Two questions for the forum, 1) Has anyone had good luck buying coins from pawn shops? 2) I recently relocated to Houston. Can anyone...
I just received by clad proof set from an outside vendor. Coins are fine, but the blue box is a little battered. My annoyance aside, should I...
I received a group of about 100 Lincoln errors from a family friend a while back. It's mostly common date wheaties with rotated reverses and...
I'm considering getting into English coins. Can anyone direct me to a helpful book/website that will give me an overview before I take the plunge?
got my order in. bought unc of the dollar and half dollar.
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Any guidance on who makes such albums?
I'm starting at about 6 empty holes in my Buffalo Nickel book (13-s II, 14-d, 18/7-d, 21-s, 26-s, and 3 leg), and I'm getting pretty discouraged...
These are two very different statements. From a pure finance theory perspective, any asset (coins, stocks, etc) is worth the present value of...
Another reason to stay away, I emailed the seller this: "Where is the 1? This looks like a regular 1942." And got this response: Dear sir...
In the interest of answering my own question, I pulled the cost data from the Red Book, and value data from the internet to determine which was...
Well, I guess I mostly just want to collect all the 's' mint marks, but if I can make money doing it, then that's nice too. I know the occasional...
I see both points, but I hope you're not suggesting that fraud is not an issue in the coin market. Also, part of the reason stocks are as...
With all due respect, this is incorrect. Something like a bond has an intrinsic value becuase it promises you fixed cash flow as a part of a...
Personally, I'd rather have the cash, but that's just me. Sorry about your grandmother.
What about buying direct from the Mint?
I'm thinking of assembling a proof set colleciton, with the primary purpose of collecting all the 's' mint issues. I don't have any particular...
My dad and I had a philosophical discussion about grading from this coin. I view a grade as telling me a minimum level of detail I can expect in...
I started collecting when I was 12, and didn't get squat.
see below: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=180199611656&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=008 Reputable grader calls this a VF....
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