Fresh from their Royal Canadian Mint tube. Five 1-ounce silver Maple Leaf coins, for five ounces of silver in total. The starting bid is 99 cents...
It takes on meaning when you've lived through it! Yes, gold is definitely in a nascent bubble. That said, bubble-callers are ususally two years early.
I don't mean to shift the subject, but that's what I'm keeping my eye out for - not as a coin collector, but as a bullion investor. Every time I...
I hung out there a few years ago, before the '08 crisis. One fellow had hoarded so much, he was worried about the concrete floor of his garage...
You should take a look at old U.K. coins. There, you'll see evidence of three standards: gold, silver, copper. Gold - sovereign (pound);...
Makes sense.
Sometimes, I just can't win...
Okay, I think I was misunderstood here. What I meant was, what about the women coin colllectors? How would they make out?
Nice thought. [But what about the women here?]
Here's a curve-ball for y'all: What would happen if coin collecting suddenly became popular? Would you feel you've come into your own, or would...
Yeah, these incidents are funny long after the fact. Helluva 'bratty little brother' story.
Coin collecting wasn't that popular even when I was a child (late '70s.) I handled it by keeping my hobby to myself except for other coin...
Yes, you were. Might as well enjoy it.
Thanks. Sadly, it's easy for a knowledgable person to get hooked when a bubble's blowing. Not only are all the experts bullish, but also they...
Congrats. Tonight's high was $1701.30.
If you're unfamiliar, there's less neeed to worry. A penny auction house is one that purprts to offer huge discounts on expensive items, but...
I hope it's not a penny auction house...
He's right. The polite term is "semi-numismatic," which means they're worth above face but carry no special premium for numismatic value.
It's not worth much. All British coins from 1971 to 1981 had the words "New Pence" on them. Those words aren't rare.
Cripes; I can't keep up.
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