But the point Collector1966 is a good one. A lot of silver demand in the last few years that has unbalanced supply and demand and caused the runup...
I understand where you are going with that thought, but to me, (without any bad connotations to words): Investing - Understanding a market and...
I would mourn the coins I used to own, (and mourn my books more, if I lost them as well), and start over. Once a collector always a collector....
I own this one, I like it a lot. I didn't post about it since I was not aaware if there was a better volume. I got it for about $20 a year ago. PM...
If I am too opinionated I apologize. I just think about all of the "new" stuff they have done in the last 10 years and that is what boils my...
Susan Headley is messing with Chinese counterfeits now? I remember her when she first got into uncleaned Roman coins. Small world. Overall, I...
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I never said they had Fatima. I said that countries used to have stockpiles of other PM that they have sold off mostly, but haven't sold off gold,...
For XF or higher grades, I would assume forgery right off the bat for anything over a 1% tolerance. XF and above have almost no wear loss, so they...
Man, sorry guy. I think a lot of it is there are not really many true "unsearched rolls" like there used to be. I hate to talk about, "back in the...
I will just say that Central banks USED to hold other PM, but have sold those positions. The holding of gold is a more emotional issue, so they...
Bigjpst, I would agree if the auction stated BU that your coins are BU, but corroded, In that case I would agree that you gambled and lost, (I...
Good advice. As a side note, there is an extreme difference legally between the two. I worked with law enforcement on a sting of "gold buyers"...
The 1880 worries me actually. The other two looked reasonable, but the rim and color both on the 1880 looks funny. Like others have said try to...
Chris, I thought at first you said a double lie. Yeah, that would fit in here with coin collectors! :) I find coin collectors are a lot like...
I don't think the 99 is cleaned at all. I think its dirty at the surface but luster underneath. I think you did really well with both of these...
Depends on the meaning of the word "speculative". It always boils down to the meaning. I would agree with you since gold has the least...
I think they were just having fun Lucy. You are right gold is much better for storage than silver, with platinum being better yet. My quantity of...
Lance, I know I am a hard case. I liked the hobby 30 years ago personally. If there were "guarantees" that could be relied on that would make...
Mark, great post of course. One thing that always bothered me about slabs is this exact thought, (even though its correct). If the TPG is just...
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