Pardon, but I didn't see any proof at all in that story, just an attention grabbing, unfounded headline. Was there a part of the story I missed...
QFT. I like PM, and was one of those weirdos advocating them to others when they were flat for a decade or longer. To many, though, it seems...
Good info Green. Always be careful OP though that these are simply recommendations as to a normal wear pattern. Soft strikes, uneven wear, etc can...
I agree with Mike's entire post. Key grades get bumps a lot, so PCGS or NGC could grade it a g-4. However, the old saying is "there were 264,000...
There is a broad sell off around the world towards cash. Mellon bank just increased fees for people with deposits over 50 million, and treasury...
You point is very sound Jello, but psychology is the overriding important factor. There are many, many metals MUCH rarer than gold, but eons ago...
So Leadfoot, is "full ear" a term used to denote fully struck LHN, like full steps?
Would that be strictly true? I have seen many of them weakly struck and not showing, but the coin showing no signs of wear. I would say them...
Winged hit it on the head. I would add that silver's dual nature makes it very hard to predict. Industrial metals you can predict based upon...
Within reason. Excessive population growth results in extreme poverty usually. The statement about population growth is saying going from 2...
I wouldn't be that jaded Owle. PM is a commodity, just a storable one. Investing in corn would have been just a lucrative as an PM recently, and...
I would start with an accurate weight and compare versus what is should be. Like I said before, there are untold quantities of fakes of this...
Fair enough sir, but do you think it still could be done if a person employed a buyers rep? I don't know any for world coins or I would suggest...
Fortunes were lost predicting correctly the dot com bubble burst and the housing bubble burst. It is never enough to be right on the idea, you...
Those are token, exomania, in which the item is semi currency, not stamped by government but by another authority. Those are a hybrid....
While the cheap ones for mercuries will be cheaper, I woudl think for a kid the barbers would be easier to obtain every date. There are no...
October 21st 9:39 am October 28th 9:39am Thanks! Chris
I buy from European auctions every year Doug. I would never buy unless represented though. US collectors should feel better about it by paying the...
I thought technically a medal was simply a stamped piece of metal without a government stamp of value that would turn the piece from a medal to a...
About and Good are commonly used modifiers for ancients. The continuum would be Fine, good Fine, About VF, VF, good VF, about XF, etc. I am...
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