For the main part the production of PL's requires that the dies are ground before being put into use. Philly used to do this with a few dies from...
Indeed. I've been wrong about this unprecedented increase in demand for 30 years and it's possible I'll never be right but the fact is that when...
I slammed Krause earlier in this thread. I just spent an hour looking over the first edition I've seen since the mess that was the 2015. They...
As I said several posts back about why it wouldn't be productive for us to try to reach some sort of consensus; we have very different...
People can collect what they choose. If they prefer 2c pieces or silver eagles to clad quarters it doesn't mean thgey hat clads. But it's not...
Of course there's a natural state for everything. The natural state of a pendulum is at its lowest point because it's the average no matter how...
Nonsense! I have never in my life heard anyone say that a 19th century US gold coin isn't really a coin so isn't collectible. I've never heard...
I'd write a letter but I believe this is intentional. How else do you explain that a $7 classic wholsales for $3 and a $7 modern wholesales for $15?
It may not seem like it the last few months but I actually have a lot of sympathy for the authors of the Redbook. They didn't create the grading...
Somehow it doesn't seem likely to be worth the trouble and effort. After extensive argument it seems that our differences are primarily ones of...
This is not strictly true. I said that many foreign coins sell at or based on Krause prices because neither party knows better or because it is...
So you're suggesting that absurdly low prices for US and world moderns are real but real coins are underpriced! You're suggesting that Krause...
Great site. Thanks so much for all the effort and knowledge.
If the Redbook lists a $700 1982-P 25c for $15 then I suppose the Bluebook will list it for a quarter. I'm boycotting all the price guides...
It's strange to think the height of the space age in many ways was half a century ago. This isn't to demean more recent accomplishments and some...
It was the spring/ summer of 1969. Silver was disappearing sporatically and continually as the price increased and often got above face in the...
When governments debase the coinage they'll usually melt the old coins on hand but usually old coins on hand are a small fraction of all surviving...
This is the fastest way to hook a new collector.
I would strongly disrecommend the Redbook to anyone only interested in collecting moderns. The prices are highly misleading and will probably...
Thanks. Most classic collectors just aren't used to having to wade through so much chaffe to find a little wheat.
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