I think PCGS is on the right track but didn't quite go far enough. If they had taken the suggestion I've been making for years to just put the...
AU is my favorite grade. Many of the coins look better than MS coins for a fraction of the price. I don't collect by type or by year, I just buy...
It's a nice sale. Too bad I don't collect anything they are selling.
I hope they win.
The Mint is so disorganized that it is unlikely that they will ever be able to retrieve a record of your conversation if you ever return a coin,...
I think I'd prefer a Revolutionary War battle scene with dead British soldiers who died trying to oppress Americans. Sorry, I couldn't resist.
I've purchased a few PCI coins and I'm very happy with them, but never a gold label. But I'm more concerned with eye appeal than technical grade...
Jim, If you pay minimum wage, you get what you pay for. That's why your experienced people are loosing so much productivity.
That's pretty funny. I can't believe you did that! :D
If you wash the gloves, there will be residue from whatever has been used in the washing machine. I gave up on gloves because coins kept slipping...
My understanding is that the strike is considered but they let it slide a bit when a particular date/mintmark is known to have a weak strike....
My forecast is that gold and silver will be higher in price in five years -- perhaps so much higher that it will astonish everyone. In the...
This is another lesson in how anything can be proved by using the right starting point. If you measure the one year decline from around 800 to...
They seem to really know what they are doing. :bow:
The last real bargain I purchased at an antique shop was a group of 110 mercury dimes plus 1 silver roosevelt proof dime for $40.
I have a few canadian silver dollars. They are much less expensive than common date morgan and peace dollars in the same condition, and slightly...
Ruben, great thread. It's an interesting subject because you are correct that many of these guys don't look like they should be able to afford...
Everything is collectible, including slabs. The condition of the coin is secondary to the slab collector.
Mike, I generally agree with your observations. The only thing I'd add is that gold never seems to become as popular as silver coins even if both...
Good idea.
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