That's a lot of questions, and I'm certain you will get a lot of interesting answers. Welcome to Coin Talk. Buying a Redbook first is a good...
I'm not a dealer, but your answer rings true.
The only interesting thing I've found in change in the past year is a euro cent from Ireland.
It looks like someone had an incredibly valuable coin and could not resist over-dipping it to improve the appearance, and managed to destroy a...
That makes sense ... :thumb: ... so it will never happen. :(
Well I was going to say I'm more like the dirt -- permanent. I consider what I own to be a permanent collection to be passed on to my kids. Some...
It sounds to me as if archeologists call someone a "looter," when they really mean that they are angry that the other guy got there first. I have...
That's not quite true if you read the prospectus. The shares were originally issued the way you described, but every year the ETFs deduct...
That privilege is reserved for dealers. :D
I agree. I've always thought that silver and gold in coin form should carry a premium to bar metal if only because (1) it is usually divided into...
I would have preferred it to see him on the dime. This is too many Roosevelt's.
That has "DANGER" written all over it.
Buy only coins certified by PCGS or NGC to ensure that they are authentic.
I think the best for the buck is the $20 Liberty. But the dealers here can probably provide you with better info. You could even put together a...
Some people buy old gold coins because they are old gold coins and don't really care about the numismatic value. They rely on the gold to provide...
...and they say coins aren't an investment.
I think it's a bigger risk to purchase an over-graded or cleaned coin than to pay too much for a properly graded nice coin, so saying that a...
I like the 92 Columbian because I like firsts.
This is from the US Treasury web site. Going through the history of US money, this is the first reference to "legal tender." Before that there...
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