Gold and silver coins are not an "investment" the way stocks or businesses are investments. They are a cash substitute similar to holding foreign...
My understanding is the same as yours.
Antique shops are good places to look for deals. Since they are in the business of buying and reselling all sorts of items and are no doubt...
I consider it a made-for-collector coin and therefore basically a bullion coin with good US Mint marketing. Commems are fine, but many are...
The last couple of years and the next couple of years should put the final nails into the coffin of the conventional portfolio advice to diversify...
Danr, there's a sucker born every minute and if I had that coin I'd sell it too. The Mint learned a long time ago that producing numerous designs...
I'm a little surprised at the choice of fluorescent light. I'm never happy with it and if I work under fluroencent for a long time I get headaches.
It's simply amazing what you are able to do!!
When you are talking about post-1933 coins, gold is gold and no one coin is better than any other regardless of whether it is .900 or .999.
I agree, but I didn't want to be the first to say it. I threw the catalog away. It's a gimmick.
There is a strong probability that you lost money [maybe a lot of money] by not taking the time to examine every coin and sort out the ones with...
Post a photo of the coins if you can. It seems unlikely they are MS66 but folks here can give you a good estimate of the grade.
That makes a lot of sense. I think you are correct. :thumb: Was it the proof or uncirculated? The proofs always seem to have a higher mintage.
Good question. I've never seen one that allows edge viewing.
I've been noticing lately that when the Asian markets are open, gold usually rises. When the US markets are open, gold usually falls. Maybe it's...
I sold a couple of items at a local coin show and probably received as much as I would have from Ebay net of all of the expenses.
I imagine the coin market freezes up from time to time when the dealers and collectors develop different ideas about what coins are worth. I have...
I have one of the same type around here someplace. My father had Jets season tickets in the late 60s and we used to go to the games by driving in...
I think it's a better than average price right now.
I only paid $5 for mine. It was an impulse buy. I don't know if there are any rarities that cost more or how many in total were made. Maybe the...
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