I am not an expert. I respect the experts. We have some vets here who have been doing this for decades, like GDJMSP, who I respect immensely and...
A complete or even partically-complete set of Carson City MSDs would be worth a nice sum of $$$. Turned up missing ? o_O Hmmm.....:mad:
With the CAC bean because you can NEVER be 100% sure that it would have the qualities you assume most expert graders would agree on.
Sure, but decades ago it was THE index because you needed something that was easy to figure out/understand, simple to compute, and represented the...
Educate yourself from the web, books, CT, etc. But buying graded Morgans from a reputable dealer will eliminate virtually all of your worries....
Compared to the huge declines in 1989 and 1992, the weaknesses post-2010 are hardly visible on that long-term chart. They do show up on the...
It appears to be a super-large (3000 !) number of coins, pretty much the entire universe except maybe coins like a one-of-a-kind Draped Bust or a...
Gold has traded $1,150 to $1,500 the last 4 years or so....up 15% overall...yet the chart shows numismatic coin prices falling about 10% last 3...
Some coins have miniscule PM content and others have a good deal of PM content relative to total numismatic cost. Big difference in how they will...
Wow, I'm surprisedo_O the price jumps that much from AU-58 to MS-60. Oftentimes, AU-58's look better than the lower-60's on coins. Must be the...
We have DEMOGRAPHIC HEADWINDS with SUPPLY hitting the market in recent years and going forward. All of you Old Fogies :D who were around during...
What kind of commemoratives, Derek ?
Worse maybe considering PM prices are up recently...but they ARE DOWN from 2011-12 and we've had 2 bubbles in gold coins in 30 years.
Can you show that chart over a longer time period ? I think we have to take into account that large numbers of coins got purchased at FAT...
On a serious note....what brought that down to a 45 TPG score ? What are the obvious flaws that jump out at you when you have it in hand ?...
Steve, are you trying to make me jealous ? :wideyed:
Thanks...BTW, you mispelled Error and Collector in your avatar.:D
Yup, I knew it was used to settle accounts between banks. It was impractical to use anyway for commerce (what do you buy with a $100,000 bill...
What's the biggest bill you have in your possession ? For me, it's just a $100 bill. Would like to get a $500 in 2020 and maybe a $1,000 down...
Just a star note, Steve ?
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