I completely missed the grading prophecy, but nice coin in any case! My guess as I went through the thread was AU something, but that's pretty...
In essence: if abstract future people will want to buy them, then an abstract future market will exist. The future can be SO annoying... :wacky:
This forum has made me even MORE leery of buying anything of value raw on Ebay. I happily buy VERY low value coins, the kind that even if they...
The story says it all:...
A safe seems like the way to go if you want immediate access to your collection. I don't have an enormous collection, but anything of enough value...
I plan to buy a mega red every 5 years or so (unless something else compels me to buy one). They take up immense space on bookshelves and they're...
The best news is that there aren't really any rules. As others have said, you do want to educate yourself as much as possible to avoid potentially...
Thanks again everyone for the great replies! Yes, the variations are not huge, or potentially very interesting, by any means. This page shows...
Ah, yes, good advice, but I neglected to mention that the coin quoted was in a PCGS slab as PF69DCAM. I'm only looking at slabbed coins. I would...
Hmmm... I don't loathe them, but I don't actively seek them out, either. I inherited a small pile of them so maybe that sated my interest. I do...
I really appreciate the responses so far. It's absolutely great having access to such an active forum. The other factor that makes me suspicious...
In an attempt to get a different perspective on collecting, I decided to try collecting a series rather than a random sampling of types. Since...
Under the vast majority of circumstances, no. I avoid them. But there could always be that one coin that I'd like to have but has always been out...
Oop... someone already posted the VAMWORLD link, but if you care about VAMS, this is apparently the site to occupy... http://www.vamworld.com/
This story is painful and makes my innards twitch in agony, but yes, you learned a lesson the hard way. Owch. But at least you didn't keep it to...
Slabs are definitely a mixed blessing. As someone already mentioned, they provide a decent hedge against now rampant counterfeiting (as long as...
Though I didn't inadvertently lose these coins, I did sell a load of them way back when I found myself short of money one awful month. Looking...
There's nothing in my area this week, but I went to 2 shows last weekend and bought enough to keep me going until the next shows roll along...
Hm. The majority of Twin Cities public transportation tokens that I've seen look like this: [IMG] Or this: [IMG] Or these: [IMG] [IMG] Not...
Nice photos and nice finds! I really like the Washington and Carver/Washington coins - I'm also intrigued by murmurings I've heard that the...
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