To the OP, I would echo what some others have said, collect what you love. I always hated the "set" mentality in US coins, how so many people...
I find them interesting as well. Unfortunately, unless the countermark can be identified, I believe you will find it might lower the coins value,...
Try getting into ancients. My library of just books on ancient coins is about 600 volumes, with another 100 or so for world coins. Then the...
Not unfair. My own position would be this poster thought they do not have long term potential due to the design. There are many, many other things...
You can disagree with his opinion, but I do not believe its fair to call it "uninformed". He called the coin ugly, a sentiment shared by most of...
That is a question for Mat. ;)
Yeah. Most large coppers coming from the sources nowadays are being doctored. If you do not know what you are doing, its a dangerous game to pay...
Denari were the dime sized silver coins used day to day. When they got debased as to silver content, the antinonianii were introduced as the...
I was just responding to you saying "it is not entirely accurate" from my earlier post. I overstated when I said "all", but effectively morgans...
I believe this is tongue in cheek, but to others Ft Knox did not even exist until the 30's. The bars there are mostly from melted down US gold...
SO when were Morgans circulated? Maybe 50,000 a year really circulated the year they were struck. The vast, vast majority of them were either...
Heck, all Morgans were struck only to get rid of excess silver from western mines. Chris referencing the Peace dollars was due to the need to have...
I would be curious to see what percentage of CNG and other US firms, with usually lower starting bids, have of unsold lots. I know CNG electronic...
What do you mean by some point? I always calculate both the BP and the, (very common), sky high postage costs when figuring out how much to bid....
I agree any precious metal is not "safe". It can protect you from some scenarios of your currency weakening, but "safe" is not a word I would use...
I agree wholeheartedly with BostonCoins comments. If I had to pick a "great" coin, by start date, and circulation issue only, I agree with the WL...
Eh, CNG is not nearly as off on their estimates as the infamous Gorny and Mosch group lots. I have bid 8 times estimate on those and not even been...
That Byzantion stater in the last CNG auction had me going when it was $1500 or less. I admit its a great way to get people dreaming.
Yeah, but evidently many Europeans do not agree. I have seen 80% start bid on high estimates at many auctions nowadays.
Um, yeah. I like underappreciated coins myself, but I would honestly say I would not pick that coin out of a $20 junkbox. OTOH almost no one here...
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