Good point. I picked up mine from a Frank Robinson list for about $8 I believe. I bought all of the large cent references for about that price....
I do not believe Vlad Tepis has a portrait coin, or a direct coin at all. I know his uncle had coins struck. I wouldn't say he was the most...
Best of luck getting through it all Lucy. I wish you the best. You know, you do have a lot of friends here who are more than willing to help,...
Good information. I am glad I am not the only one who has to have these in hand sometimes to see the VDB. It seems the initials were put on the...
This is where I beg to differ. You darn well have a bubble in any market, commodity, derivative, or otherwise. What do you characterize 1980 PM...
That's how I feel Guy. I could have wasted money on drinking, boating, gambling, or any other forms of recreation. I chose coin collecting. I am...
Your basis, ("cost"), is what the value of the coin is when you inherited it. This is why it pays to document value when you receive something...
I never said I did sir, but when I listen to NPR it sure seems to be an opinion of some.
My choice, especially if you want a portrait, would be Stalin or Mao. Ghengis never had his portrait on a coin. Even for Romans I would not...
Seriously? That is assuming a person has a clue as to where all of their coins are, let alone all of the coins they own. Then putting them all...
I am similar to you OP. WHat I have done is given instructions to my wife as to what to send where. I have 3 categories, books, US coins, and...
Speaking as a man living in Minnesota...... HATER!
Good questions Cloud. The one thing I would caution NOS about is getting hung up with nominal values. They can mess with your head, since humans...
Heck of a question....... To answer the OP question, (assuming he wants it answered and not just soliciting sales), I do not buy modern...
For overall coin sales probably. For ancients, a lot of the excitement is around Fall and early Spring since that is auction season in Europe....
Lol, everyone has those, some just have larger ones than others. Just suggesting that sometimes its fun to collect a completely different area...
Look around and take your time. Have you every thought about goign outside your comfort zone and trying foreign or ancient? I am thinking maybe an...
Its kind of cool, but with the generic nature of the coin inside, and its condition, I am not sure its the best $100 spent unless of course you...
Sure looks Jewish to me with the Menorah on the reverse. I would start with assuming its Jewish, but after that I don't have a clue. Its not a...
You are right of course that there is a market for these holders. For pricing, I would baseline my estimate at what the coin inside the holder is...
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