Money managers have been held to standards of returns, (the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrials), since before I was born. It was very common to...
You sound like me in a lot of ways. I stopped buying US coins, (mostly), about 12 years ago. Yeah, I just bought an Oregon Trail a week ago, and...
LIke any decision like this OP, it depends on you really. How much time do you wish to invest in the process? What are YOUR goals? Options 1,5,...
Everyone always conveniently forget about dividends when comparing markets to pm. Maybe since pm pays you nothing currently, the idea of a...
Many of the coins that are AT are common coins. Of course they can be dipped, but even if done right will just make it a common coin again. Btw,...
How do you know Matt does not pay better than others while still affording advertising? It seems you are assuming this $4000 is coming out of...
Nice group. I remember seeing it at the time, (I am a group lot junkie). :)
So, you are trying to throw under a bus a man who takes time out his busy day to make a radio show to help collectors, who spends time sharing his...
But is that similar? The waitress is part of the ambiance you pay for. Who gives a crud what packaging a coin arrived in once you get it. Do...
I like the kangaroo due to the reasons you cite. However, if this is bought with an eye towards selling, you are right the maple leaf is more...
Lol, wrong thread bud. ;)
All US gold has to be analyzed on expected survival rates, not mintages. Mintages are utterly meaningless due to the massive melt that happened in...
:( Sorry for derailing yoru thread John. Who would have thought I would ever derail anything with a reference to this trailer trash family short...
100% agreed on almost every point. Education and knowledge are the real keys. Morgandude has spent a lot of time educating himself on the toned...
Bob beat me to it, yes its a spindle whorl. Next to coins, maybe the most common small manmade object found as every home had some. The other...
Lots of things about the average American saddens me. On the list, this might be #129. Number one might be why anyone cares about Kim Kardashian...
Again, (and I guess for the last time), shipping charges CAN contain much more than postage in my mind. Shipping, packaging, handling, and...
I do not disagree the op is justified in being concerned about lack of protection on the coin he bought. That is fair. I simply consider this a...
I know the OP is new, but he might as well understand some threads "go off the rail" here, lol. Anyway, we are all friends here and hope no ill...
Did anyone consider insurance? If I ship a coin, (I usually don't I am a hoarder), a part of my cost would be packaging, part would be postage,...
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