One of my favorite dealers stamps his envelopes FSR Metalworks and if he needs to insure them, insures them as "metal fabrication pieces"....
It means in the eyes of the TPG is is an excellent example for the grade. An MS65 star technically cannot be a 66 due to a deficiency, but the...
Thank you for the compliment, but my opinion would not be more informed than many others here. I think you are already seeing in the dollar...
I am not as good as Doug, and would to need to see it in hand. He very well could be right, just a touch of rub on the hairline and wing tips is...
I understand your concerns Winged, but your original question on this post was "Are Gold and Silver money"? The answers lies in the answer to this...
Except that peak oil has been predicted now for 30 years I have paid attention to it. They always predict the peak about 8 years out, and some...
Its not a bad thought, but in my experience refiners pay further from melt for anything other than PM. If its just a few coins its fine, but I...
Humidity will affet this as well. If you do not like toning but like albums, my only suggestion would be to place it in as low of humidity as...
I would also recommend, (HIGHLY), CNG out of Lancaster PA. They are the largest ancient firm in the US. Also, David Hendin literally "wrote the...
You will never regret going to an ANA show. Even if you do not buy anything, the atmosphere and seeing everything for sale is worth it. If you...
In my estimation they will do exactly what many here have done, see its underweight and missing the layering, and body bag it. I too sir have...
While I think the info may be interesting, nothing about what they say about mintage will help you price the coin. I would search competed Ebay...
Yeah, its not as if this is an ill concieved sentiment, or its not a good thought for longer term money, its just short term these things are...
Inflation should not devalue the money in that time frame Marine. If you know you need this money in a few years, I would keep it in the bank...
If you buy a "coin", and not a "medal", then the mintages should be in a Krause catalog. The bigger issue is that mintages really do not...
I have others, but would share a friends: He was a metal detectorist, and not a coin collector. He did have a Red Book, though, and knew the...
Well, for most of its history gold was more valuable than platinum. Platinum used to be used to make fake gold coins, giving it the weight...
I would never say that sir. Anyone saying that the coin they buy, (especially a PM coin), cannot go below X is not a statement I would support. I...
Can I ask you a question sir? Do you still collect coins, or does all of them passing through your fingers every day either bore you with it, or...
Cloud, I know you and I disagree about DCA. My take, is that most people do not have the money to put all money they want to have in an asset at...
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