Isn't the US mint the only business run by the government that actually makes money? I had a friend whose silver dollars melted into a blob in a...
Rainyday, you must be the one that keeps beating me by a dollar on eBay.
Is there a book reference for value of sterling items? I can find websites for hallmarks, but none that give value.
I have set of 12 dinner knives still in the leather case made in 1907 Amsterdam. And a manicure set from a Portland company that went out of...
I've been buying good sterling and sterling scrap for about two years. I'm curious about how many people are buying it to melt or just buying and...
Too many people are trying to predict what silver and gold will do. Nobody knows but everyone sure can speculate. If I say silver will be $50 by...
Just thought I'd revisit this topic because I've kept an eye on it since. The $180 gap has closed to $77 and it's gone up over $200. I bought gold...
I think this thread may prove that US coins are the best investment because demand is what makes a coin valuable, not necessarily it's rarity....
I bought my 1999 set from the Mint in 99. I believe it was in the Mid $30 range. When it jumped up to $400. I started buying two every year. No...
So on the steak scale it's like this- MS60 - 70 rare AU50 -59 medium rare F30 - XF 49 medium F12- 29 medium well G3 -G4- well done
Very true, none of the coin dealers have my coin for sale, eBay is worldwide, not the downtown coin dealer.
You may be right about the counterfeit thing. I've bought 2 or 3 silver dollars on eBay and they were all real. But I quit because I heard fakes...
I have a few coins that I once considered rare, but if you search on eBay you find pages of your coin for sale. I suppose the word rare is used a...
I don't see how one state could do it and not the others. Let's say they lock it in on $35 an ounce, but the market goes up to $50. All of the...
I'm not sure how to do this, but I have a circulated set of silver coins in a velvet covered tin on eBay. 5 silver quarters, 5 silver mercury...
Good point, I hadn't investigated any pricing, just suggesting that something other than the economy could cause a spike in the price, like the...
I don't think silver will hit $1000 in my lifetime, but, what if a use was found for silver that hasn't been thought of yet? Something that would...
I've been buying sterling since 2010 and am having it melted into bullion bars. I try to buy it at .50 per gram or less. I've been burnt a couple...
I remember getting mercury dimes and buffalo nickels in change when I was a kid. I think if I hadn't collected baseball cards back then I would...
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