Good point Ves, but gold at $35 had been suppressed for years. It may have been expensive in the 1930's or 1940's....but by 1970 the average...
The key to any gold price is currency values and interest rates. Traditionally, gold buyers have been conservative financially....in other words,...
Hey, it's a quirk or flaw or whatever you want to call it of our business/hobby. If this is the worst thing we have to worry about, it's nothing....
I'd be happy with high-res close-up scans to prevent fraud.
Anybody bought a 5-ouncer lately ? Seeing some 69's for under $200 but the 70's are still $250-$275. Can't understand why some people are...
My understanding is that there are 3 graders for both NGC and PCGS.... so 1 individual who might have a financial interest in a certain grade for...
SOME AU-58's (esp. + or CAC) definitely do look very good and Mint State money....others look like the number indicates relative to the low-60's:...
Great points...there's so much information available today -- online auctions, message boards like CT, TPGs -- that we sometimes only focus on the...
The vaccine(s) are already here. The Pfizer announcement of a 90% effective prevention rate was a blockbuster. Normally, 50-60% is targeted. We...
If you check prices...or read the thread from the other site....you'll see that in high mint condition, having FBL can mean a coin that is worth...
Agreed....still, it was interesting that the BARRON'S survey a few weeks ago showed gold was the #2 asset class of choice behind stocks. Bonds,...
1907 High Relief inventory: FWIW....I saw none at Legends, 1 at Stacks, 61 at Ebay, and 8 at Heritage (with another dozen or so coming in...
Looks like it is down about 30% from 6-7 years ago....and maybe 15% from 2 years ago. Seeing some sales just under/above $10,000 not sure if it...
Jim, because the coin was readily available...and because virtually all the coins are MS68 quality or higher (graded or not)....an actual MS-68...
How did you tell the carbon spot was scratched off ?
I have a 1970 Red Book...it is fascinating to see the prices in the days of $35 gold. The Red Books from 1980, 1985, 1989, 1990, and 1994 --...
Well, the official price of gold was still $35/oz until August 1971. So $85 was a bit over 2x the official U.S. gold price (the real price may...
Not everybody works in a boiler rooom, CPM. :D
Not sure what you are saying 2Dog..... you mean for < MS65 a "hairline" is allowed ? Hairline die crack ?
"Dipping" (of Morgans only ?) is considered OK ? Why would dipping be OK but "cleaning" not ? You mean cleaned ? Or had gold-coloring...
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