You snooze, you lose!
I suggested this here a couple of years ago as a way to combat counterfeit slabs.
I agree. People treat rainbow toning as if it is somehow "better." It's unnatural even when it is natural which probably is far less often than...
I always liked the Morgan because it really seems to me to be the classic American design.
That's my understanding also. I asked my gradfather once if he turned in his gold coins when Roosevelt confiscated them, and he told me that he...
It's a good strategy because you will always be within reach of completing one part of your type set. If you try to collect gold by date and...
I know the correct answer is either PCGS or NGC, but I'm not qualified to tell you which of the two is best for your coins. So using a...
There are three types of Liberty double eagles. I consider the 1907-08 no motto Saints to be a different type than the subsequent years with...
If you have a good budget, try a type set of large coins. There are five major types of double eagles. After you get each one of those, there...
Start by purchasing a Redbook and a grading guide [ANA or Photograde] to get a ballpark idea about what you own and what it might be worth. Any...
Most bullion priced double eagles are cleaned or damaged common dates. It isn't better or worse than AGEs because bullion is bullion, but it's...
That must be why Kennedy is smiling. ;)
I'm 2/3 investor 1/3 collector, perpetual beginner, primarily gold and silver coins with about 5 years of experience as a kid plus the last 5...
I mostly agree that coins usually cost what they should cost. Otherwise, we'd all be rich! But, that said, I think ASEs might turn out to be a...
I preordered some 2009 ASEs today from mintproducts.com. $14.49 each.:ohya: I'm not pushing mintproducts. They just happen to be my usual source.
I feel sorry for him. It isn't always a good idea to keep everything in the same place regardless of how secure you think it is. Sometimes it is...
Can anyone explain what sort of proof of ownership and proof of value an insurance company requires? I would have a tough time documenting the...
I prefer slabbed coins for reasons discussed in other threads, but I voted for whatever is available because that's what actually happens in practice.
When a coin is in that sort of condition, a little cleaning is warranted.
Of course, but there were no qualifications for anyone who managed to come in second, which sort of shows how things were still being worked out...
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