That is a VERY nice trade dollar. For a series known for ugly, unoriginal examples, that coin is anything but. If I didn't already have one, I'd...
The point I was trying (and apparently failed) to make was that the FS label is granted based on an arbitrary detail comprising 1% of the coin yet...
lol I'm in the process of shifting some of my gold to platinum as I type this. I doubt seriously that gold will outperform platinum over the...
Conditional rarity based on an arbitrary strike characteristic on 1% of the coin is not real rarity -- in my humble opinion....Mike
THanks for your response! I tend to agree with you about a number of the clad coins you bring up. They certainly seem to be undervalued, and...
Have you tried to buy any gold coins recently for "practically spot"? If so, please share your buy price and date. ;) FWIW, recently there...
I could only watch from the sidelines on these sales. My, what awesome collections large cent collectors have had to drool over the past few years.
p.s. I don't view coins as an investment, and I've not sold any recently, so I can't really answer that part of Elaine's question, but my sense is...
Luckily, I was mostly out of stocks and very long in cash and gold before the crash. That said, I lost many, many tens of thousand of dollars in...
That is a very good argument. :) As is this one: Take care...Mike
It really distresses me when someone posts something like that. I'm sorry if my posts made you feel that way -- that was not, at all, my intent....
Vess, I have one word for you: "DEMAND" ... ...or rather lack thereof, and that isn't likely to change any time soon. High-mintage proof sets...
I like these coins, but I gotta tell you, it ain't the Morgan reverse. ;) As for up side in the near future, I wouldn't bet on it from the...
Let me net it out for you. :D Dude sent a coin to a dealer. Dude got back same coin from dealer. Dude mistakenly thinks dealer switched...
p.s. I also think the quoted passage from the OP is fraught with mistaken/faulty logic and neglects buy-sell spreads in calculating appreciation....
If I've learned anything from collecting coins over the years it is this... People who buy coins because they are "deals" are generally doomed...
NYMEX/COMEX "spot" prices, I would argue, are really a futures price. As I understand them it tracks contracts on future delivery, and it most...
There is someone who REALLY knows what's going on. ;)
All I'm going to say is try and find gold or platinum in-hand for the "spot" price, and tell me what you find...Mike
Truly rare coins (and I'm sorry, no Jefferson Nickels apply ;) ), key date coins coins, and one-year-type coins (particularly if they are high on...
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