True, you lose that or more trading it with a dealer and his profit margin. Moving from $28 to $35 has been more of a move though.
Plus, gold is fungible. Antiquities and other national heritage items are not. Sell off their stockpile of gold and its just a notation in...
My advice if you are serious is to work at a coin dealer for a year or two. You need to see firsthand how to buy, buy prices versus sell prices,...
I thought you would like those man. ;)
I think I do, but am not positive. I know I have a few nice bronzes. I do find Hadrian about the height of Roman artistry. I mean I like a lot...
Cool Mat! Let me know if you ever want scans from BMC for a particular attribution.
Its the second one that really has the most firm validity. Mining is very energy intensive, so long term the value of PM is a function of energy...
I thought they already agreed to a 53% haircut? It was in the Journal a few days ago.
But if the Europe bailout runs into trouble, and the Euro goes down, wouldn't that strengthen the dollar and lower PM prices like Jim explains...
I would go with option one, but have the BEP pull out the "best" star notes from the replacement run and sell them at premiums to collectors to...
The problem I see with this is who is the Forum King who gets to decide which post is a "relevant or complete thought"? That's the sticky wicket,...
....but you said you were meeting him on Saturday to get the "real experts" opinion? You couldn't meet him? You have not shown this piece to a...
Warning OT nvm
First, HONG KONG is NOT a chinese chop mark. I have many coins that were chopmarked in China in the 18th and 19th centuries ma'am, and not one...
Man, tough contest, lol. I have to go with my birthday since its still out there, 27.
The real key and benefit I find with sniping is you can always cancel the snipe. You evr get "lucky" and win more bids than you planned on, and...
Instead of speculating, why not look at a real example? Wasn't Japan at zero percent interest rates in the 1990's? I simply do not recall there...
The danger would be Russia and China. Iran would be as big a pushover as Iraq. There is a world of difference between a major power with air...
/agree. One important point for everyone to remember is the higher the magnification the stronger the light you need to see through it. Unless I...
I agree highly with Doug. If there is no sign of damage, the original packaging will add significant value.
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