One of the most knowledgable posters on coin talk listed a number of rules or guidelines about the hobby, one of the guidelines was to actually...
around here, in Northern Illinois dealers are offering 9 times face value. Spot is a little above ten times face.
I would say proof, cameo, probably 64, but you could tell better by looking at the coin, any scratches or dings barely noticeable take off a...
I have seen them listed for as much as 250, that does not mean they sell for that routinely, its like the boy that had the lemonade stand with a...
I do not always consistently make the same decision, for instance it seems I have seen a lot of 1916-d mercs lately, I suppose I would pass on...
I would give it a vf-25, I have some concerns about the leg, I have not seen certified examples of the 3-legged buffalo but there are numerous...
I would grade it between a vg and a g, I cant see libertys clasp, the stars are running into the rim,
"Is that not the stupidest thing you've heard? " Oh believe me, I have heard way lots more stupider things than that, on one of my trips a...
Metallurgy, and assaying of base and precious metals used in coinage through history, (lab fee)
"Have all US coins historically come to market either through the us mint (directly by either buying them at the physical mint or through the...
I read nothing in that article that was written in stone that the IMF will actually sell off any gold. The article is full of what grampa called...
70 for the bullion, 5 for the holders, 50 for the expert opinion on the grade (and the higher possibility of resale further down the road), but...
With a 50 dollar budget, I would advise the new collector to go to the bank and purchase 20 rolls of Nickels, and an album to store them in, they...
Origins and Politics of the 1971 Eisenhower Dollar Design I found this post on "Origins and Politics of the 1971 Eisenhower Dollar Design"...
I enjoyed the article, and think it thread of the week worthy, I would like some more information what was the thinking behind a "friendlier"...
VF-20, I would offer 30 for it, wish I had the vam reference book but so far I have not been able to find one at any of the used book stores.
according to the COA *certificate of authenticity* on my 2009 clad proof set, the pennies are all 95% copper, 3% zinc and 2% tin.
I have been offered an 84-cc Nixon dollar, trouble is it that it is at best a ms-60 lots of dings in the major fields, they want 175 for it, and...
A place I worked at for about 15 years had an auction among the employees for things that the company found redundant or obsolete, one of the...
"Our checks don't bounce, our cash is good and we'll be there next week." I like that slogan. But I bet you could come up with something...
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