In my opinion, a lot of times you can improve the appearance of a coin by carrying it in your pocket with a few other coins to add some normal...
You are correct. I was thinking about reserves when I said the data was bad but I wrote production. But I disagree about the potential impact of...
If you can, bring something to sell, and make sure you sell it. There are two sides to the market and selling things occasionally will give you a...
I can't wait for the New Jersey Turnpike quarters in 2015. I think the Exit 8 coin might be a sleeper.
All US coins originate at one of the Mint branches. Banks don't mint coins, so even bank rolled coins come from the Mint.
They have better graders working for them and higher standards. Grading coins consistently is much tougher than many people commonly believe. It...
The IMF has budget problems. The gold sale idea was originally intended to plug the funding gap created by the global economic problems. The...
The IMF doesn't actually own the gold they hold. They need the permission of the US and several other nations to sell it, so it isn't a done...
USA - mid 1860's 13 Colonies - 1770s and 80s.
I don't worry about oil. For one thing, data on the oil market is so bad that I don't think anybody knows what is going on, even if they pretend...
I think cleaning is less of an issue on circulated [say, XF or below] coins that are not key dates. But the coin market seems to disagree. I...
There is a lot of talk in Mexico about issuing a new silver coin for circulation, but so far the central bank has managed to prevent it.
Copper is more of an industrial metal than even silver. Unlike gold or silver, it is pretty plentiful underground. It's good for a trading...
Danr, if you need or want that spouse coin for your collection and play games trying to buy it cheaper, you might find yourself paying far more...
I doubt whether it is safe enough or cost effective enough to bother trying. Also, keep in mind that coins are one of the highest and best uses...
You need to determine whether you want low mintage bars or regular bullion. You might need a completely different dealer list for each.
This isn't correct. If an oil exploration and production company decides to hedge a percentage of next year's production, they aren't gambling or...
Bullion dude, You got it right. Google Ted Butler. He writes some of the best analysis on the silver market and the problem with the futures.
I don't think anybody wants to take away the futures market. And the main issue isn't about buying commodities in the futures markets. It is...
The point is that someone can go into the futures market and purchase contracts to deliver X million ounces of silver at a future date when they...
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