I would disagree with gboulton a little. IF buying either the 67 or 2 65's will not adversely affect your collecting budget, and IF you can tell...
Sounds like a small town I moved to in Iowa some years ago. I never understood small town mentality of being so nosy. I went out with a lady, and...
I would say, if you like them, try to cherry pick them. My favorite game was try to find one fully struck. Not as easy as you would think. Many...
You are missing the point. Unless you wish to cut the coin in half, and acid test is not foolproof. Surface coat the fake and it will pass your...
Even for bullion/junk I would not buy there unless you knwo what you are doing. I have seen "junk" world silver at such places that were all...
Depends. For most of my coins, (the ones I am not actively pursuing the series), maybe once every 5 years. If I haven't collected something in a...
I think you are concentrating way too much on certified examples as well. Myself, I never collected slabbed coins but collected these when I was...
How so sir? How is it provable the damage to the coin was done by the mint? I am not trying to be snarky, I am honestly asking how these marks can...
You would have no disagreements from me sir if you are wishing to put aside 10% in PM as a diversification measure. Good luck! :)
Hmm, I do not own a coin with adjustment marks from the mint that were done post strike. In fact I have never really heard of that short of semi...
Always remember too the point Doug made about these being in banks. I have heard credible stories that these were still in bank vaults, (BU), up...
Even when they did do adjustment marks, the strike would have eliminated most traces of them. The first coin is simply a damaged coin that I agree...
If you are convinced its undervalued, then go for it. I would simply say those who bought those same saints in the 80's were not looking at their...
My response would be that: 1. The treasurer of a small state like SC is not in the "in" crowd. He most likely has as much "insider knowledge"...
I would have called out NGC on that. What justification could they have to body bag as cleaned a coin fresh from the mint?
Yes sir, very much so. There are literally hundreds or thousands of stories like this in coin collecting. Having this knowledge is the difference...
For those who maybe don't know which their sheets are, (and the smell of PVC goes away with time), feel your pages. If they are soft and pliable,...
Sounds you are a good son for him. I wish my Dad collected just so we would have something in common. I think about the only thing he collects is...
I agree. Yes, eventually, (and hopefully), someday there will be a single volume book on US coins that is better, but the fact is 25 years after...
Or the 55s cent, or bicentennial coins, or state quarters. :)
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