Congrats to you Box, I remember the coins and they looked good to me. This kind of brings the point that most coins in slabs are the best...
Its a subject that should be brought up more often. Part of the problem is the US grading system, where an old AU58 was technically a superior...
Thanks guys for also saying they are replicas. I opened up the post and immediately the coins looked suspect. Besides the letter R and the...
I never claim to have any insight or wisdom Inflexion, just an opinion. In my opinion, what worries me a little on silver long term is the Implied...
Just curious, do you consider these massive coinages of ASE and other issues to be "used up"? This is the details in which these statements get...
I don't disagree with either point, just pointing out I really don't view the abberation of Hunt's action as a true price of silver in 1980. I...
I hear people say this, that gold is at an all time high but silver is not. I believe both are in nominal dollars if you agree that the Hunt's...
This is the perfect point. The dirty secret is that the US funds most medical research in the world by our high prices paid for drugs, prices...
I would think paying cost of production is nothing, missing out on seignorage would make most countries to print their own money. Seignorage is a...
Personally, to the extent I am seeing US pricing, I am seeing a lot of softness of traditional collector coins. Just my impression, but unless its...
I would say at least 99% of all of these coins are fakes. It was one of the first heavily faked Chinese silver dollars, the original has always...
For silver ancients, like Doug said Gordian III makes nice, large, bright silver coins in high grade for not a lot of money. Another option would...
My 1/4 ounce gold coins are quite a bit larger than small cents. My 1/10 ounce ones are more along the lines of a dime.
Nice article Hobo. To me, the greatest offenses were, in order of severity:1. Trying to take the coins you were actively discussing and show to...
Well, impaired proofs can usually still be distinguished as proofs after a lot of wear due to edges and other tell tales. If a coin got beat up...
I find it funny reading this story, then thinking, "Oh crap, if they import cents or nickels we will be losing money on the deal!". Our nation...
I hear what you are saying Winged. Lots of them were dipped in the past, but I would wager a lot of shiny gold ones have never seen a bath also. I...
The only silver I have bought has been in group lots of world coins. I try to get the lot assuming $20/ounce silver value for the silver coins. I...
Boy that is the truth. I am finding more and more ancient coins going for much higher than equivalent coins go for on CNG. I simply cannot believe...
Yes, of course Doug is right, (you too Mat) :) Licinius II. I saw one in a group I took a double take, the die master used larger than normal...
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