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I heartily agree that there are more collectors now, I think a lot more, than there has ever been !
You may have found out by now, but I'll say it just in case ya haven't - they aint cheap.
Ehhhh, yes and no. I am a very strong believer in personal responsibility, meaning everyone is responsible for their own actions. But there's 2...
My personal choice, American Security.
Remember when I said this - Well I went looking, found this - https://www.cointalk.com/threads/wear.292704/ It's a discussion very similar to...
Ask yourself a different question and you'll get the answer to this question of yours. Namely, shouldn't older coins (as in pre 1850) be graded...
I don't recall the exact before and after weights. But I most definitely recall how exactly how much weight it lost - 0.003 gm. And I remember it...
Which is precisely what was done.
My advice is and always has been that coins are absolutely terrible investments ! One should never buy coins with intention of making a profit....
And for what it's worth Jeff, I was just as surprised at the outcome as you apparently are. But the outcome was what it was.
No great trick to it. Simply buy a scale that can be calibrated, and calibrate it with the same calibration weight, before each weighing. Oh, and...
He'll have to speak for himself; but just some observations from my point of view. I'll start with a question, do you know how and why "old...
And a comparable US gold coin of 10 known, in gem grade - it's gonna be a 6 figure coin. That's the whole story in a nutshell.
It's been bit longer than that I'm afraid. The first coin auction was in 1598 in Leiden, Netherlands. And there has been a coin market ever since....
Somebody callin me ??? :) Hmmm - plumb forgot all about this. Probably Peter's fault - everything else is @Peter T Davis :D OK, the envelope...
And that's why they make chocolate and vanilla ;) And then - for those who are shall we say, "a bit different" - why they also make pistachio :D
They aren't in the index. There is no index for world coins.
Careful now Jaelus, or I'm liable to start calling you the CladKing of world coins :D
Howdy LPaul - welcome to the forum ! First of all I want to say that everybody posting in this thread has been trying to help you. And the...
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