I think a lot has to do with supply. While lots of you on here refer the the grey sheet for pricing, or the PCGS guide lots don't have access to...
Another thing to think about and I am considering this as part of my type set is to seek out a collectoin of all special designations. Examples...
Now I know how the slab faces get all those awful scratches in them.......Just kidding....kind of. Sometimes when I buy a slab on ebay and it...
Collect how you want and enjoy. I'm guessing thought that once acquired in VG you'll want to upgrade. Nothing wrong with that. Fill the spot...
Yep, it's just another fun way to collect with a history lesson. Until the "w" dime the set can be complete with Morgans(excluding gold) but I...
Dahlonega and Charlotte mints. Only minted gold in the mid 1800s. Technically there is yet another US Mint in Manila but I don't believe they...
It almost killed me to post the nickel but it has the best "P" around. I dug it out of my kid set of nickels and of all the P nickels it had the...
Think gold
Yes, I knew this would generate some discussion. The point is that there is absolutely no way to determine what the future buying interest will...
This is an example from Coin Facts. In 2004 the 1909 S VDB MS65 was $7000. December 2013 it was less than $6000. Put the $7000 in the market...
I recently got back into collecting and at first I tried to find a balance between investing and collecting. I did lots of historical research...
While I've started collecting a Type Set I figured I might as well expand on that into another variety in the collection. Only 2 more to go but...
FYI, he gave me 100% trade credit. Couldn't replace the FE with what he had in stock so I applied it to a nice slabbed MS Buffalo 5c.
Thanks for the info.
Now that I'm taking higher resolution photos and using a 10x loop I'm seeing a lot more detail on coins and thus creating more questions. So on...
Agreed. I bought it off his daughter that has little knowledge I've come to find. I got home and looked under 3-4x magnification and looks good....
He had it listed as VF so I it didn't seem too much of a low ball price to raise a flag to me. The color is probably off because it's just a flip...
I paid $48 so probably a relatively inexpensive learning experience. I'll probably replace it with a graded one since I want my type set problem...
I bought this coin from a local dealer that I would like to trust. This was one of the first coins I got off him and he wasn't there when I...
I think it's pretty cool actually. I inherited my grandfathers Colt 1911 he carried in the war. Purest Colt collectors scoff at it because it's...
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