Good points OP, especially about your hours. A pretty economical way to do it is to simply have a location built that can facilitate one or two...
I would have went with the top as well. My reasoning is you can still make out the complete obverse, even though crowded to the right, but the...
It can be done of course, but I would simply bring up two points: 1. If you have it in the basement humidity will be a concern. 2. Have you...
Agreed. I believe way too many people would get accused of AT when it was naturally occurring toning in the slab. Since slabs are not airtight,...
I have never paid duties for coins, but I simply do not know if I was lucky or what. I have had $2,000 plus packages come from Germany.
Its just light colored coins like yours can be difficult to photograph well, so when looking at auction listings you need to take that into...
:) Another Hawkeye here on the forums? I got my MBA there in '02. Chris
The upper midwest can be pretty brutal on coins. Not as bad as the deep south, but bad. I wouldn't stress too much unless I was storing these in...
Sound reasonable to me. If you wanted a set, are unsure if your mint order will be fulfilled, I do not think buying a set for $600 is the worst...
And that is the BEST part. Getting to look at every single coin. :) Chris
Yes, the figure of 1 trillion in outstanding student loans was in the news 2 weeks ago as the figure we will hit this year. I believe this years...
Too tired to do the math, but www.coinflation.com gives you up to date melt values on all US coins. I would say the buffs without dates maybe...
Now that both sides have said their peace, can the mods simply lock this thread? They have both spoken, agree to disagree, and have parted ways....
Personally I would think the bottom is worth 4x as much as the top. I would say this for any ancient unless the rarity of owning any was such a...
Taxes should only be raised to pay for what we need to spend. That is the key. Its the spending. There is NEVER enough money to match the...
Its a good point. The local municipalities will just keep taxing until the taxpayers revolt, but if you are in a location where the majority are...
Very nice coin, and of course a cool history, which makes an interesting object fascinating, no? :) That is why we collect these little thing in...
TBH, this is the one part I kind of have a problem with Charmy on. No offense Charmy, and I do know this person cost you a little money and a lot...
OP, I will echo many excellent posts here. First, why if you are neew to collecting are you worried about trying to buy the absolute highest...
I think CA tax law was also putting the squeeze on the show unfortunately. CA has a unusual tax scheme in which you can only attend sell in CA a...
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