http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/ Tons of tips and tricks on coin photography here from our own Doug Smith. Don't worry, they work on...
Who said SDB are profitable? You are assuming they are, when maybe they lose money offering them and really only do it as a service....
Great explanation Chris. I would be more generic in my description of luster as the resolidified metal that was melted in the striking process. I...
I like palladium mainly since I know a board designer and he said with the huge push for eliminating lead, palladium usage in computer boards are...
Ok, I will try: 1. Excavators dig up everything they find. They pull out anything that looks worthwhile and sell the dregs who sell to dealers on...
There are 500 Euro notes, and as such the US is starting to lose its luster as a currency that is easy to transport. I doubt we will ever see a...
Depends on what you classify as "demand". I classify coinage and bars as inventory, not demand, since it is not lost and at any minute can be sold...
Well, I am not sure of their US and Canadian production numbers, but silver is silver, and other sources show consistent year on year gains in...
Harlan Berk is primarily ancients, but recently hired the former ANA director. Therefor, they may be a better choice than before. Certainly they...
I would be careful. Numismatic News just had a story a couple of weeks ago how there are surpluses of ASE's, no waiting at all, and the mint is...
And by doing so you are ahead of 90%+ of other beginning collectors. Listen, its called cherrypicking. Buying a coin for less than its worth....
That is a good discussion. Basically what I take from it is the 69s is not a rarity, but a "better" date, (tier 2) I guess. I never had paid much...
Like Hobo said, NNC is not a respected slabber. I would be extremely leery of any such coins in slabs. If you are a beginner, you are much safer...
Interesting idea, but I understnad this process, (while replicatable), would take enormous amounts of energy. The amount of energy that produced...
Market levels will not matter if you are swapping one type of silver for another. It could be $5 os $200 an ounce, if you swap silve for silver...
Its a good point because of silve pricing. A half ounce coin today will still be higher priced than the one ouncers have been for most of the ASE...
Just wondering how scarce a 1869s quarter is. I got a pretty little toned VF35-XF40 from a group a year or so. I saw the price list, but for some...
Heck, gold is minable from sea water. The technology is already there, just waiting for a high enough price. FYI magnesium is mined that way...
Great point about the average for the grade, I should have mentioned that as well. Point is, its hard, and sometimes unexplainable as well....
Dang, long thread. In case anyone is interested, rock tumblers can be used to clean coins. Almost all ancient coins are cleaned, and some by...
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