I guess I am not sure, but could $100 buy you a VF-EF bust half or SL half? I would be tempted to buy VF-EF from something from the 19th century,...
In the US I would say American Eagle, anywhere else in the world I would say the Maple Leaf. US collectors love our coins, but the higher purity...
Sorry, I am just laughing since you signed this "LOL" probably the most overused texting lingo there is. :) To be fair, it was internet shorthand...
...and we appreciate it. We are not all old here, but clear grammar and not text shorthand just makes it easier to communicate. :)
I am glad you had a good time! I know you are in a certain price range, but I would also advise you to walk around these shows and simply look at...
I do not think you will get them cheaper than a little over melt. There was a good thread not long ago about certain coins started about...
Not to disagree with you needlessly Doug, but Guy is making my point as well. I think of it comparing the Philly or Denver mint to mints in former...
PM me and I can give you the name of an Ebayer who was selling these and they were going pretty reasonably. Or just check Ebay and I am sure you...
Very nice post sir. Thank you. Its great to have an experienced hand help point these issues out to new collectors. I agree to the extent I have...
Just a FYI there is a new World Coin list out by Frank Robinson for those of you who enjoy buying from him. Also, on it he discusses how he is...
I took Doug's comment of "its a waste of time" to mean he believes its an endless, unprovable discussion. People will simply have opinions and...
The Early Paper Money of America published by Whitman, author is Newman. I have this book and find it well written and enjoyable. I am afraid I do...
Great post, though me coming from the 90's would argue that an undergrade by either service nowadays is VERY rare, like 1000-1 versus overgrades...
To me it looks like your Granddad was a English coinage/history fan. If you can, I would say pass it along intact to a family member. It would be...
I agree completely sir, but in order to profit from it you must be aware of it. That what I was trying to get across in my post, and when you...
Some European coins from 200 years were pretty plain, I would switch out our current designs for what we had in 1811 any day of the week. Bettter...
The other, sometimes bigger, variable is human sentiment. It would be wonderful if charts would help in any bigger global moves, but I believe...
Very interesting, thank you. I would say no one would kick you in the shins if you considered modern 1 ounce bullion coins as modern "crowns"....
Great explanation. I am used to metal fabrication, but I bet most here were not aware of the temp of coins coming off the press. I have seen...
Like Collector1966, my impression was that a crown was the largest circulating silver coin of a country, with weights usually between one half and...
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