Just as a response, I would say I said to educate yourself on the market to avoid overpaying, (unless you intentioanlly wish to do so). I talked...
Knowledge and a good dealer. Short of that, a slab.
I love the quote, and practice the same. I know there is quite a bit about pricing in this hobby. Its a large part of the "game". If you are a...
I do too. Listen people, anyone at all reading. I have personally seen and bought "original rolls", and this crap on ebay, nearly everything I...
Boy, you are rough. I would have bid at least melt. :)
I am with Eduard. Go to local shows, check out auction sites like Heritage and others, find a good dealer and let him know what you are looking...
I hear what you are saying but I really don't relate. I buy for the sake of buying, because it is interesting to me, or I like it, or because by...
Thanks for the link. I don't know why, I have never gotten excited about these pieces. I mean, a private token minted by a NYC jeweler? Why all...
It could have. One of the things different about ancients Jolumnga is our patina can get "thick", meaning the patina sometimes makes it harder to...
Plus other things going on as well Paul. The saying that coins are a bad investment is in generalities. Its because MOST people either make...
If you are buying only for silver investment, the "good ones" are those cheapest over spot. ;)
I bought one a few days ago, (basically to apologize to Treehugger and be able to give him a hands on opinion). Eh, to me it reminds me of a...
I agree. Olive oil is noted for darkening a coin. I never really "got" why olive oil is used to clean coins. Yes, it was available 100 years ago....
Not your fault at all sir. I apologize on behalf of CT for your thread being derailed. I am glad though you received the advice you sought.
I wish there was a "unlike" button. On some other sites if a post gets a certain amount of "unlikes" it starts to fade, and enough of them hides...
Yeah, the 31 s is like the 09 s vdb. Both issues were heavily saved right after issuance, so much so that high grade examples are actually more...
I guess I would simply ask where this statement of us "running out" comes from. Is there some resource you can point me to showing how we are...
I remember when gold was $50 an ounce, then $800, then $300, then $1850, now $1200. I never bought gold from the mint since it was almost always...
Why? If most come from the mint as 69 or 70's, and only 70's carry any premium, how could you possibly believe that one direct from the mint,...
Maybe they were released earlier, or melted then. I distinctly remember comments on the Treasury stockpiles stating they were so old there were...
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