Just 3? There are tons on Ebay. Just go to world coins and search "lbs". I was going to suggest that, but it appears he is in Israel and shipping...
Winged, keep the coin in there as long as you like. Like most things in ancient colelcting, its up to you. If you like them that way, that is...
Just taking the 1986 price you have a dot on of $365.80 and adjusting taking it to today means you made, at "today's all time high" less than 6%...
Lol sometimes Cloud and I disagree, I am using the word "sometimes" with a grin on my face. We go back and forth, having fun sometimes, but...
I was going back to 1980 because from that point and for 20 YEARS gold was a bad buy. I measure a good or bad buy based upon cost versus sell...
There are many coins in the 1400's with what you would consider a date. I have a few. However, what is a date? Is it only what you are used to?...
Have you seen the gold chart throughout the 80's? I don't think that price was available until the 1990's. Why would anyone have bought in the...
I am old enough to know that throughout most of the 80's buying gold was a bad idea even in nominal terms. In real terms, since 1980 there has not...
My first thought is find a local coin store. Many of these have world coin boxes, with a low fee each, that you can pick through. This is an...
LOTS of books. Ancient coins books somewhat a specialty of mine. For beginners, Wayne Sayles makes some beginner books. David Sear has the...
Great thoughts as always Doug. The real sad truth of ancient collecting is the most expensive coins, (barring great rarities and the like), are...
You are right of course, in my mind I kind of commingle popularity with scarcity together. Kind of "market scarcity" if you will, all meaning on...
Winged, generically Republican denari used to be $50. This is for a common vf coin. Nowadays its more like $100-$125 from what I see. This is the...
Whatever works, but that is saying this to someone with more financial information than 99% of the US population. If you are comfortable with it...
To me gold is around its historical average in real terms and silver above. While the argument that silver is an "industrial" metal is valid, to...
Fair enough, though I think looking at what you hold does have to be taken into cosideration, at least to me. I don't want to hold all of my...
Winged, as a basic primer to ancients, (glad to see you here), Romans are the most common ancients you will probably find overall. "Greek" has...
Put in the basement if possible, drill the concrete and put in anchors and install bolts through the floor of the safe. If on wood, drill into the...
You are way ahead of the curve considering risk as only decline. Most financial people measure it as volatility. That is the definition of beta,...
I would agree with volatile, and with the fact that silver is historically high. Risk? I am not so sure any PM is the riskiest. Risk is the chance...
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