If looking for long term investment, I would always choose the buffalo. Internationally most bullion is .999, not .90, so I would think it should...
I have one that looks like original surfaces, but my others have been cleaned. Large silver coins before Morgans are just very hard to get not...
I think searching for a "deal" can be addicting. I think this could be a serious problem for some people. Maybe I am included, I have groups of...
I am sure I am wrong Doug. Either that or I was just getting hosed. :) I paid $40-$50 for nice XF bust halves from 1987 to 1990, ($50-$70 for AU),...
Man, I haven't seen that many numbers in the 60's since the last AARP convention! This looks extremely top weighted, which would explain 1989. In...
I didn't remember 1989 as having a general lowering of circulated collectible coins. Some softness, due to dealers getting creamed by BU Morgans...
I have stuff like Sears Byzantine, Sears GIC and Greek, RIC's, BMC Kyrenaica, Sayles books, ANS etc. I buy them if I see a great deal, figuring I...
The vault in Ft Knox was opened during the Nixon Administration I believe. It is not, however, the largest holdings in the US, New York is. There...
So, how am I to feel when I buy duplicates KNOWING it is a dup? Sorry, but if I see a book on Ebay too cheap, cannot keep finger from bid...
not just the price but the premium. No one melts them now since they are worth much more in their current form. However, if consumer demand drops...
Yep, very true, except just like PM mines, the high prices of the last few years are spurring additional mine openings here as well. If I remember...
Depends on your outlook of course. I would be a bigger seller of gold than silver at these markets, but with another $2 increase in silver I WILL...
Was this one of the books for sale from the Smithsonian a while ago? I bought all foreign/ancient numismatic books they has when it was posted in...
Coin collectors like nice rare coins. That is the basis of the hobby, not the investment side of numismatics. I would always error on the side of...
Not dumb, I tried it before and was baffled as well. Thanks for starting this thread. :)
Well put Cloud. The one worry about silver I would always have is the fact that a sizable amount of the large stockpiles have been converted into...
I think what Doug said is probably what was happening. The mint experimented a lot the first year, (from what I read), with the planchets. You can...
The home equity line is actually a good source to tap IF, (and I repeat IF), you do not use the credit card any more than you can pay off each...
I agree that the financial markets are not true barometers of physical pricing. They are not liquid enough, and too much leverage. I would prefer...
Doug had a post earlier that reminded me of this question. Has anyone ever read who would be a candidate for the first numismatist. By that I mean...
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