Doug I'm a fan - I search for your posts - always informative, objective. I think you should write a FAQ book for beginners, simply compile your...
Good advice - thanks. I currently store my slabs in the 'archival safe' cardboard boxes, but flirted with the idea of some kind of display case...
Agreed! I'm not the expert many here are, but here's my advice: Use albums wisely, and cautiously. Even the best albums, made of 'forever/safe'...
Man, that is a truly beautiful coin. Wow!
Thanks for the clarification - I was thoroughly confused. Now that that's cleared up, I hope to hear how experienced sellers advise on this question.
With my luck, that will be as elusive as "good weight gain" :D
I have a bunch of proof sets I bought when I was younger, late 60s to early 90s, and I'd say about half of them have some very noticable toning....
I'm neither the most perceptive, nor an experienced forum poster, so it wouldn't have even occurred to me that this was inappropriate or...
Nope. Well, I'm just starting a doctoral program which is a Ph.D, so it is a Doctor of Philosophy. Damn it. Technically, yes, but not from the...
All of the above. It's as simple as Supply and Demand, yet the drivers of those are so infinately complex as to make forecasting prices more...
Great suggestions longnine009! See, that's why I like CT - your last sentence - so obvious, logical, intutitive, but something I just didn't put...
Thanks for the great suggestions and feedback! Between the suggestions you've made, and potentially tapping into the ANA library, I think I'll be...
I've hear a quote about our democratic form of government (paraphrasing here): it's the worst form of government - except for every other form of...
I liked your post - thanks for the insight. I just spent a bunch buying part of my father's collection (part he gave me, part was his retirement...
Regarding the comment that I have to move into specific types, I had come to that conclusion, and was hoping I was wrong, that I was just...
Thanks valente. This one? The Expert's Guide to Collecting & Investing in Rare Coins: Secrets Of Success Great suggestion - I just added it...
Thanks - counterfit detection isn't something I've studied yet, and probably should. I'll look into that now. I really like the general...
Personally, I love the RedBook. I don't believe that it has accurate market values, and I understand the book doesn't sell coins. More...
very funny! :smile
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