Rarity is only valuable relative to demand. Many ancient coins are rare but cheap.
Recouped depreciation eh?
BTW OP, in case you haven't learned this in coin collecting yet, age has very little to do with value. While its cool to have older coins, most...
I have to agree with most others here OP. AN MS70 is not rare, most of these things are bullion anyway. I simply do not see them holdling their...
I have some relatives whose father "passed down" being an alcoholic. Is that a hobby?
Whichever kid, (hopefully both), that are interested in coin collecting will be the lucky ones. :) Man, I cannot fathom what it would have been...
I agree, but the ease of use is most important to most people. Most are lemmings and/or not interested in this subject unfortunately. While I...
Yeah, thank goodness. Imagine the damage to your pants from all of that weight? People forget WAY too easily how humans simply PREFER paper...
Actually, I forgot about my new kid expected this year. Because of him/her, I may buy some ASE's or something similar. I bought the 2011 set for...
Safety Deposit Box. :)
You don't have to lift my SDB out of the hole and back in. :( You want to come help every time I have to move that bugger, then I would have...
Most paper used for rolling are not "inert". Paper rolls have never really been made for such things, they were made to be convenient and CHEAP....
I was just going to pay down my brokerage account and put the rest in MM. Now my bonus, that is more money so I may splurge on something with...
We are close sir but still am not buying it. To me, its simply a "shared delusion", and this delusion was taught to others long ago. I view golds...
No better alternative to PM? In what way? I do not sit on a pile of FRN's at home believing I have made a terrific investment decision. PM has to...
Which means legally, no, and if you buy it you basically will be stealing from the publisher and authors.
Bruck is the book you want for these variety differentiations. Good luck finding it cheaply. Btw, if anyone knows where a copy of Bruck is...
That last point is VERY true, and may explain the greysheet. I cannot think of another series of coins that percentage wise are more commonly...
"Centenionalis" is a name that I am not sure is very supported in literature. It is used for late bronzes, and halves, etc. The problem is it...
They are the market maker. Was there more interest in purchasing contracts? What did volumes do? This is the kind of gasoline thrown into the...
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