I have bought a couple of lots from Ebay sellers as "not authentic". One came postmarked from Greece, the other from Turkey. I paid a fair price...
I personally would not buy a 3% attrition rate. In the 80's it was very common to find 30's and 40's nickels in circulation. I have read sl coins...
Yes, you are right. I read the ad every month, "Sell in haste, repent in leisure". He is someone who specializes in loans holding coins as...
The problem sir would be everyone here, (short of some ethnic groups), have overpaid by a factor of 10 the value of jewelry. Many get quite upset...
Its very common in India and Asia. The gold jewelry market is much different over there. The common occurence is you buy starting at the gold...
"Needing" a coin is a reason I left US collecting and its absolute set mentality. Collect what you like AND you believe is fairly priced. The...
I just thought this was a pretty nice article going over modern coin scarcities. While still not my cup of tea, I do think great collections can...
Just from the photos, I would be worried about the coin being polished as well as dipped. Circulation coins should not really be shiny like that....
Money managers have been held to standards of returns, (the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrials), since before I was born. It was very common to...
You sound like me in a lot of ways. I stopped buying US coins, (mostly), about 12 years ago. Yeah, I just bought an Oregon Trail a week ago, and...
LIke any decision like this OP, it depends on you really. How much time do you wish to invest in the process? What are YOUR goals? Options 1,5,...
Everyone always conveniently forget about dividends when comparing markets to pm. Maybe since pm pays you nothing currently, the idea of a...
Many of the coins that are AT are common coins. Of course they can be dipped, but even if done right will just make it a common coin again. Btw,...
How do you know Matt does not pay better than others while still affording advertising? It seems you are assuming this $4000 is coming out of...
Nice group. I remember seeing it at the time, (I am a group lot junkie). :)
So, you are trying to throw under a bus a man who takes time out his busy day to make a radio show to help collectors, who spends time sharing his...
But is that similar? The waitress is part of the ambiance you pay for. Who gives a crud what packaging a coin arrived in once you get it. Do...
I like the kangaroo due to the reasons you cite. However, if this is bought with an eye towards selling, you are right the maple leaf is more...
Lol, wrong thread bud. ;)
All US gold has to be analyzed on expected survival rates, not mintages. Mintages are utterly meaningless due to the massive melt that happened in...
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