The little sticks of brass I bought at a hobby store were less than $1 a stick, so I would not risk it myself. Cut them into good sizes for you to...
That has been my experience as well. I had a bag from MN to GA have its lock broken and a paper notice placed inside. No one tried to find me to...
You don't think numerous experts had not already looked at this coin? Harlan Berk himself is a published author on ancients, he employs others...
What, you want a formal inquiry to have to be convened before any ancient coin can be sold Ruben? Who would be responsible for paying for that...
Its always dangerous to make investment choices based upon only a short period. This is a sucker move, just like small investors always want to...
I disagree with you both Ruben and Amanda. In many cases, in ancient coins there is not definitive proof one way or the other, but you can have...
Yes, its a decent link. There are also a couple of groups on Yahoo groups that are good. The short answer to cleaning ancients would be use...
Yes, excellent point about auction catalogs. Some auction catalogs are coin books in their own right. Shore's collection of Parthian sold by CNG...
Yes, but those clean up fairly easily. Most coins sold as uncleaned coins are from random field finds, so the elements have affected them....
I agree Libor is a huge issue, and I would also be upset if no one gets charged with MF Global. THings like that usually just take some time to...
I like Chris' answer. :) When I collected US, for the last few years it was: 1. SL halves 2. CB halves 3. Draped bust halves 4. CB half cents 5....
I agree completely.
Christian, you admit coins were mass produced, and we can agree they were made to be traded, frequently outside the borders of the country...
Also, while that toning MAY be real, its brutally ugly. All around loss. Bad day at the office I suppose. Would NGC make it right, or call it a...
You can always start with KM books. Always good to have for all world coin info. If you are really serious about them, I would track down a...
The letter to me sounds like the CME is trying to do the right thing and make sure its participants behave properly to everyone's long term...
Yes, the Bulgarians make some good quality fakes. To Christian, the main problem with these laws, and I don't care if they are under UNESCO or...
Exactly. How much longer will it be before MAssachusetts declares all Oak, Pine, and willow trees to be their cultural heritage and asks the US to...
Might work if someone doesn't build a "safe trap". Build an area of weakness in the path where the thieves have to move a safe, (if they brought...
BUt as I posted a month ago after I talked to CME reps, they told me the volatility calculation they use to determine margin percentages is...
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