I would concur with both it may be AU and the TPG may look sideways at the toning. In my experience even blue toning over one side of a coin is...
Guy, I do not disagree with his differentiation of strike versus surface. I disagree on how he opens the door for a coin such as Doug's #1 coin to...
You can do as you like sir but I believe everyone here would agree with me that both tap water and detergent contain chlorine, which can be...
Mat, if you like Chinese Cash, there is not better English language resource I could recommend than Hartill's Cast Chinese Coinage, and its only...
Not to get in the middle of the disagreement, but I always use distilled water as well. My reasoning is I would prefer to know that the...
Jason, My main concern with your reading of the gold market and baby boomers is this quantity of gold, in my opinion, will have no affect on the...
I just received an email from Scott Semans that David Hartill, (of the excellent Cast Chinese Coinage fame), has written a book on pre-meiji...
Sounds like a very nice, professional setup!
Lol you too, huh? Just sneak it into the house and put in your other coins as soon as possible. Then if she says something just say, "This? I have...
Personally I would grade your top coin a gF due to the good detail in lower relief, versus F for the second coin. I understand what you are...
Just goes to show how ancient sources were more right than people and researchers give them credit for. A lot of these old historians were talking...
I wish I could link guys, but its members only link. I do believe I represented the article fairly though. I was just wondering if I was the only...
Anyone else see this article in the Numismatist? A short little article, and I had mixed emotions on it. Its great to see an article on grading...
Oh boy here we go again. :) Mikem, we had a long thread about this about 8 months ago or so. My takeaway from it, based on some data a dealer...
:) Boys will be boys, right?
Thanks Krispy, I was just reporting the low offer but am not tempted to take it. $2500 for a sealed case of 5 sets is quite a bit below Ebay...
The price. Nothing in the world has inelastic demand long term. Everything is price sensitive. Not to put words in Cloud's mouth, but if he...
Can I just ask a "stupid" question? With outstanding US notes in circulation, along with coinage, just WHY are all dollars in your world FRN's now...
Very true statement, however its not limited to just numismatic items. Same is true of stocks, bonds, and gold as well. Nothing has inherent net...
If it helps, think of a continuum. If the coin is only worth melt, then it changes purely with silver. If its worth 1.5 melt, it may go up half as...
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