Another aspect to "refining fees" to remember is that the silver value of coins is calculated from the day they are minted. Circulated coins by...
Lots of option. You can go the traditional folder route and try to fill every hole. Of the folders, the ones that cover the coins are always best...
I agree Topcat, that is why I was suggesting buying collector coins, items only collectors care about. I try to stay away from items promotable or...
Maybe you should have stated "quality coins, identified". Even then I am north of 5,000, but at least not so far above it I kept looking for the...
Year in year out you cannot go far wrong buying nice grade collectible coins. My definition of that is XF/AU Bust, Seated Liberty, Indian head...
I always thought it was because some collectors collect halves, other pennies, etc. To break up a set a dealer needs a premium to just sell one...
Hoarding is fun whether for fun or profit. I admit I will always buy good ancient coin books for a low price, regardless of how many copies I...
I think $200 is a good price for these. Silver denari are getting pricier. The Albinus is not great, but it should bring over $40 I would hope,...
Yes they are very nice books. One aspect of literature coin collectors overlook frequently is nice catalogs. While usually not inclusive, the...
I have got a couple of these that have a green tinge. Not sure what its from but I believe it is due to the alloy reacting some weird way with the...
Isn't it also a factor of the die state versus full strike? I appreciate full details on coins, but have never liked to be limited to just one...
The $1 and $5 coin will never work unless you withdraw the notes. Every other country has learned this but our politicians seem to be tone deaf on...
...and so it begins. Next thing you know your postman and you are on a first name basis, you ask him about his kids little league team, and you...
I believe it is long overdue as well. What do you think would happen? Would they simply stop making new cents and redesign the nickel? Maybe a...
Sorry to take the thread OT, but how much value was the first ERIC for a collector? I mean, I own RIC and RCBM and others, how much would I get...
Since there is such a disparity of opinion, maybe that is why I have disagreed with others about how they can from a photo easily say something is...
Yup, same here. I would pay about $80 for rainbow toned XF/AU SL halves, same coin "dipped" white would be $100 at least. Bust halves toned XF/AU...
Fair enough Doug, but the vast majority of collectors do follow the same guidelines as to attribution. I do not see many "late Roman" listed as...
It is pretty toning though, and I would say its natural. If buying it on Ebay saves you a 10 mile trip to the local coin store its worth it,...
So I have a serious question. What actually constitutes AT versus NT? I know the extremes, but lets say I took some coins and put them in one of...
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