I will try to recap: NEVER use a rock tumbler to make a coin "shiny" or on a coin in average condition. ONLY use it on dug coins that have...
These are the dumb ones who get caught. Seriously, hiding that much cash in a local SDB. How dumb. There are 5 different ways off the top of my...
Just three coins, I would go with, 1. Eide Mar denari 2. Port of Ostia sestertius, (or a coluseum coin) 3. A signed Syracusan tet or...
Did you looko in Hendin and see if he lists it? It seems every edition he makes a case for more and more Roman coins being related to Judea than...
I would not say that. I post how if used properly you can bulk clean ancients with these using plastic pellets. If you try to clean them too...
Sir, I would advise diversifying your holdings. Just like you do not want all of your money in stocks, or bonds, or property, or any other single...
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/ Tons of tips and tricks on coin photography here from our own Doug Smith. Don't worry, they work on...
Who said SDB are profitable? You are assuming they are, when maybe they lose money offering them and really only do it as a service....
Great explanation Chris. I would be more generic in my description of luster as the resolidified metal that was melted in the striking process. I...
I like palladium mainly since I know a board designer and he said with the huge push for eliminating lead, palladium usage in computer boards are...
Ok, I will try: 1. Excavators dig up everything they find. They pull out anything that looks worthwhile and sell the dregs who sell to dealers on...
There are 500 Euro notes, and as such the US is starting to lose its luster as a currency that is easy to transport. I doubt we will ever see a...
Depends on what you classify as "demand". I classify coinage and bars as inventory, not demand, since it is not lost and at any minute can be sold...
Well, I am not sure of their US and Canadian production numbers, but silver is silver, and other sources show consistent year on year gains in...
Harlan Berk is primarily ancients, but recently hired the former ANA director. Therefor, they may be a better choice than before. Certainly they...
I would be careful. Numismatic News just had a story a couple of weeks ago how there are surpluses of ASE's, no waiting at all, and the mint is...
And by doing so you are ahead of 90%+ of other beginning collectors. Listen, its called cherrypicking. Buying a coin for less than its worth....
That is a good discussion. Basically what I take from it is the 69s is not a rarity, but a "better" date, (tier 2) I guess. I never had paid much...
Like Hobo said, NNC is not a respected slabber. I would be extremely leery of any such coins in slabs. If you are a beginner, you are much safer...
Interesting idea, but I understnad this process, (while replicatable), would take enormous amounts of energy. The amount of energy that produced...
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