Yes, it is a silver colored bar. However, almost all metals are silver colored. Like others said, how much confidence do you have that this is...
A talkative group :) came over from another Board maybe 6 years ago. They have raised the post level. I do see ancients much more collected in...
Btw OP, I would suggest you follow my lead. I searched for 10 years for a silver Christopher coin of Constantine VII, (first time my name was on a...
I am with you. The gun metal toning is easier on the eyes, I find the portrait more human than the sterner 2nd coin. This is what is great about...
Honestly Jim, it's just like the old dealer I have posted about here before. Ben Marlenee was his name, great man. He was an old grumpy dealer who...
Those are the common features those who look for types look for. If you want to collectors the whole series, I wrote an article about them you can...
Yes sir, long time. Good to see you back. IDK man. I have a hard time saying a FRN is a store of value. Maybe a US bond could serve as store of...
I hear you. I have had similar. Before anyone makes major changes, though, remember the alternative. Home invasions, especially if they have a...
I own a few. They are horribly thin, which may be why the strikes are usually not very good. It might be the first crown sized diameter coin...
One thing I have learned, and I am an impatient guy myself, is patience in coin collecting. It actually is part of the fun, the chase. I went...
To defend PM's a little, gold, the most basic PM play, has held up better than almost any other asset class. It retained your purchase power...
Post of a true coin collector. :) Price guides are just that, guides. If you love the coin it is what you are happy with. I too have paid way over...
Not an expert on these, and trimes are notoriously hard to grade. How do you feel about that rim weakness on both sides? Not common for a 35 coin...
I agree. The old saying is that if you do not love the coin at first sight, you will never like the coin long term.
Oh heck, why didn't you tell me? I haven't ever went to a MN coin auction. I would have loved to go and make up an excuse why I needed to buy more! :)
I would say converting currency into a storable commodity. Try taking that gold to Walmart and get full value for it sometime. Remember "money"s...
I am shocked any shows are open to be honest. They all closed here weeks ago.
I would you are most likely right. I didn't know if the OP was talking about that or the streaky toning. These planchets in the 60s and 70s for...
Is it the photos? Looks like toning mostly. Toning on proofs of that era will look streaky sometimes.
I have had chances over the years to buy collections of these. They are one of the things, while not in my main wheelhouse of collecting at all, I...
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