The price of every metal is up - steel, tin, zinc, copper - you name it it's up. It all comes back to the US dollar dropping on the currency...
Nd is a bit more diplomatic than I am. I wouldn't buy from Littleton - for any reason at any time. It has been my experience that their coins are...
No problem Nd - at times I have a hard time thinking period :D
Howdy shapiro1 - Welcome to the Forum !! Sorry - but i don't have a Greysheet handy to look up the roll values. But National dealer will be...
Coin #1 is a 100 pesetas - from Spain as you suspected. To tell the date is a bit trickier as it may or may not be 1966. On either side of the...
Just go to a different bank - try several. Ask for rolls of half dollars - sooner or later you'll find a bank that has them. If you go to a...
Howdy robb4359 - Welcome to the Forum !! One bank is as good as the next. Banks order coins as they need them - not as they are issued. So if...
There is another side to the metals market just like any commodities or securities market that must be remembered. That is - for every person who...
It all depends on the amount of pressure used during the minting process. So the thickness of the rim can vary. And there could be minor...
I don't think that was quite the answer he was looking for Nd. Not too many people have have a $1,000 face value worth of silver coins. So...
As the man said - " build it - and they will come " ;)
Well my friend you do have a bit of a specialized collecting habit. I gotta admit - I've never seen a dealer that handles what you want either...
These are not errors - it is rather common actually. It is known as finning and results because of the striking process. What it amounts to is...
While I may agree that Want Lists are useful to some collectors - they don't work at all for others - like me for instance. The problem I have is...
This is something that all too many sellers do on ebay. Placing a Reserve on an auction often times has the effect of keeping bidders from bidding...
Nice indeed !! ;)
Ahhhhhh the joys of subtlety - why didn't I think of that :D
Make that two who agree ;)
Howdy Andy - Your's is an often asked question. There is one certainty - the coin market goes up - the coin market goes down. This is...
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