasure find ( I...
My unsolicited list of 20 collecting tips/comments/advice... I found this post on "My unsolicited list of 20 collecting tips/comments/advice..."...
Very unique, with the coin and gems separate. I have eyed the PM Treasures series but the ones I am familiar with are different and contain the...
Your friend's coin appears to be an 1567 Dutch half-daalder and may be very rare as described by this article, and could very well have been from...
Very attractive coins. I too recently became interested in Edward VIII coins but haven't acquired any yet. As I understand it, since he...
Thanks for this most interesting post and pics.
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