Hardly so, I lost money on both of the collections I sold.
It's pretty simple, they are taking orders for this set in advance. That will allow them to actually mint the coins to order, in other words it...
jgreen - The coin you show is made in the made in the style of the 4 reales from the period you mention, but from the mints of Potosi and Lima...
Photo grading guides are of little use, in fact they are far more harmful than good in my opinion. That is because they show you a picture of 1...
There is cleaning and there is harsh cleaning. Cleaning does no harm to the coin, and harsh cleaning does do harm to the coin. What you need to...
All of the coins pictured are in various stages of circulated condition. Coins 1 & 3 would receive no grades because they are damaged. Coins 2 & 4...
I understand what you are trying to say but you need to re-think it. From 1936 until 1955 they were placed in cellophane sleeves and then wrapped...
It is pretty much accepted by most in the industry that coins in general are not good investments. Coin collecting is a hobby and it should be...
No I do not think that would be a smart investment at all.
Agree completely. Again agree completely, and that goes for paper of any kind.
tdog - Those coin holders are not airtight to begin with so the coins are constantly being exposed to the air. Store them properly and you'll be...
That's a neat setup :thumb:
Think about what life expectancy was up until recent history. Not so long ago a man that was 42 was an old man !
Maybe, but is pure speculation and there is no evidence that they ever did so. And if the method had been widely used then there would definitely...
1300's through the early 1900's.
They don't make the model I have anymore. It was one of their better ones with a double locking system that requires a key and a combination both...
I have owned an AMSEC for about 12 years, 2 hr fire and high burglary rating. But you're not gonna get one for $500....
And if it's a Sentry fire safe they very well could be. I say this because some years ago I used to have 2 of them and 2 or 3 years after I...
Me too. My guess, it's oil of some kind. Maybe Blue Ribbon or Coin Care.
If it's a Sentry fire safe, as I suspect it is, you need to quit using it because the problem will only continue, and likely get worse. And all of...
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