We are just caretakers for the coins. Leave them alone, especially if you do not know what you are doing, ESPECIALLY just to "make them shiny"....
Thanks, did not know that trick. I am just not a fan, sorry. Not for straight grade money. Is that serious strike weakness normal for the date?...
Btw OP I am sure Herakles actually asked the sculptor to "minimize his attributes" as it were. Having an abundance of "attributes" was seen as a...
White paper in the past was worst than manila stock, it was processed with acid process. Today, it is all base processed. White paper today is...
Yes, but that can still be "tweaked" and be done in a manner that increases the firms revenues. There are lots of excuses to put client money into...
I would be suspicious of them being what I would call "military incursion issues". Did this ruler have an uprising needing suppressed? The idea is...
Not everyone thinks of revaluing silver proof sets when silver goes up like they reprice bullion coins. I have seen F barbers priced less than...
Absent knowing everything else a person owns, this is an unknowable figure. If most of someone's assets are in farmland, no pm could be the right...
Always best to read up yourself of course. However, their ARE altruistic financial advisors, they are called friends. I help friends all of the...
Key word is portfolio. Except for the free money from 401k match at work, one should not have a portfolio unless s/he has enough money to live on...
No, trust me sir I believe you, its just that it has a look of a chinese fake just by the weird, poor placement of those letters. Given your...
I know others have said it, but man you are a god in that area of numismatics. Thank goodness you are on our side. What a weird looking large...
Scary. At first glance the obverse would give me no pause. Only the reverse, with the "One Cent" being so high, would make me look at it closer,...
I agree with others. When you buy you have an advantage since you can see other offerings. I NEVER buy a coin from a seller selling a bunch of...
Anyone ever find a worn 64? I have only ever seen one, a pocket piece of my neighbors who served in the same area of WWII as Kennedy so idolized...
Its all just silver sir. Given 99% at least of my pile is purchased, I see no need to keep them separate, just like I never kept silver nickels,...
I used to always find 64's more often than WL or Franklins. My frequency was 40%, 64's, Franklins, then WL. I think I only ever found 3 WL halves,...
Ever read "Sailing from Constantinople"? My favorite book detailing how the Byzantines allowed the Renaissance to happen. It was a confluence of...
To be fair, Byzantine is an acquired taste. Not classically beautiful like Greek, not pristine examples of portraiture like early Roman Imperial....
Chronology yes, but specific dates are largely irrelevant. One does not need to know 1453, but it drove the knowledge of ancient greek to Italy to...
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