I would stay away from Ebay. There is a thread here someplace about reliable online dealers. I've used mintproducts.com with no regrets except...
Good info. I first purchased the 1984 $10 gold commem because it was the first coin to carry the w mintmark. I thought it would have some...
I believe the Federal Government completely sold the strategic stockpile of silver a few years back. They just purchase the blanks but I forget...
I agree -- cleaned.
Have a very happy birthday!
Right now the price of physical silver is quite a bit higher than "paper" silver represented by the spot price. If you can buy near spot, you're...
Don't get upset about it. It wasn't a bad purchase. But it wasn't a steal as you first said. I think a lot of people would have taken a chance...
That's what I have heard from traders also, although it is just the liquidation of futures contracts, not physical bullion sales. This sort of...
I don't find any comments annoying. I use them to determine whether I believe a person is incompetent, dishonest or worth listening to. If they...
On the bright side, you didn't pay and arm & leg so it was probably a decent speculative buy.
All advertising is false and lying. If the intent was to tell the truth, it wouldn't require advertising.
I accept that PCI is not as consistent as the top tier graders, but if you find a coin you like in a PCI holder, you will probably pay less for...
That's a great point. There is no way for a beginner to know just how good the information from the "mentor" really is. And asking the dealer...
I'm not sure it's necessary to know anything about coins to begin collecting them -- as long as you collect within the scope of your knowledge....
A good and serious answer. :thumb: Years ago, my old roommate from college put a note in an alumni directory that he owned and operated a...
I've had fairly good but unpredictable luck in antique stores. Thinking back, most of the bargains have been in silver dimes.
I agree. I would also add that the premiums might not be as high as they appear. The spot price is the "paper" price of gold set by the futures...
Santa, How do you know they were cleaned? Did you clean them? How were they cleaned? [dipped, whizzed] Are they lightly cleaned or harshly...
It's just more of the same old fraud of convincing people that money should not have an intrinsic value equal to or approximately the same as the...
I'm about 2/3 investor and 1/3 collector. So I'm an investor/collector, but not quite a collector/investor. For me, collecting is a treasure...
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