I never said they had Fatima. I said that countries used to have stockpiles of other PM that they have sold off mostly, but haven't sold off gold,...
For XF or higher grades, I would assume forgery right off the bat for anything over a 1% tolerance. XF and above have almost no wear loss, so they...
Man, sorry guy. I think a lot of it is there are not really many true "unsearched rolls" like there used to be. I hate to talk about, "back in the...
I will just say that Central banks USED to hold other PM, but have sold those positions. The holding of gold is a more emotional issue, so they...
Bigjpst, I would agree if the auction stated BU that your coins are BU, but corroded, In that case I would agree that you gambled and lost, (I...
Good advice. As a side note, there is an extreme difference legally between the two. I worked with law enforcement on a sting of "gold buyers"...
The 1880 worries me actually. The other two looked reasonable, but the rim and color both on the 1880 looks funny. Like others have said try to...
Chris, I thought at first you said a double lie. Yeah, that would fit in here with coin collectors! :) I find coin collectors are a lot like...
I don't think the 99 is cleaned at all. I think its dirty at the surface but luster underneath. I think you did really well with both of these...
Depends on the meaning of the word "speculative". It always boils down to the meaning. I would agree with you since gold has the least...
I think they were just having fun Lucy. You are right gold is much better for storage than silver, with platinum being better yet. My quantity of...
Lance, I know I am a hard case. I liked the hobby 30 years ago personally. If there were "guarantees" that could be relied on that would make...
Mark, great post of course. One thing that always bothered me about slabs is this exact thought, (even though its correct). If the TPG is just...
How does everyone remember? I do not remember all of the coins I own, so I cannot recall having "lost" one since my childhood. Now, many times...
Lucy, just my opinion as well but I think absent any other forces, gold will continue to go up as well. Remember always that inflation is almost...
You are more generous than I am Doug. I hear what you are saying, but remember well TPG stating unequivically that they would NEVER grade modern...
Bah, the 8 year olds have it right. Collect coins for fun, not for tiny little differences in grades and other crap TPG makes so "important"....
But both of you are really speculating. :) Me too, so don't get mad. Buying a commodity on the notion it will go up is speculation. Putting...
I am simply confused. I am not sure you really read my posts. I stated that I used to work with a jewelry manufacturer, a valued added gold user,...
The original Coinage bill specified an eagle for all PM coinage. They changed it for half dimes and dimes in the early 1800's because it was...
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