Some states do Duke, but many are tax free on any purchase size. I like TX in a lot of ways, but not this one.
I would be careful relying too much on "common wisdom" Keys in my mind are overvalued, and assuming they will always go up at the same pace is...
Thanks Mark, I said I was relying on memory of a really old article. It is a special coin, though, and I could see that breaking the 1794 silver...
Silver and gold are legal, all others were legal until a few years ago. The new law is unconstitutional but just not challenged yet. To OP, you...
For rare of course, unique coins cannot be any more rare. Lots of them in ancient numismatics, but no one cares so prices not high. It depends on...
To the OP point, yes the government has made a law saying melting cents and nickels illegal, but I do not think it would stand if challenged....
Well off the top of my head there are not 16 troy ounces to a regular pound. A troy ounce is heavier than a regular ounce. I would go to...
AS for modern, there is a HUGE inflection point in my mind between 69 and 70. I think some modern commems might be good buys at 69 but not at 70....
I like collect what I call inflection points a lot when I collected US coins. An example would be a 27s quarter, when I was buying them a g was...
Understood, that is why I notated, "if the photo is representative". I have seen coins tone in the slab though, some fortunately some...
ASE's will tone quickly due to the purity levels of the silver versus 90% coinage and the fact silver is so very reactive. It is in fact the 10%...
Good thoughts Ras. I would hope someday ERIC II could be updated as well, even if I have not seen it yet. My earlier comments were regarding how...
Farstaff, I just get copies on Ebay. learn what the different versions are, how the cover looks, (since many sellers do not know the edition), and...
Yep! Not 1% of any of em! :)
Anyone who thinks otherwise is fooling themselves. David Sear is not an expert in every area of ancient coins, let alone other areas of...
They are a great series, easiest to complete of the Barbers, especially in VG. Good luck and have fun!
At these prices, there are a lot more people panning/searching for gold, mines being reconsidered to reopen, etc. In economics higher prices long...
I never thought about it much, but I do remember in pictures of the Chinese fake coin factories that they had a lot of fakes in slabs labeled...
Its really up to you Farstaff, how you like to access information. I do not mind the disks, but I guess I am onld fashioned and still like books....
Like others have said, I still am a newbie in most areas of numismatics. I have only been at it 30 years, I have just started! I am pretty sure...
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