1.I would never worry about a percent of your annual income. Worry about percent of your portfolio. 5% is a conservative number to have exposure...
No offense meant, but I don't like to pass judgment on a firm based upon one side of the story. I know you wrote what you feel, but many times...
Very good post sir. Toning CAN happen on impaired surfaces naturally, but its much more difficult. Also the colors are different on a toned VG...
Yeah, but I didn't see a "variety" option he was using. :)
But, he had a format in which separated out date, mintmark, and grade, and that was it. I was trying to shoehorn in this unusual coin into that...
The one thing to recognize is "toning premium" is fair if its not for toning, but for original surfaces. Nice original surfaces get rarer the...
No takers at $259 for a 69 S NGC coin, but one just sold for $231. NGC 70 set just sold for $1150. I don't see any price increases happening. Now...
Hey, gosh dang, I actually got one right. :)
One peculiar thing about this coin is it was struck with the initials VDB on the reverse. This increases its value at least 10 fold. This is the...
Looks like the head of Libya on the reverse. Are you sure this coin wasn't struck in Kyrenaika?
The blue does look wierd. I would be nervous if it were a 1919d or 1921 or something, but its a 17 P. It can't be much more than bullion, right?...
Very true. Lots of people have tried, many successfully. Its been like trying to catch a falling knife, though, with mintages plummeting...
I agree, and collect my ancients the same way. This is the way I look at collecting. My only "disagreement" with this hypothesis is the fact...
I don't find it that bad Mat. I wouldn't beat yourself up. Think of it this way, due to Octavian's policies, Rome blossomed and entered into a...
Its a very cool coin Mat. Octavian is to me the last RR, and as such are much cooler than Augustus coins. I don't have one yet, but one of...
Its a fair position to have sir. I may have lost money by getting unlucky on the RP's grading. I am simply confused why you believe the S mints...
Not really an accident, but I was cleaning a group of ancients once and there was a silvered coin in the lot. I thought about pulling it out, but...
No they wouldn't. Trying to use the face value of a gold coin for capital gain calculation has been found repeatedly and consistently to be a tax...
I find the best deals on EBay. I buy better quality lots at times.
My little diamond in the rough I liked to buy was the 27s quarter. Look into it, its a very scarce coin of a short series.
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