I've found that numismatic and bullion values tend to buoy each other. As the PM declines in price, the Numismatic value has a floor the coin...
You're really asking two (2) different questions... 1. Do silver prices affect the value of non-silver coins (rising tide syndrome)? 2. Does...
Here's a quote from Rick Tomaska's "The Complete Guide to Franklin Half Dollars"... "There are corollaries in other coin series to the FBL...
A few years after the 2006 Benjamin Franklin Coin and Chronicles Set came out, I bought a twenty (20) set lot on eBay at $26/set. Whatever the...
I got the NGC/PCGS standards from Appendix B of "The Complete Guide to Frankin Half Dollars" by Rick Tomaska (2002).
From what I've read...NGC and PCGS grade FBL slightly differently. NGC requires both sets of bell lines be complete, whereas PCGS evaluates the...
Gold's first close above $2000 in History!!!...
Welcome to CT, Emeline! You're gonna stir up the Penny vs. Cent debate (again). :D Just curious...why just 2020? Is it for the date or for the...
A Mule is close to a Donkey...but not quite the same.
That's the Picasso Commemorative.
I think it makes a pretty nice "example" coin for future reference. Especially a 1983-P. They didn't make Mint sets in 1982 or 1983...just...
If the weights are the same and they're from a trusted seller, I wouldn't sweat it. My guess is that they may have used different collars for the...
You must not have gotten the Memo...:D [ATTACH]
I'm an error coin novice, but my guess is a combination of a deteriorated die (orange peel) and too much pressure (MD). Side note: When I've...
I have quite a number of MS and PF examples. I can easily tell by the sharpness of strike and Rotating Luster vs. Deep Mirrors. I wish I...
Definitely proof. I'll go with PF64.
Agree 100%. I got into buying direct from the Mint when I began collecting the First Spouse series. After ten (10) years, I guess I've been...
Well, actually, their markup on the four (4) coin set was my first stimulus check...$1200. They have to have some markup...these coins don't mint...
I think you're right. I didn't mean to suggest a conspiracy. It's much more benign than that. Like you said, they're concerned about their...
It could be that the Treasury knows something we don't know. Why would they want to sell their stockpile of planchets now if they'll be double the...
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