There is nothing wrong with AGEs, maple leafs, St Gaudens, Liberty, Indian, Krugerrands, or any other type of well-recognized gold coins. The...
Personally, I don't think there is any way to protect yourself from financial Armageddon. I also don't expect things to get to the point where...
Regarding the original topic, I prefer the silver maple leafs to eagles for two reasons. First, the purity is .9999 for the maple leafs. Second,...
I thought that since the title of this thread was "What to invest in" that the investment merits and demerits of coins was an acceptable line of...
Cait, I ask for rolls of half dollars at the bank. But as some people have pointed out, many banks don't have a single roll on hand. At one...
I have so many Lincoln head cents saves out of habit for many many years that I finally decided to get the folders and see how many holes I can...
On this Independence Day, I'd just like to say that I'm a great believer in independent thinking and a do-it-yourself mentality. Investment...
I don't know if the collectors here are (1) kidding, (2) trying to scare away investors, or (3) really don't know about the merits of investing in...
That's a facinating post. Apparently some of the most cherished "facts" in the hobby might be very close to being old wives tales. So on the one...
rick, I found your response to be totally correct and insightful, despite the fact that I'm probably more investor than collector. But there...
I believe silver is undervalued. Most silver mining companies can't make a profit on $7 silver. When a commodity sells below the cost of...
I'm slowly becomming a convert to toned coins. I have a small collection of circulated Morgans, and I have to admit that the ones with nice...
"Superior" has a 1904 $20 Liberty MS64 out there with a starting bid of $2,000. If this is the "best" seller on overstock, it's better to look...
What's the price going to be? I seem to remember that they go on sale July 20th. Is that the first day you can call the mint and order them?
I'm in about the same situation you are trying to accomplish the same thing while having some fun. If the goal is primarily investment, gold...
Thanks for the stories. I started collecting coins again partly as a form of insurance policy against hard times and partly for the fun of it....
It's a good advertisement for slabbed coins.
bzcollecktor, Obviously. But that wasn't the point of my comment.
I saw an interesting interview with an antique dealer on TV awhile back discussing sterling silver tea sets. When asked about cleaning them, he...
I don't understand the Greysheet rankings. The percentages don't add to 100% and there is no explanation on how to interpret them.
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