My guess is the story was planted to try to scare some people straight. I have not seen much success with these. I haven't heard much abotu the...
Sorry, but you missed the point entirely. My point was its an historical precedent that this government can at any time make it illegal to own...
I would be the third to discourage you from using aluminum foil. While popular for a while wrapped over paper, some of the worst coins I have ever...
One or two obols if I remember correctly. I wouldn't be carrying a bunch of tetradrachms just in case Charon is short on change!
I simply see numismatics as an offshoot of both art and antiquities. Both of these markets are indescribably higher priced than most coins. When a...
But the OP's question does touch on one thing. In the mid-late 80's, when TPG was really getting going, MS65 was deemed "investment grade" by the...
Just something for everyone to think about though. Do you really think the elite who are running up these debts will allow you to be self...
Even though many of us here concentrate on ancients, I think you will find we also appreciate medieval and world coins more than average US...
That's why we can all be ancient collectors at the same time man. I have tons of subsets I imagine a lot of other ancient collectors would not be...
And that is the reason many of us left other collecting anyway. For my taste, there is way too much "hole filling" in US and modern collecting. If...
I think you are differentiating between contemporary counterfeits, (meant to be passed as money), and collectible counterfiets, (meant to fool...
My only comment would be: If I am holding two coins made a couple of years ago by Bulgarians, both City Commemorative Urbs Roma, wolf and twins...
I think its healthy to change gears periodically. I find it freshens up your passion for collecting. If I had to stay in one small area of...
Either are acceptable. I think quantity over quality is common in two circumstances: 1. Starting out. Everyone starts somewhere, and I think...
If you know you want to specialize in Greek, I would suggest Greek Coins from the World of Numismatic series. You can get it on Ebay at times....
Good advice sir. Now if could argue with you, (I said could as well), I would point out there is a huge difference between mintages of an entire...
If you consider it A then you can be setting yourself up for failure. Investing is investing, collecting is for fun. NEVER allow yourself to talk...
That mintage, and considering they were commemoratives so most saved, isn't that huge. Its all about how many are surviving versus demand. Always...
I have seen a couple of different types of black "gunk" on coins that was not toning. For some reason nickels, (particularly V nickels), seem to...
My only issue with TPG changing their grading based on market whims is that its not an electronic system where they can change all previous slabs....
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