Instead of a toothpick, I've had pretty good luck using a new soft-bristled tooth brush. Sometimes just gently touching the verdigris with a...
Andy, that's a pretty interesting tidbit from history. So the bankers in Great Britain financed Napoleon in his war against Great Britain --...
I have a few also. I think up through 1966 they were 80% silver and worth about bullion value or about $1.50 in circulated condition. In 1968...
Going from memory [a dangerous thing], I believe the price spiked because Russia had a very large drop in production and initially it was thought...
Well quick dog, it seems fairly certain that geology will win out regardless of what people think, believe, desire, or do. Geology doesn't care...
Probably, but not on a scale anywhere close to today. Google Hubbert's Peak.
CT, excellent point. This isn't gold we're talking about here.
Daggarjon, I was just using a little hyperbole [maybe], although for most serious collectors, any sort of detectable cleaning is the kiss of death...
I'm sure a psychologist could have a field day investigating all of the deep-seated problems coin collectors have when they get upset over toning....
Daggarjon, I agree with most of what you said. I have coins from MS69 to G and I like them all, in different ways. I think I'll always be a fan...
The coins are common dates from the 1880s at $7.75. I guess I'll just put them in 2x2s and wait.
I'd like to see it too. I really like the gun metal or slate grey color on coins. I thought it took a long time to get that way.
Can you post a picture? Toning is not necessarily a bad thing.
I have the opportunity to buy a batch of circulated morgan silver dollars at a very low price. The catch is that they have been cleaned, look...
The first question that comes to mind is -- which fiat currency that existed in 1300 that still exists today do the studies use to measure...
X7, that sounds like a reasonable plan. I'm more of a "bottom-fisher myself." I'll buy any silver or gold coin if the price seems too low to me....
If you are aware of any fiat currency that has gained in absolute purchasing power over a period of years, say, 1955 through 2005 [a 50 year run],...
I don't think it is completely predictable. If silver prices go up, in the short run it could actually make the silver coins a little cheaper, at...
I've looked at palladium coins on Ebay but concluded that they sell at premiums that are generally too high for what is basically a bullion coin....
Even though I think Ruben is overreacting, running around the room screaming and waving his arms with his hair on fire over a minor offense, I...
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