Yes, the KM catalogs are the standards. I would start with getting the 20th century one used on Ebay, maybe the 21st century one if you find a lot...
Was it garbage? A lot of older dealers may sound gruff, but it's their way to teaching. Sometimes being shocked by the truth is enough to kick...
You need a book by Steve Album, Checklist of Islamic Coins. Its the standard for these. Also usable would be Michael Michiners' book, The World of...
Being smoked will not completely dull the surfaces like that. I have seen smoked coins but there is still luster underneath. I am sticking with...
Like others have said, the two things have nothing in common. I have sold things to people I would never buy from, and vice versa. I do not really...
Well, you have to be careful to differentiate between what they would label bars. I would imagine their bars number includes a lot of bulk silver...
Yes, I would agree. Looking at this coin I would say "Questionable surfaces" versus "Questionable color".
Exactly. Do you have favorite sellers Sodude? Are you willing to buy from a new dealer because that dealer has a good reputation with others you...
Not an expert in these, but definitely looks Islamic. Maybe Ummayid?
IDK about the color, though I agree its odd. I just don't like the surfaces overall. Looks like it was dipped two or three times too many....
I will spend oddball coins just to get the back into circulation. When I get a group lot with crap like dateless buffalos, cull IHC, Ikes, $2...
1. I have stated before shipping does not need to be only shipping costs. What about the cost of packaging, self insurance, and wages to get it...
Well, how would you know that Peace? How do you know that people took delivery from this stockpile for use versus it simply being withdrawn from...
First, shipping isn't just shipping. It's shipping and handling, so I never sweat what a seller wishes to charge. Maybe he is in an expensive area...
But we can simply take interest rates to zero effectively forever if we wish, or just inflate ourselves out of debt. Inflation is the ultimate tax...
Something like this is only valuable in context. Is the silver inventories moving down because people are taking silver out because they wish to...
Very common. I see the same with nearly every investment. Retail, or inexperienced, investors time and time again buy high and sell low. I am not...
Maybe, but not at the same premiums. In my experience, premiums go down when prices reach a certain point. More importantly for coin/bullion...
You gave one data point. I gave repeated history of what happens to spreads in changing markets. I said I buy long term and hold, and you had to...
Mike, the main thing I would say would be there used to be someone on this very board who I felt the same about. He would actually quote my post,...
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