We would shoot em like any self respecting bureaucrat would do!
Hey Inspector..... I think we should nominate CT as the numismatic oversight commission! I bet we could get the job done better than any overpaid...
Numismatics is the hobby of collecting coins. And yes there are all sorts of lopsidedness in the business of numismatics..... Bullion rounds (I...
Alan.... I'll put it this way. I been buying gold a long time. If you hand me a one ounce raw nugget or a one ounce proof 70 eagle.... I am paying...
It can be. But not in the short term. The gold I purchased in the 1990's I will double-triple my money on if I choose to sell.
They should stop sending their bullion coins. No, no.... There are collectors that love their proof offerings. I purchased four each of the...
Graded bullion is a contradiction unto itself. It is a market created by television coin hawkers. PCGS and NGC provide a valuable service to those...
Alan... I understand your frustration. It is why knowledge in this hobby is key before you lay down your money. Only once in my years have I paid...
Well no. Fortunately the coin industry is not regulated.
I understand. It’s just where the market is. People pay what they will pay. You could potentially put them on EBay and bring a premium from a...
Maybe valued slightly above face value. But it is a wonderful old cent to begin a collection around.
Well no. If a dealer paid you spot bullion price I would say you did reasonably well. Dealers have to make a profit to keep their doors open. I...
Some folks have ENTIRELY too much time on their hands
A few months back coin dealers and collectors across the nation were introducing old collector coins back into circulation. It was a program...
General moral decay?
I remember seeing things like this. Back in a day when banks would encourage young folks to save. Could you imagine a 5% return on your savings...
I wish I could "like" this post multiple times. I have long believed that us old guys have priced this hobby out of new collectors reach. Even...
Awesome..... I hadn't looked at the charts this week. I remember seeing gold surpass $1800.00 some years ago and feeling like I was some sort of...
That is the place! Many, many thanks!!
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