Most of us here have bought at auction, but I think you mean a local auction in person. I go to those sometimes. I find common stuff goes too high...
Its a good point, but have people prepaid for the 5th Vol II? Maybe that is the difference, that orders haven't been accepted and money paid out....
I am sure these aren't as nice as what you described, just from my limited experience they seem to tone nicely. Toning is always in the eye of the...
Gold seizures is a way for government to assert its authority as monetary master of an economy. If people are able to hoard gold then gold will...
Great advice. I am not above buying problem coins, but at a problem coin price, not full price.
Voted for you. Good luck. Thanks for the contest.
The 16 is a semi key? I just got a really pretty toned one in a group of silver coins. It might only be an AU but sure looks nice. I know I am...
You were lucky to be on the mailing list. I was young then and never had that kind of money. I have acquired a couple of catalogs now, and they...
We agree, I don't know of any incidents right now forcing a change. My only point, which I believe you know but making clear, is that there IS...
I wonder if it was a net grade, (market grade)? The details do not look like an 8 to me at all especially with all of the lettering nice and crisp.
Is that a typo about Alltrista providing blanks for cents? I thougth you said all cents were made from strip at the mint. I was wondering how they...
I just knew Doug Smith would have the definitive answer when he got around to reading this. :)
So, I don't collect US coins any more, but sometimes buy large lots just to break up and sell/hoard at cheap prices. Does this make me an investor...
Sorry Randy about the spelling. I also agree they are very interesting coins. There is a debate as to what they signify. Campgate is what they are...
Silver is not gold, and copper is not silver, and aluminum is not copper, and steel is not aluminum, yet every single one of these displacements...
Its probably due to the 5,000 websites spitting out ROI's and carefully skipping over the major correction in 89 lest they scare off new money.
Sorry Doug, I misread and thougth you were saying in no area do investors outnumber collectors. THat is what my previous post was trying to...
Maybe check magnetism as well. It would be a quick way to rule out or confirm iron, steel, or nickel.
Does anyone know of a source for comparative wieghts on these "things"? That is the easiest way. Next easiest would be to do a specific gravity...
I especially like the use on the silver coins. Nothing like steel on silver to keep those "AU details"!
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