Best luck we had was when we were moving into our house, and taking down the spectacularly ugly window treatments in the master BR. We took down...
In fact, at the Raleigh show I think the dealers were paying fairly close to spot for bullion. Then again, I was only trying to sell junk silver...
Thanks for posting that link, meant to do it myself and forgot. I usually just Google "Raleigh coin show 2021", but that link is one of the first...
No, it's been at its current rate since 2002, I think. Are you thinking about the let's-tax-Internet-sales party that started in 2019 across the...
I'm surprised you could land a 70 at a premium that low, even now!
I bought one raw on eBay when gold was fairly low. It has a copper spot, but I'm not bothered by it. I was actually thinking of carrying it as a...
Banks and coin services would treat it like cash if it were worth more than the cost of sorting, counting, and shipping it. Ditch everything...
As @Collecting Nut said, it's environmental damage. That kind of corrosion can appear to enhance detail, just like restoring a date on a nickel.
What is the world coming to, when a new form of money attracts people who have lots of money and want to make more?
Waiting for the thread detailing all the reasons Type 2 is a terrible, horrible, worthless design and they never should have changed from Type 1....
You mean, like they do right now with physical cash, via inflation?
Polyurethane isn't a polyester. It looks like it might be safe -- it's used as a coating to prevent metal corrosion -- but I don't know if...
Huh. Wonder where you go to get palladium planchets?
Holy carp, that Walker looks well-struck!
What was the venue where you bought it?
And then realize that it will weigh almost exactly the same if its core is tungsten instead of gold.
Yep, when I hear that line, the response that comes to mind is "that sounds like a you problem". Of course, saying that doesn't help move the...
Well, when silver hits $100/ounce... ;)
Ouch. :( It might be possible to restore the last digit, but I have my doubts.
I collect some things in circulated grades.
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