That's a very nice first choice!
I've never been to Lake Placid and I don't recall ever seeing any photos of it.
Ruben, I looked at several older/antique magnifying glasses in local antique shops and the cheapest was $65 with others going for more than double...
I would choose the high end franklins. I like the larger silver coins to begin with. And this set is more likely to be completed and will look...
It is possible that 20 years from now, all of those coins in MS70 holders will be described as "Once considered perfect, this coin still retains...
If the slabbing companies can offer to "conserve" coins, there are obviously "secret" but acceptable methods for cleaning them. The methods will...
AU55 with fingerprints.
I like Photograde a lot for circulated coins. I find it very useful. Of course it would be better with better photos. It's also worth READING...
It's a silver round. If you can buy it for about $1.50 over melt [including postage] then it's probably a fair bullion deal.
I would expect that the ultra-high grade modern coins will see their grades fall after they age and tone. Nobody is going to pay MS69-MS70 money...
Carl, good experiment. Cleaned and fingerprinted coins are probably undervalued by persnickety collectors.
Carl, Good advice. I think I'll try it.
Excellent purchase!
I think coin prices in general will continue to trend up, but not in a straight line. Slabbed coins are probably here to stay because the...
One thing I learned from this thread is to stop buying those coins advertised on Ebay as "Naturally U-toned Morgans."
I had a scan-o-matic when I was a kid. I don't know what happened to it. It's fine for circulated coins, but it tends to nick them up a bit so...
I have a single one ounce Libertad in my collection, and it's a very nice coin. I think coins that are more than one ounce in weight sell at...
You can make your own. After all, someone has to do it.
I've never understood why people think that tens of thousands of commemoratives is "low" mintage. It would be for a circulation coin, but not for...
I've never had a problem with an internet order from the Mint.
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