p.s. Perhaps Mr. Feld can comment?
Now reading the thread... You might (or I will if you want) post this over on the PCGS Registry Forum? There are a bunch of MPL guys over there...
Just looking at the pictures, it appears to me to be an impared/circulated proof. I'm nowhere near an expert, nor do I know the "markers" -- but...
Go buy a Dansco album. Insert coins. Put on bookshelf. If the bookshelf gets sun, so much the better. Check every year for the next 20.
I have trouble believing in the long term on these coins outside of the bullion value (not that there's ANYTHING wrong with that!). So I'd try...
Morgans have all sorts of neat circular die cracks, and the OP's coin is a great example, IMO.
$1,213,417,830.92 per year. ;)
You could ask the coin, but I doubt that you'd get a good answer. :) Another thought would be to somehow carbon date the "skin" on the coin....
Goossenscoins.com?
p.s. how do you calculate inflation? That's not an easy question to answer, and if you think you can use the US Government's numbers, you are...
I don't take it into account, specifically. However, I do recognize inflation makes making money at coins even more difficult.
+1
FYI, he also says this (bold emphasis mine): At K's Raw Coins, customer satisfaction is our number one concern. For that reason, we offer a...
Ask Paul how hard of a time I used to give him. ;) Some people, I suspect, are better at accepting constructive criticism than others, and some...
Send a PM to Mark Feld. He is in that area and I'm sure will make a recommendation if he can.
They are also running a special 50% of seller's fees.
"My question is what next?" Nobody can answer that question except you! To wit, I would go with a) what you know best, and/or b) what appeals...
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