Well, what can we expect? Take a $30 fee, deduct costs of handling, security, slabbing, postage, insurance, promotions, advertising, etc. and...
williamtipton: Please reconsider your flashing avatar. It is quite distracting. Thanks.
Well, a 1916 Merc with a D mintmark (on the reverse) is a rare coin. Its value depends on condition, but you would be very happy if this is the...
If the collection warrants, have it appraised by a dealer you have told you only want an insurance valuation and documentation, and don't intend...
Exiled, I think GDJMSP and tcore have it right -- collect what you want and display it however you want. Your collecting objective is your...
I think the best solution is avoid buying an album with all the holes marked, unless it exactly matches all the coins you have as an objective for...
There are any number of examples demonstrating that coin collectors do not consider "intrinsic" value to be a very significant in their collecting...
The pheasant is there for the same reason that Mt. Rushmore is there. Economic value of tourism.
As someone else said, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If you like toned coins, own them. If you don't like them, don't. It doesn't...
I am always hesitant about memorializing people on coins, because we all have many good and bad traits, and some of our presidents weren't worth a...
The quarter is out, at least as part of the clad quarters proof set. The reverse shows nothing on the horizon, only the foreground buffalo and...
See the similar thread from last year -- http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=741 CT and KS have beautiful, uncluttered themes, along...
Extending the remarks of ND: Slip a long edge of an X-Acto knife blade into the seam where the two halves of the case meet, and twist. The...
Apparently, something like this has been tried, although there is no mention of using lasers: ---------- 10 Myths of the Modern Coin Market...
No, use in indirect exchange is a necessary, but not sufficient, quality of money. The recipient of money must also reasonably expect that he may...
One answer is to subscribe. Doesn't cost you anything until the coins ship.
You must be good on ebay auctions.
Money is not simply anything which might be exchanged for something else. Almost any physical thing could fit such a definition. One meaning of...
Another strategy is to keep the coin in an Air-Tite holder, which is then placed in an Air-Tite album. Coins can be examined in the album, or...
What, no COA?
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