Yes, ebay sellers do have a habit of trying to make you think everything they sell is rare and every price they offer is wholesale. That's a...
My local dealer has always compared pricing of coins to the pricing of autos...There are wholesale, dealer, and retail prices. He tries to buy...
What's the big deal if silver crosses the $20 threshold? Anyone looking at a chart can see that the price of silver has been range-bound between...
If I saw a design I really liked, I'd probably buy a few to keep as tokens...maybe carry one as a good luck charm in my pocket. They would make a...
I would agree with this point of view.
I realize you're being sarcastic, but I think it's pretty clear that's not what I was suggesting...There's a difference between knowing that coins...
you're making a significant, unqualified assumption with that statement.
I wasn't going to weigh in, as I don't particularly care to take sides, but since Fiatfiasco has basically turned his posts into a temper tantrum,...
I agree with the fact that it's the OP's property, and he can do with it what he wishes. I disagree with the notion that choosing common coins...
If that's all you're doing it for, because they're cool and inexpensive, then have at it and enjoy. But don't ever for a second let yourself...
Because it bounced less than a dollar? It's been doing that (followed by a decline) for more than 6 months now.
I'm only pointing out that the perma bulls like to say that silver is being exhausted and may one day be "extinct." Sounds great if you're hoping...
Additionally, although technically true that silver is "consumed" in industry, it is not "destroyed" as some would have you believe. Silver is an...
Thank you both for your insights. The collecting style for British coinage does seem to be very different from that of American coinage. I can...
Thanks for the idea. Is a type set like that more typical for British coin collecting than pursuing complete year/mint sets for a particular...
Perhaps there is a better thread to ask the question (or perhaps the topic has been covered elsewhere), but I was wondering if anyone could give...
Many collectors don't see sovereign mint bullion as modern numismatics, let alone private mint bullion.
Absolutely. I view coin collectors as stewards of a unique type of history. I often enjoy thinking about the stewards that came before, and will...
Absolutely report it.
I'm not worried about it in the slightest. But it's worth pointing out that unlike a holed coin or a coin in a bezel, these rings destroy all...
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