Where in the Coinage Act of 1792 does it declare gold as sovereign currency? I have read it many times and do not remember that passage. I read...
I would think 30% of a portfolio is high, especially if you are including real estate in that number. The bad part about holding any asset class...
The swastika is a very revered symbol, being used on coins throughout the ages. It first appeared as far as I know on ancient indian coinage. Its...
Thanks for sharing SiberianMan. I think if anyone has the right to post Nazi coins, it would be someone from Russia, the country that arguably...
Jim, I think it is a result in which news media you listen to. Some who cater to those who wish to control spending report that only one-fifth of...
Its actually easier to add mintmarks on low grade coins since you can do much more to cover up the marks made from adding the MM and not raise...
Well go ahead and stick your fingers in your ears and blindfold yourself too. Gold is always and everywhere money. You can indeed buy groceries...
Just to chime in to your good post Cloud, you can see oversees buyers participating more heavily in US goods purchases. In my industry, anything...
Just an observation. When silver when up in 1980 the price of what dealers would pay started to drastically slip at about $30. below that value...
I just want to say one thing to people here who post that "silver and gold are money, they are natural forms of money". Money is the commodity of...
No, of course not. In fact when I buy the Ptolemy large bronzes I always look for a large prominent pit since I think it adds character. A person...
I think labeling a coin that is supposed to have centration dimples a fake if they are not seen is a little harsh Doug. I have a couple...
I would say any old MS60 coin will grade higher if reslabbed. A grader had a NN article stating that MS60 is not used anymore, and most now are MS62.
Well I have just sold 10 ounces or so, holding onto to much more out of circumstance more than anything, (SD boxes another state away and I lost...
Hmm, I thought I saw it in the eyes clearest, but also in the crown, lettering, and nose/mouth. Lookes like struck one way, die rotated, and then...
Sorry I was lazy and didn't post a link to Frank's auction: http://www.fsrcoin.com/33.jpg Lot 420, look at the eyes. This is just an...
I love having lead around. Its the most useful tool I have ever had in the shop and around the house, especially when glueing something back together.
I hear what you are saying Gao, but just looking at Frank Robinson's current auction lot 420 is a brinze of Justinian double struck with the...
Agreed, also known as pillar dollars. Being magnetic proves it is a copy, since the originals were made of silver, which is not magnetic. The...
I agree too, you are lucky you did not get what the certificate says it is. You got a somewhat scarcer emperor, in nice condition. I did much...
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