Yeah they would sir. I have seen some pretty good prices in the midst of this hoard. I would have bought some, but: 1. I am not too interested in...
What I have seen from prices is they stopped increasing, going down some. Its a popular coin, meaning many people from outside the ancient coin...
Like some others have suggested, leave positive feedback. Life is too short, he apologized, just challenged it up to a mistake and assume the best...
Yeah, and lay off government cheese! I make every pound of it, it's good stuff! :)
This is one of the things I love best about this hobby. Learning so much about a depiction on a coin that otherwise I would have viewed as just...
However, now you are entering the realm of buy/sell spread that plagues the PM market. Will a dealer do this for you for free? Not if he wishes to...
Two very different things. One is is the USD the legal tender to extinguish an existing debt, second is if shopkeepers have the right to not sell...
Any merchant can refuse to sell you anything they want if they do not want to accept your payment. However, to settle a debt they MUST accept USD....
It might have been a monster about three degrees of toning, (corrosion) ago. Part of the problem with toned coins is they usually continue to...
Btw, another aspect of the definition of money is important. The paper money you carry around in a wallet is not the US Dollar. The US Dollar is...
I just think you are jumping the gun some. Millennials are not yet 40. Like I said, that is usually the key demographic the hobby needs, people in...
Ras, two points about your blog post. I agree about overall quality of uncleaned coins going down, but we knew that would happen. At some point,...
I would say, if governments lose trust with the people, and some other organization worldwide gains more trust that governments do, it could be...
"Regret" is maybe the reason I hoard coins. I haven't looked at my US coins in about 20 years now, but refuse to sell in case my sons ever want...
Antony's coins circulated because they were debased. Check the hoard records, they were never hoarded until after Nero's debasement at the...
I am always amazed at those who can part with coins, in a good way. To me, if given a choice of a coin or money, I go with the coin every time....
I would disagree with the OP that the USD is not a store of value. Store of value has never meant indefinitely. It was always assumed it was...
Oh man, that is a good point. Byzantine bronzes and first-century century Roman bronzes are killer, not to mention Ptolemaic issues. I used to...
Oh, come on. That is part of the fun. I go through boxes and always find "new" coins I have no recollection of owning. It's like I bought it again...
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