This morning, A-Mark is registering future ATB purchasers on a first come, first server basis (first 250, only). Registants will be eligible to...
...as nice as my budget will allow...not a registry candidate. I have all the proofs (as yet, ungraded)...two that I "might" call Cameo (no...
I must admit, there are times (around 3 AM) after a night of heaving drinking and a plate of Texas Hot Wings, that I would gladly pay twice that...
rzage makes a great point! I bought "The Complete Guide to Franklin Half Dollars" by Rick Tomaska (2002) before beginning my collection. That...
The Morgan dollars are nice, but why the rush? ...they're fairly priced in the market with not much up or down in the collector base at the...
True...but the seignorage would be higher if they weren't throwing away money on obsolete coins. Additionally, "seignorage" is the profit (so...
I'm not sure how much of the early clad coinage has survived in the highest grades...I suspect "not much"...potentially making it an undervalued...
I don't metal detect myself (wish I had the time!), but when I was working in Hampton, VA. I ran into a group of guys at a bar that were into...
The January 10th issue of Coin World (Page 4) has an article about the production costs of circulating US coins. They report that each 5¢ nickel...
Looks like they got the 2011 Sacagawea Reverse design from the California Prop-19 posters. :too-cool-for:
My Father left me a bunch of Nepalese Mint sets from the late '60s...they ain't worth squat. :( (interesting coins, though).
Fatima...are you one of the few remaining FS collectors?! :thumb: I really like this series because I really like US political history. Viewing...
Thanks Doug! I thought there may have been a difference in the die preparation process between the Matte and Satin finishes...guess not. It's...
I see... and... I was wondering... A. What the difference is between these two processes/appearances and B. Which dates of Matte and Satin...
Does anyone know how "Matte" finish differs from "Satin" finish?
I would suggest that value is a function of demand and availability. Availability is interesting...population (rarity) is one factor and demand...
Everyone I know is selling off their FS collections to focus on "real" coins. I wonder how many "complete" FS collections there will be when all...
WOW! Your cars are amazing!! I could only dream about owning a set of HotWheels like that when I was your age. Nice Prez dollars/star notes, too....
Happy New Year Cloud! I was watching CSPAN this morning and someone from the Cato Institute was talking about a population shift that's been...
We're about to descend into the "Dark Ages" of First Spouse collecting. The next four (4) years (2011-2014) will really test the meddle (no pun...
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