I've been able to find coins at times in antique shops. Last year I bought 100 mercury dimes plus one proof roosevelt dime, all in pretty good...
Try jpscorner.com They usually have just about everything at very good prices.
When a coin is pretty far gone, it can be worth a shot to experiment on it with various "home remedies." The WD-40 no doubt leaves a film on the...
It was $623 for an MS61 graded by NGC. The surfaces looked pretty clean. I thought it was a good price even for a fairly common coin in that...
I don't have anything that can compete with that. However, I almost bought a 1897-S $20 double eagle recently. This sounds common enough, but it...
I tried the WD-40 method on a circulated morgan dollar that was encrusted with something that adhered to the surface. I soaked it for about 3...
bogsnj, Just so you know you aren't the only one in your situation, I too have had a difficult time getting up to speed with no outside help...
One experimental method for potentially improving the look of an ugly circulated coin is to just carry it around in your pocket for a couple of...
If you look around the internet, you can find a lot of folks writing US dollar doomsday articles. If you believe them, the dollar will...
I agree with Speedy on this one. Every coin I purchased has the same marks in the same places.
I think the $2.50 gold liberty coins probably qualify as an unnoticed rarity. Some of the mintages are tiny, the surviving populations are...
There are many internet sites selling coins. Many of them have very good photos of the actual coin you will buy so you can examine the condition....
Don't buy Newmont Mining stock if you want gold. Newmont is a company, not gold, with all of the additional analytical problems that come with...
Prince, In your position, I wouldn't BUY any coins. Get some Whitman coin folders at Borders or whereever they carry them around you. Start...
This isn't directed at any book in particular, and I haven't read the book in question yet, although I'll be on the lookout for it. But I have to...
I suppose half sovereigns and sovereigns from around the old British Empire would be something for the quarter and half eagle collector to look at.
Gold coins are one of the only things in life you can buy for the same price that they sold for in the 1970's. This may be in the process of...
I think they are trustworthy. Their prices are good for modern stuff. But they still haven't processed my order placed on 1/2/06. They told me...
I'd go back to 1909 and look for as many of the S-VBD cents as I could find. Then I'd just waste the rest on nickel beer. Also, regarding one...
I find it useful to look at "price guides" such as the Redbook going back several years to get an idea of where the coin has been and how it has...
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