In response to what you described, Paul, as the downward pressure on premiums... If I offered an MS Saint and an AGE at the exact same price and...
Dealers make money from transactions, not capital appreciation. They simply sell their inventory at a loss, replace it at the new lower price, and...
Note: The sensitivity of the charts are not the same. The top chart that shows generic falls by 31% from the peak to current level. The Mint State...
What grade?
Well what are they charging on this service? On my rare date gold coins with spots I've just been coloring over it with a gold paint-pen.
Matt, In regards to my question earlier... Do you know what process or method they use to remove the copper spots? And I didn't say in my first...
How do they remove copper spots? I was under the impression these cannot be removed as it was part of the alloy in the coin? (What I have been...
While I see your point and agree to some extent, I'm hoping here for a more close relationship. Nothing further than an arm's length or two.
I'm not sure it would necessarily change anything for me. I do not own any of the said coins and have no plans of purchasing one. However, I know...
Thank you for the link. I have read the article but I will have to do some research on the sources myself. Reading the comments on the article, it...
Thank you very much for the reply. I did not consider the chemistry to prove / disprove the claim. I was also unaware of the mining processes to...
Good question! The 1935 LB 20 Francs were restruck in 1945, 1946, and 1947. My source for this information is from the PCGS set registry (link...
While reading old threads I encountered a thread from 2008 in which a comment a few pages in referenced there were collectors that collect 1935 LB...
Absolutely! That's awesome to hear so many of you putting coins back into the wild. I can almost guarantee that at least 1 person will become...
1st world problems... "It is a big problem for me that I want my silver coins dated 2015 before 2015 but have to wait."
This was a really fun show! It was my first show to attend in Houston, but I will be back. I had a great time and picked up 4 really cool coins...
To me it wouldn't matter where he is selling them from. He is selling them TO the United States and here it is illegal. It is in violation of the...
I bet you had a blast! I had fun just reading what you did and seeing the pictures for myself. The food and beverage looked absolutely delicious....
This is how I personally view the holes in the album. To me commemorative halves are still halves. They are still technically a "type" of US coin....
Have the other items you purchased related to the event, though? For example, did you buy a baseball cap with the logo after the championship? I...
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