All good points Mike. We just disagree. :) I just see the TPG in a good position of giving out higher grades than ANA standards, and justifying...
I see the premiums increasing as well. I was lucky to buy a Thai rhino coin this weekend for just $47, they had been going over $60, (about .83...
Very true sir. IDK about CW, but some experts in NN even state they are not giving out all tell tale features of some fakes. They say as soon as...
Mike, if I could take a stab at it, its because the TPGer's will never use ANA standards. If they did, then they could demonstrably be proven to...
Ok, name one case then. Name one case that you believe has forbidden the government from impounding PM like it did in 1933.
Ok Mat, if you are taking the food rap, I will associate myself with the loud mouth part. :) Actually, I always wondered why Vitellius seemed...
I simply do not understand how that is political. I was alluding to America the last generation or so, not a certain time period. You are the...
Well, we passed Constitutional Amendments banning slavery, so that is a red herring argument. Roosevelt's impoundment was challenged in court and...
There are such places that make loans for the purchase of antiquities and artworks. Usually, though, its a case of "if you have to ask, you cannot...
But you are the rarity sir. Many people nowadays do resent it unfortunately. It seems tearing down others rather than striving to achieve what...
My guess is the story was planted to try to scare some people straight. I have not seen much success with these. I haven't heard much abotu the...
Sorry, but you missed the point entirely. My point was its an historical precedent that this government can at any time make it illegal to own...
I would be the third to discourage you from using aluminum foil. While popular for a while wrapped over paper, some of the worst coins I have ever...
One or two obols if I remember correctly. I wouldn't be carrying a bunch of tetradrachms just in case Charon is short on change!
I simply see numismatics as an offshoot of both art and antiquities. Both of these markets are indescribably higher priced than most coins. When a...
But the OP's question does touch on one thing. In the mid-late 80's, when TPG was really getting going, MS65 was deemed "investment grade" by the...
Just something for everyone to think about though. Do you really think the elite who are running up these debts will allow you to be self...
Even though many of us here concentrate on ancients, I think you will find we also appreciate medieval and world coins more than average US...
That's why we can all be ancient collectors at the same time man. I have tons of subsets I imagine a lot of other ancient collectors would not be...
And that is the reason many of us left other collecting anyway. For my taste, there is way too much "hole filling" in US and modern collecting. If...
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