I just visited the widow of a recently-departed cousin in a distant city. The widow mentioned that her husband had an large and extensive coin...
I have made a few conservative bids on Sedwick's treasure auctions and not won. I have a few Spanish colonial cobs (all 17th century Potesi) but...
This was the title of an interesting article on the CoinWeek web site that was very interesting:...
I was having problems getting the right dramatic "look" I wanted on a coin photo with conventional lighting and finally used a bright LED...
Re: 25th Anniversary Set: The site is being slammed. Can't get to login. Anyone having better luck?
I'm attempting to hone my skills at detecting fake Morgans, being concerned with the alarming proliferation of Chinese counterfeits. My exposure...
I recently acquired a handful of replica Morgans of various dates and mint marks from a seller on eBay to educate myself on spotting counterfeit...
With spot prices over $40 for silver and $1600 for gold, is anyone still buying bullion? I'm not an "old-timer" in this area (bought my first...
I recently acquired a small Morgan collection, including these two coins, which to me are not attractive. Since I am relatively new I don't know...
I own physical silver and gold simply as a way to diversify my investment portfolio but they are often touted as a hedge against inflation, which...
The Mint claims record ASE sales to dealers for the month (Nov) and the year. At current prices, why are they being so optimistic? Are Mint prices...
Coin price guides have always been a bit of a mystery to me. Where do Greysheet/Bluesheet ask/bid prices come from? How do RedBook and Bluebook...
I see quite a few empty US Mint boxes for sale on eBay for, say, AGE unc and proof coins. And some are selling for up to about $35. Why are people...
I have not yet put money in gold coins (all silver so far), but I want to start putting some serious investment money in certified pre-1933 gold,...
Coin collecting ain't what is used to be. It used to be a relaxing and pleasureable hobby but there are now so many risks, scams, fakes, and...
I bought a coin once from one of those "mint" companies (GovMint, NewYorkMint, etc.) and am now on their permanent mailing lists, which means I...
Is anyone ordering and receiving new 2010 ASEs? My source has had my order for a month and keeps giving me excuses that the Mint is allocating and...
For iPhone, the Yahoo symbol for spot gold is XAUUSD=X but I've searched everywhere and can't find the symbol for silver (no, it's not XAGUSD=X as...
I just bought a small electronic scale (200g max - .01g accuracy) and a 50g calibration weight. Having no experience with weighing coins, I...
http://www.royalmint.com/newdesigns/designsrevealed.aspx I think Britian's new coinage is extremely cool -- beautiful design and very...
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