I agree with @TIF . Shekels of Tyre are one of the most heavily forged ancient coins.
As a followup, the firm I bought this from looked at the evidence those here supplied, and agreed its most likely fake. They will give me a full...
Fair points sir, and I like to be old school or conservative as well. I looked at those you mentioned, but when looking at other strengths that a...
I understand, and was not wanting it to be a roll call either. I just wanted to prove I am not a hater on silver or something, in fact have held...
No, thanks to all of you of letting me know about this. Its part of the hobby unfortunately. Btw, this wasn't an Ebay buy. It was one of the most...
Arrow andnrays and arrows all have same silver content. Non-arrows 1853 and previous issues had more silver. It was a function of the CA gold...
I reset my collection about once a decade it seems. Just start going off on another direction. I am a hoarder, though, so I never sell what I...
I would say VG. Most come very worn since the ray denoted lower silver content, so any hoarding would be older ones. Always in high demand,...
Coins are just one user of silver. I do not know of one mint who takes physical delivery from the COMEX, and by definition people buying and...
Based upon what? A guess? The 250,000 number what put together looking at mailing lists versus non-mailing list customers of large firms,...
In the physical market its normal. When prices go up premiums go down, and vice versa. The physical market has about a 3-6 month memory. After...
I agree with PeacePeople. The tiny amount of pm sold on the physical market is not a factor to the exchanges. On the exchanges you can only...
The conversation was concerning demand for rare coins. Someone who collects cents or state quarters from circulation is not a factor in the demand...
Wow, I hope you don't put me in the "speculator" or "investor" bucket. I have never speculated in coins, and tell everyone who will listen they...
IDK man. Though they are not slabbed, I still own a few rolls of morgans and I don't even collect US anymore, along with a 14d, 09s, and many...
Indeed there are very widely held definitions of "collectors". Mine is those who are vaguely aware of things like red books, price guides, and...
Of course they will use their best, and of course 10k will not pay a million claim. However, the vast majority of 10k grading fees will never have...
You have to remember, though, that the risk the TPG takes goes up with the higher value. If they slab a $1 million dollar coin and it turns out to...
Duh. Sorry I mistyped. Of course with Greek legends I meant Roman provincial.
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