If silver ever goes to $250/oz, I'm in the black regardless of the numismatic value !! :D
That was clearly 1 buyer trying to corner the market, not a volatile market being bought by tens of thousands of investors.
It's not "manipulation" because it's a rule change that can be implemented at any time. It also PROTECTS small investors. We saw this with GME.
Here you go, Insider, let me know your thoughts. Most of the key posts are on the first 2 pages so don't worry about reading everything:...
Mika, depending on your budget, you might want to consider buying a quality graded coin if you want to catch any appreciationg. And as you will...
They have....they just made too many in the 1960's and 1970's and 1980's. What did they sell for, like $5 ?
Thanks Jim, I'm not sure that the picture does justice to the concavity of the coin. I wonder if anybody knows if the "depth" or concacity can...
13 proof sets for $45 ? Wow....I have a few of those, I think I have (L-R) #11 (lower bottom Left) and #13 (lower bottom Right). I wonder how...
I meant coins in the MS60's.....that has to be very rare (did you see the Franklin Gradeflation Thread ?)....you start going above 2 grade...
OK, thanks...I didn't get out my ANA Grading Standards book (bought on your suggestion, BTW:D ). But if luster/strike and other aesthetic...
OK, now I know I must be lost and confused if a vet like you says I understand it. :D Back to the drawing board.....:D
That would be James Halperin of HA ? Got it....so the initial TPG era of 1986-88 was associated with a loosening. GDJMSP focuses on 2004 as the...
I never thought of that....and now that I have, is this REALLY true ? Possible ? I guess at some point in time the number of CLASSIC coins could...
Aren't things like LUSTER and STRIKE and other features taken into account ? Even if the ANA Grading Standards say that they shouldn't be.....:D
The internet was well-formed by then, though social media was not. So I am somewhat surprised that you would see this big grading change at that...
What's better -- to buy silver at $24 with a $4 premium....or buy silver at $32 with a $1 premium ? :D I get the distaste for paying a premium...
Besides the 2 online places you cited, maybe Stacks-Bowers.
You gotta be kidding me.....:yack:
Maybe this whole grading standards have changed thing is like the economy -- it never grows 2-3% a year in a straight line, there are booms and...
I bought it at FUN 2020 and I think it was like $40-$50 over spot. Maybe less. Very low premium...I was surprised.
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