Been thinking about this. Above all else i collec stories, and my coins are just physical little representations of them. Some of my favorite...
Idk about the ef one, but its about uncirculated for the correct au term. Ultra is a further designation of cameo after deep, as in ultra deep...
You never can. This is why I simply preach dca into it, and not get too excited at any one price level. Look at the early eighties, it had bounces...
OP, i understand having a new specialty after 15 years. I change specialties fairly often. I don't have eight coins, though, since i keep my old...
It appears to be that variety, but my concern would be two fold. One its a more obscure variety, and two the condition. Most variety collectors...
Kolbe and Fanning are probably the largest. They have pretty large auctions like three times a year. Lake books is a smaller one, and there are a...
I would make sure you own the standard references, the book all coins are numbered by. Wiley Buggert will be pricey for SL halves, but owning the...
Remind me to not trade with you for any female coins.....
Better than the other way around I suppose........
You know what though? I bet you ten people or more might have had the same confusion as you, but were afraid to ask. This is why I never mind such...
Yeah, I don't think we are disagreeing much either. Part of the problem is you may think I believe a VF is by definition a "better" coin. Heck no....
That is fine for purchase decisions. However, ancient collectors DO have a grading system, one that is stricter and older than anythng i use for...
All grading of every coin is a subjective act. However, i absolutely refuse to overgrade coins like nabatean and jewish coins commonly found...
I disagree. To me grades are absolute. I utterly reject the notion of Vf for type or such. I grade every coin without excuses as to what others...
Again, "blanks". Just because there may be physical limitations on how fast a blank can be created does not necessarily mean it has anything to...
I have read that you might get offered ancients in Turkey, but many of them are fakes. If you get caught with them at customs, you will WISH they...
Since the US mint has restrictions as to the origin of silver, and you are talking about blanks, (which may have their own production...
Can you just imagine how common 2011-2013 dated bullion coins will be someday? They will be like 1964 quarters and halves.
He said he bought AFTER a trip there. Do not even think of buying a coin there, but somehow many coins struck in Constantinople end up in German...
I find gold the easiest to store. Much less reactive than the other metals. If your storage conditions are fine for silver and copper, gold is in...
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