Depends on what you classify as "demand". I classify coinage and bars as inventory, not demand, since it is not lost and at any minute can be sold...
Well, I am not sure of their US and Canadian production numbers, but silver is silver, and other sources show consistent year on year gains in...
Harlan Berk is primarily ancients, but recently hired the former ANA director. Therefor, they may be a better choice than before. Certainly they...
I would be careful. Numismatic News just had a story a couple of weeks ago how there are surpluses of ASE's, no waiting at all, and the mint is...
And by doing so you are ahead of 90%+ of other beginning collectors. Listen, its called cherrypicking. Buying a coin for less than its worth....
That is a good discussion. Basically what I take from it is the 69s is not a rarity, but a "better" date, (tier 2) I guess. I never had paid much...
Like Hobo said, NNC is not a respected slabber. I would be extremely leery of any such coins in slabs. If you are a beginner, you are much safer...
Interesting idea, but I understnad this process, (while replicatable), would take enormous amounts of energy. The amount of energy that produced...
Market levels will not matter if you are swapping one type of silver for another. It could be $5 os $200 an ounce, if you swap silve for silver...
Its a good point because of silve pricing. A half ounce coin today will still be higher priced than the one ouncers have been for most of the ASE...
Just wondering how scarce a 1869s quarter is. I got a pretty little toned VF35-XF40 from a group a year or so. I saw the price list, but for some...
Heck, gold is minable from sea water. The technology is already there, just waiting for a high enough price. FYI magnesium is mined that way...
Great point about the average for the grade, I should have mentioned that as well. Point is, its hard, and sometimes unexplainable as well....
Dang, long thread. In case anyone is interested, rock tumblers can be used to clean coins. Almost all ancient coins are cleaned, and some by...
My thousands of dollars worth of US silver coins wishes it were so, but since silver is much more common in the ground than gold, I cannot see it....
Very true. However, given the deficient surface, and the multiple marks in the fields, I still cannot see a 68. Heck, ignore the "sword"...
It depends on the amount of damage and is a judgment call on the TPG part. Basically the older or rarer the coin usually they will "give it a...
There is a US wreath cent, dated 1793, not even proof, that grades MS69. The technology is not the limiting factor. I have seen some "bad days" at...
Best bullion coins to COLLECT or INVEST in? Big difference. If investing, I like to minimize premiums but still have recognizable standard units...
Agreed. Sounds like you are looking at grading wrong OP. A coin can have all of the luster in the world, and be an AU. The difference between AU...
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