Everyone wants a "sale". First rule of marketing, start with the highest possible price, so you have room to run "sales" and make people think...
/agreed. If there are not governments dictating a set ratio, they can float. The price history since these two have been removed from coinage and...
Its a good point really. Everyone has pilloried the mint for their decisions on the 2011 ASE set, yet look how many people are talking about mint...
And an extremely explosive little balloon! Remember the Hindenburg. ;)
Correct. My understanding is of all production coins cents are the only ones bought as blanks, the rest are punched out of strip at the mint....
Dipping in acetone and keeping it dry should do it. Even if you stop the reaction with a soak in acetone and a trip in the oven, this coin should...
Man, I should take out a second mortgage. Graded modern bullion is guaranteed to be an excellent investment. :)
You would be surprised in my estimation at what people accept as normal and "just part of money". There are loads of examples. Take chinese cash....
Best post I have seen on the subject. Its way too easy to confuse the two purposes of buying silver, and end up with high priced bullion which...
I do not see $6-7 silver either, even $15 silver. I see way too much uncertainty and at this point too many people thinking about PM as an...
My own opinion, (meaning its valid only in my mind), is while I respect Jason's motives for this project, I wish to remove all portraiture off of...
I still believe net grading should be used, with a notation for the damage causing the netted down grade. Seems fairer to me than the alternative....
More the denari than the drachm. The drachm was heavier and thicker. The penny was basically the German version of the denari, so much so that...
Most important thing is the question gets answered correctly. We all have misspoke, (typed), here before. :)
Yeah, people still buy chinese cash coins and use them as decorative pieces on clothing and various things. That peeves me off some to, using 100+...
Early cents were zinc plated? I only knew 1943 steel cents were zinc plated.
Green spots are common in cents that have been poorly stored. You can remove them if you know what you are doing, but the damage is done. The coin...
I bought at a surplus store a black matte piece of fabric. Good for photo backgrounds, and padded so if a coin drops on it its protected. Not bad...
My apologies everyone. I will promise to never make personal comments again if I may have the same courtesy in return. To the OP, (if you are...
That is what I thought too, but let me clarify for others. "Customer" of PCGS meaning a tv show or similar marketer, not an end customer in my...
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