That's my whole point. I can't see how it is any different than what we have now. I don't have an affinity for anything, depreciating or...
Why ? The only reason I ever heard of for sending boxes unopened was to get First Strike Designation. NGC doesn't do that anymore. So I see no...
OK, I'm confused. What exactly is that you are calling a cud looking thing ? Based on the pics you posted I can't really see much. Can you post...
Quite honestly, because I think the coins are ugly and unattractive. There is not one thing about them that has ever appealed to me. It's a...
A sound currency ? Just how is it sound ? You have a silver coin and you dictate that the value of that silver coin is not and cannot be tied to...
Cloud, the question remains - why does money need to have intrinsic value ? Money serves it's purpose just fine without having intrinsic value....
What it cost to slab a coin depends on the value of the coin. The higher the value, the more it cost. That said, even for a coin valued at say...
And his ideas are the most rediculous things I have ever heard. I really cannot believe that you would buy into that nonsense. I mean give me a...
Shows you how much you can believe the TV. More than half of all the silver mined throughout all of recorded history has been mined in the past 70...
No that is not what I say. And if you think it is then you need to read more carefully. What I have said is that it is impossible for the money...
That's about as good as they get ;)
That part that is impossible would be for the silver dollar to have a dollar's worth of silver in it. But you go right ahead and tell me how it is...
Try reading what you find - HERE
The process is not frowned upon today either. In fact it is practiced as much now, if not more, than it ever was. Just not necessarily by the same...
By all means, feel free to reveal his identity. Otherwise, how is anyone else to know ? And you never know, the dealer himself may even reply....
It all depends on the dealer. Knowing your dealer is your security blanket.
Most knowledgeable collectors and dealers estimate that 80% or more of all older silver coins have been dipped. And yes that includes those...
A raw one ? Very few. Dan Sedwick would be one. There are few other trusted and well known dealers, but I'd have to look them up and don't have...
That's a strike issue from being struck slightly off center. The issue with this coin is that it was harshly cleaned. No one could ever tell...
I wrote to Ed so we'll see what he has to say. I'm always ready to learn something.
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