Well, the best part is Latin is Latin. I am sure my dictionary will be nearby. I would dare say that Latin from 1696 will be easier to read than...
The top one is one of the most heavily forged Thai coins. The bottom is a fantasy issue. If you really want I can have my wife decipher the script...
Point taken, but I do think us turkey shooters had made some NE silver coins. They were all dated 1654, (a lie to our British "overseers" :)), but...
I think you are doing well. Gold is high only in terms of dollars. What this means is if you had $35 worth of gold in the 30's you could buy about...
Not completely. The tiny Isus coins continued after this, though they are very rare. Also, you still had imagery like the small Antioch coins that...
Good thoughts but I buy raw in lots of places you mention. I educated myself and know how to spot AT or damaged coins. I prefer to not pay someone...
I agree. I never said the coin dealer was not: 1. Rude 2. Short sighted as PO a potential customer is not a good way to grow business. Both...
Good answer. Its always a personal decision based upon your portfolio, your circumstances, and need for free cash to pay your bills. I do not...
Can't? I dispute with every post, and you are the one who has not convinced me or others why it is "more" than a commodity except for your...
I like you and your posts Pilkenton, and I agree that the dealer was needlessly rude. However, I am sorry to say that overall I agree with...
I agree. If you want a bullion play only I would stick with 90% or pure silver. I would never disagree with you collecting a set or two of...
I know a lot of you do not collect coin books like I do, and I normally do not collect antique ones much. I prefer standard references for their...
I know the OP said besides Ebay, but I like Ebay groups a lot. Search around and you can get some great old groups of coins for not much. Search...
Inflexion makes great points about history. Fatima, going back to only 1971 is way too short a time frame to be judging this. If you go back 100...
But the point Collector1966 is a good one. A lot of silver demand in the last few years that has unbalanced supply and demand and caused the runup...
I understand where you are going with that thought, but to me, (without any bad connotations to words): Investing - Understanding a market and...
I would mourn the coins I used to own, (and mourn my books more, if I lost them as well), and start over. Once a collector always a collector....
I own this one, I like it a lot. I didn't post about it since I was not aaware if there was a better volume. I got it for about $20 a year ago. PM...
If I am too opinionated I apologize. I just think about all of the "new" stuff they have done in the last 10 years and that is what boils my...
Susan Headley is messing with Chinese counterfeits now? I remember her when she first got into uncleaned Roman coins. Small world. Overall, I...
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