No one here thinks that maybe silver is being driven up more than other commodities because its a very thinkly traded market? Thinly traded...
So the author is assuming that the two metals has the same desirability as the other? He is ignoring at least 5,000 years of desirability of gold...
Sterling has always had a discount due to trouble refining it. I would not buy sterling unless at least a 10% discount to ASW. Junk coins, 90%, or...
I think this is the great divide between collectors. Some of them seem to have a need to complete a "set", howevr they define it. It happens in...
I am not sure a coin hoarder is that much better than a regular hoarder. The main difference to me is that my hoarding takes up much less space! I...
Very nice coin, so unusual with a blank reverse in that period. I think in the US they usually just refer to them as Tartars or Jing. Its a...
Always good advice, advice I cheerfully ignore. I agree with SOME organization, but I have tons of subcollections. I find something I like, make a...
Seems like a very exceptional coin for only a 65. I like it a lot. I would guess but I am uneducated concerning these.
I started young, but lost interest in the basic every date/mintmark thing. getting a new mintmark didn't excite me, even at 10. I have always...
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Yeah, sorry I was thinking of what it is scheduled to be next year. That's the problem with taxes you are always looking forward and backwards....
Just did a quick calc, and todays price is imputing a 4.8% return compounded from 1920. I do not see gold at $1500 way out of line. Its also...
Myself, I make the case on returns that they are investments and not collectibles. I am a CPA so if the IRS ever challenged me on that, (bar or...
Good idea. I have a question. Does anyone see the numismatic market moving up lately? This is what happened in the late 70's, as dealers got cash...
The lowest rate would be zero, but 15k a year I believe you are in the 10% cap gains rate, depending on your circumstances. If the IRS ever...
Yes, I was more familiar with the two character manchu reverses of course, though if I checked I would imagine I have some two character ones in...
Not classic inflation, but my view is that the Asians are wanting product back in exchange for dollars, not just more notes. In agriculture, my...
Assur, thanks for posting the coin. We have a few Chinese collectors here, I used to collect more of them a couple of years ago. This one is...
This is the case. If the IRS can prove you sold something, the burden of proof to minimize taxes due, (including purchase price), it on the...
Mine weighs probably 80-100 lbs minimum. I even have some numismatic coins in there, and some paper currency as well. Yeah, it gets very heavy.
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