Isn't it pretty specialized for your "world coins" pick? It would be like me picking Sellwood's Parthian Coins for my pick on Ancients. Great for...
Yes, crashing markets. Not a single crashing currency. Completely different scenarios. If all currencies crashed similarly, then it would be a...
We sound like two economists, agree on fact and disagree on conclusions. I guess I think of Russian or Asian defaults and what happened to their...
We woudl still have US Dollars, they might just be worth a quarter of a Euro or less. Most people do not get it, when politicians spend this...
US default deflationary? i have read a lot of case studies and it seems with a currency default most anything than can be exported is adjusted to...
Your mortgage rate and availability is predicated on the US Treasury never defaulting. Therefor rates will be higher IF you can find a loan. The...
Ok Doug, you got me. What is Delmonte's De Beneluxe D'or? A book on Belgian and Dutch coins?
Walter Breen's US Coins is specific? Heavy, yes, specific, no. :)
For US coins, I start with Breen, then onto specialized references like Overton, WB, or Sheldon depending on what it is.
Well, if TPGers are "supplementing" ANA standards, please read the ANA definition of Mint State and reconcile that with TPG admission that...
Well there was an article in NN where a grader admitted that circulated coins are regularly slabbed 61 or 62's, and sometimes 63 nowadays. He...
Kinda getting back to the old adage that every coin is unique, no? Like you say Baha I do not begrudge anyone buying a 16d dime wanting assurance...
Except that with inflation the Fed is supposed to raise interest rates to combat it, and those higher interest rates should attract capitol to the...
So which photos are representative of the coin in hand? How much premium do you think any toning is driving? Its kind of hard to take rarely...
I think the leg is definitely wear, I would go VF35-XF40 depending on luster in hand. I think this coin is a great example of coins I like,...
Government in the US right now is both the one forcing coin usage and impairing it. If it were not for sales taxes, I would think most coins would...
...but is that coin toned? It looks red to me, leading me to wonder why its on the Toning Premium thread. Is there a toning premium associated...
Well, if the politicians do not stop spending money like drunken sailors, it doesn't matter either way. If we can get our house in order, I say we...
Good to see someone else is not all glossy eyed about China. Yes, they are a large consumer of products, and have a lot more buying power than...
I would tend to agree with you about lower eye appeal coins, (though the TPG'ers do take that into account for their grade, though they...
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