No. That is not a "pedigree". Ronald Gillio was a dealer and member of the Professional Numismatists Guild. Apparently he was also a self-slabber...
Yes, I was asking specifically about that date/MM. I assumed they were similar to the Franklin, where certain dates are common with FBL and some...
Very lustrous! Do these ever come with a Full Hand, or are they generally weakly struck?
Have you seen the new coin imaging service from Stacks? I'm not sure if they do GSAs, but it looks really good: https://cim.stacksbowers.com/gallery
Yes, I think PCGS got it right. The uniform pale whiteness would be another indicator for me, although it does appear to be re-gaining patina in...
Personally, I'm not a huge fan of the white spots on the top one left obverse field. That would have killed my interest in it - even though...
Very nice, congrats! Both of those are solid coins! And you are very correct - photographing PL and DPL coins is very hard to do.
I'm split half-and-half right now with the 10 oz Royal Canadian bars and 90% silver (almost entirely Washington quarters). I will probably avoid...
Easiest way to counter that is to only buy from reputable dealers, I guess. I've been buying from Apmex, so I don't worry about any of that.
Huh. Good to know.
Specific gravity don't lie. You might fool an XRF, but simple weight and volume can't be fooled.
A Kilo bar would be 3x as big... that's 32 ounces!
I'm sure every dealer has at least that much or more - or access to a line of credit. They would have major liquidity issues if they didn't....
I'll defer to Mr. Numismatist on the authenticity of the coin itself - but the toning is absolutely artificial. That blue-purple-magenta-orange...
The only real advantage of bigger bars is the premium per ounce trends down. Even between a 1 ounce and 5 ounce, it seems the premium is usually...
I appreciate your analysis. It was more of a joke to trade it in - I really like the 10 ounce bars. Its the right balance of heft and convenience.
Lol. I just started stacking last year. Gotta balance it with buying actual coins. Don't really have a goal. I have an auto-invest plan with...
Funnily enough, its almost exactly the same size as an NGC slab.
pourquoi pas?
Should I trade them in for a hundred ounce?
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