The silver eagles usually trade at a significant premium to most private bars and many of the foreign ones. There are some private bars that are...
It might be added that I've looked at substantial numbers of sets removed from the shipping packages. Multiple sets in these packages are very...
There has been very little said by the mint over the years about this subject. What is known is that a number of these are destroyed at the end...
There were, of course, peace dollars made in 1964 but they were never released.
I'm not entirely sure that the public prefers the dollar bill to the dollar coin. Certainly there are some people who greatly prefer the bill but...
The type 1 dies were used up through about July of 1975 and then the type 2 were used to the end of 1976. There are major differences on both the...
Thank you very much. I've been collecting them for more than 30 years and they just fascinate me.
Since I started collecting in '57 there has been a very large tendency for very recent coins to be overpriced relative to the apparent supply and...
Much depends on the date and the source. If you're looking for an '85-D dime then there is little chance that most sets have been searched for...
It requires some learning for most people to see the difference between two level of proof grades. If you give a novice ten different proofs...
You're no doubt correct that there will be many nice coins coming from this source over the next several years. My point was merely that there...
There weren't any coins worth $10,000 in today's money in the 1950's or even the '40's or '30's. You'd have to go all the way back to the...
This is what the terms are supposed to mean but in my experience there is a tendency for BU to mean a nice shiny MS-60 and Unc to mean a bad...
It's a good idea to start slowly and build the knowledge, customer base and inventory you need to run a successfull business.
Certainly there is a great deal of truth in all the points made. Rare coins are just that- rare. If these were available in gramma's attic or in...
Thanks for the list BWJR. It does look interesting.
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