That's not exactly true either. There are several modern gold commems that have low mintages that appreciated greatly over their issue price. But...
The question was asked - when is it safe to start buying ? Well, that's a good question and it applies to all investments, not just coins. The...
Both breast, right arm, right leg, left side of the rock and in the fields - all on the obv.
It doesn't have much to do with getting caught buying stolen goods. What it has to do with is that if goods are indetified as being stolen, they...
I believe there are 14 presently qualified and approved by the mint. Not very long ago it was only 7. Regarding the comment about dealers...
As with most things, blanket statements like that are seldom accurate. It depends entirely on when you buy it and when you want to determine its...
Only because I got tired of taking sea shells from the older guys like you Carl :D
I don't know what charts you're looking at but these all seem to indicate otherwise - [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
I'm not sure I understand your question. It's completely normal for coins to be priced all over the place, as you put it. Price depends on...
Although your post fits within the parameters of the Coin Chat section, you are much more likely to get answers in the World and Ancient section....
Eduard - There are 3 varieties for Gorinchem Rose Noble. The most common of these is what is known as the Flemish Noble - Delmonte 825ter. To...
Well, actually you can Vess. It just depends on "when" you say it that determines if you were right or wrong. There have been times when the...
If you read the entire thread it will explain why there are so many fakes. It's because years ago Reader's Digest magazine did a promotion and...
Eduard you're not barging in at all. I remember your coin quite well, and yes, it is the same variety as Conrads. That's specifically why I...
The list would fill a book, literally. Back then, common date Morgans in MS65 were selling for $1500. Today, you can get them routinely for $150.
Eduard - I'm the one who told Conrad (silvereagle) about Delmonte and taught him how to use the book. I also attributed his coin for him before he...
Absolutely. Toning and its changes are entirely dependant on storage methods and environment. They can occur gradually over a long period of time,...
No Mark, the only coins from my youth, that I managed to keep past my youth, were those same two coins that I polished up so diligently - a 1903...
This was a fad that started around 2001 and became popular for a year or two. You could get slabbed coins autographed by all sorts of people. For...
Ads like that, from that time period, are exactly why a whole lot of people lost their entire life savings by "investing" in coins. Today those...
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