Agreed. If the auction listing did not note the putty deficiency you have every right to a full refund but you must do it quickly. Auction firms...
Or a scarce, historically important Roman Republican denarius, and still $50 left over. :)
I voted nickel bracelet since at least the cents have a "chance" of recouping their value in time. The bracelet has destroyed any value possible...
Depends on what you mean by undervalued. Do you mean what is most likely to go up in a short period, like a "hot" stock tip? Or do you mean...
Agreed. If you do not know the pricing in the market, you need education. Try perusing auction sites and see what market prices have been running....
Great advice. Education is key to investing, with it you are more comfortable with the risk. However, there is a "can I sleep" factor. If you are...
Nice way to fit a graph beginning at a historically adjusted low market. Should I fit the market returns starting in the early spring of 2008...
As for researching ancient smelting techniques, the only book I have covering it is "King Croesus' Gold, Excavations at Sardis". It refers to the...
Well the article I linked showed natural nuggets in their test sample ranged from 86.8 to 99% pure gold. Not completely "purified by nature". I...
https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/1811/3687/1/V49N02_073.pdf Is a good article on ancient gold purity. It shows that Romans were able to...
I will research it and get back to you Doug. The main point is it becomes the increasing difficulty in extracting the trace metals that naturally...
It was just an idea, the standards could be adjusted. Its not like we can do anything about the situation anyway. I would just like, if I were...
I was referring to collectors buying up moderns and sending in for grading. If it didn't get 70 they would either resubmit or sell the coin off....
I think its a trap too many times we fall into trying to calculate "investment value" of a purchase. I do it too, trying to rationalize a $1,000...
Besides Tye and Mitchiner OCV-NISWC, what books would cover these Doug?
The OP saw the coin in person at the ANA and negotiated the price there. He was just asking opinions here. I agree its better to know about the...
Well, I could be wrong, but I thought the sources had trace elements in the silver that passed through to the coin. A cc was primarily coined from...
But when you have 40% of a mintage 70, how is it special anymore? If there were business strike 70's they should be exceedingly rare. By...
Ok, I will research it. I know the US didn't have any kind of capability like that for most of its history. You say that .9999 is doable for the...
Which is why they shouldn't be judged the same. I think a hard break at a certain date, 1965, 1970, whatever, and everyone knows what is modern...
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