I bet it does too. I bet what happens even more though is relatives not knowing what the value of the items are and getting hosed when they sell....
I agree. To me its knowledge. I know ancient collectors of the whole spectrum. There is a guy out there right now spending millions of dollars on...
While I agree they were dogs for decades, I thought they were popular in the 80's, so much so most dealers could not keep them in stock, before...
So are you saying if you are shorting oil and a missile flies from Tehran to Oman that this little tidbit of info should not make you reconsider...
Here is a link to an article detailing arguments against these as being anything more than probably game tokens. Warning, as with the first...
While I agree with Doug's post, I think he is ignoring the cyclical nature of the industry. Coin series go in and out of style, so at certain...
Umm, I can show you plenty of examples where a person, (especially considering dealer cut), have lost money in a timeframe holding PM. "Safe" is...
Pristine, original surfaces never go out of style and have always been preferred by serious collectors. Many times these have toning. Many new...
Well said. I would simply add the caveat, "all other things remaining the same". This is where people in my view get tripped up. They get into...
Yeah, because you have to have others validate your coins in order to feel good about them. ;) Sorry Owle, but couldn't resist. I spent the...
I agree completely. Many say they can time markets, very few succeed. This is why I advocate simply choosing where they wish to be positioned in a...
Agreed, here is to hoping the past is water under the bridge. Chris
There is a large difference in price between first and second printing. I would check to see which printing it was, as this is very important...
But what does that have to do with the OP asking about investing? Everything you said speaks to definition of money, but the OP asked about...
As said, its not a scarce coin. My wife confirmed the date btw. She is Thai and I have bought a couple thousand Thai coins trying to get her...
Actually, for contorniates the theory was that using a coin with the emperor's face to use their was disrespectful to the emperor. So effectively...
Everywhere if you were reading them. The housing bubble was the most overreported bubble that was warned about before it popped in history. Many...
This is a poster child of what is wrong with US grading system. Making a false delineation, and declaring wear is more severe than any other...
Yeah, spintrae have a long time controversy about them. Many do not believe they are ancient, but more medieval concoctions. Others believe they...
Cloud and I differ on technical analysis somewhat. He uses it more than I. I believe it can have short term use ALL OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL. I...
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