The key to any gold price is currency values and interest rates. Traditionally, gold buyers have been conservative financially....in other words,...
Hey, it's a quirk or flaw or whatever you want to call it of our business/hobby. If this is the worst thing we have to worry about, it's nothing....
I'd be happy with high-res close-up scans to prevent fraud.
Anybody bought a 5-ouncer lately ? Seeing some 69's for under $200 but the 70's are still $250-$275. Can't understand why some people are...
My understanding is that there are 3 graders for both NGC and PCGS.... so 1 individual who might have a financial interest in a certain grade for...
SOME AU-58's (esp. + or CAC) definitely do look very good and Mint State money....others look like the number indicates relative to the low-60's:...
Great points...there's so much information available today -- online auctions, message boards like CT, TPGs -- that we sometimes only focus on the...
The vaccine(s) are already here. The Pfizer announcement of a 90% effective prevention rate was a blockbuster. Normally, 50-60% is targeted. We...
If you check prices...or read the thread from the other site....you'll see that in high mint condition, having FBL can mean a coin that is worth...
Agreed....still, it was interesting that the BARRON'S survey a few weeks ago showed gold was the #2 asset class of choice behind stocks. Bonds,...
1907 High Relief inventory: FWIW....I saw none at Legends, 1 at Stacks, 61 at Ebay, and 8 at Heritage (with another dozen or so coming in...
Looks like it is down about 30% from 6-7 years ago....and maybe 15% from 2 years ago. Seeing some sales just under/above $10,000 not sure if it...
Jim, because the coin was readily available...and because virtually all the coins are MS68 quality or higher (graded or not)....an actual MS-68...
How did you tell the carbon spot was scratched off ?
I have a 1970 Red Book...it is fascinating to see the prices in the days of $35 gold. The Red Books from 1980, 1985, 1989, 1990, and 1994 --...
Well, the official price of gold was still $35/oz until August 1971. So $85 was a bit over 2x the official U.S. gold price (the real price may...
Not everybody works in a boiler rooom, CPM. :D
Not sure what you are saying 2Dog..... you mean for < MS65 a "hairline" is allowed ? Hairline die crack ?
"Dipping" (of Morgans only ?) is considered OK ? Why would dipping be OK but "cleaning" not ? You mean cleaned ? Or had gold-coloring...
I take it to mean CIRCULATION wear, even if it circulates for only 15 seconds. Conversely, you can get dinged in a bag for hours or weeks or...
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