An alternative history question - what if the Kennedy half had been chosen as the basis for the statehood series instead of the quarter?
Again this new forum format double posted my reply.
That last part is of course the key point. This sort of fakery is an insidious assault upon the third party grader's business model. Obviously,...
Questions: 1) Where did he get "nailed" by this - coin shop, a show, eBay, classified ad.... 2) Is the coin completely fake, too, or a genuine...
Here's a look at "la moneda de plata deslustrada" to which I referred in my most recent post - [ATTACH][ATTACH]
That's a very nice one. I have an 1891 As that to judge from the lack of any high point wear may well be uncirculated, but "brilliant" it ain't,...
I've certainly developed a minor obsession with Mexican coinage, particularly the Ocho Reales and Un Peso issues spanning the 1823-1914 time...
I'll play along within the confines of this theme. Here's one of my favorites, an 1879 Ho (Hermosillo, Sonora mint) Ocho Reales that's perhaps...
Unless there's a totally unexpected calamity, monetary, economic, or otherwise, any sane technical analysis of the chart for silver over the past...
The cost of mining precious metals seems to be a recurring theme here. I'd say that's mostly irrelevant, at least insofar as establishing a floor...
At the top of CNBC's Squawk on the Street segment this morning, Jim Cramer cited a number of circumstances as contributing to the present...
Marc Faber, publisher of The Gloom, Boom, & Doom Report was interviewed on CNBC this morning and his commentary pertains to this topic somewhat....
It remains that their prognostications were well off the mark. What they say now after events have proven that hardly matters, even if you're...
What, not a single coin show on Saturday upon which anyone can report?
Following another tough week for silver and gold prices, I'm wondering what the sentiment and activity was like at any shows held today? What...
It ought to be noted that as late as the end of April, the following firms were still being quoted regarding their estimates as to where the price...
I remarked very recently in another thread that at most (although not all) of the local coin shops the premium over silver content value on common...
Another really rough day for silver (gold, too). I'd be concerned for the shape of the future market based upon how many numismatically...
A $12+ premium on a raw ASE? Well, that's certainly the same kind of stuff I'm seeing. I'd begin to wonder about the staying power of dealers...
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