You're no doubt correct that there will be many nice coins coming from this source over the next several years. My point was merely that there...
There weren't any coins worth $10,000 in today's money in the 1950's or even the '40's or '30's. You'd have to go all the way back to the...
This is what the terms are supposed to mean but in my experience there is a tendency for BU to mean a nice shiny MS-60 and Unc to mean a bad...
It's a good idea to start slowly and build the knowledge, customer base and inventory you need to run a successfull business.
Certainly there is a great deal of truth in all the points made. Rare coins are just that- rare. If these were available in gramma's attic or in...
Thanks for the list BWJR. It does look interesting.
I haven't started collecting any of the ultra-moderns yet but those who do keep telling me that there is no difference between the mint rolls and...
Looking Through Lincoln Cents- Daughtrey The Standard Guide to the Lincoln Cent- Taylor The RPM Book- Wexler, Miller Cherrypicker's Guide-...
Each "investor" is well advised to answer such questions for themselves because they have different needs and different opportunities and because...
All metals are at least weakly magnetic. Copper is the most magnetic of the weakly magnetic metals. Iron and nickel are the only two strongly...
It was about 1970 before the percentage of wheaties in circulation stabilized. Perhaps I'm being miopic but I doubt the old quarters will...
It takes time for freely circulating coins to mix thoroughly with the coins already in circulation. Figure about eight years. The states coins...
Most people making a living in coins are businessmen and are buying and selling as frequently as possible. But coin prices can move sharply...
Yes. Token and Medal Society.
"Michigan Merchant Money" by Paul A Cunningham -1977 There are several supplements to this book and I lack all except the first. It's quite...
In 1964 a 1950-D nickel was worth $130 in today's money. In 1995 it was worth less than $3. Today it's back up to $10. This coin was considered...
Investment is kind of a dirty word around here and it doesn't really need to be. Extreme caution is advised since prices can soar and plummet and...
This isn't the case. All the talk about money is from those who can't understand why scarce moderns bring premiums. People are collecting these...
BUT it did not stop the coins from getting the black carbon specks on the obverse. I think that this problem started in 1982 when they started...
I found only two listed. Here's one that closes in nine days and is at $25....
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