Thanks Chrsmat71. I don't know a lot about ancients, but I must say the bottom left coin looks "cool"
Since the GSR is so high, I would get just a few cool gold coins like a $20 Liberty, a French rooster, and a British sovereign. An ounce of...
Canadian 80% and Australian .925 coins typically sell for about their melt value both on Ebay and at LCS's that have them
Nice find TC. Even a silver Roosevelt is tough to find, much less a nice Barber.
$15.61
$16.15
Keemao, I am in CO, I use craiglist and estate sales.com and a few others to find sales. At the auction I went to I only bought a box of junk...
I have been to my first 6 estate sales in the last 2 weeks Haven't found a deal on coins yet, though one lady took my number. I did find a total...
Silver dollar: Peace is a bit prettier than the Morgan,in my opinion, though the Morgan has better history/collectibility. Gobrecht is cool, but...
A good case can be made for either 90%, .999, or rounds being the best investment. 90% is BY FAR my favorite though. I think certain kinds of...
Cherry picking for numis, I have had only modest success. Usually dealers don't offer near retail for what you find. Still it is fun and it...
Yes, WRSiegel. When I buy 90%, I can pick what I want from the bin. One of the reasons I love 90%. The best local price for 90% I have found in...
"Junk" typically means 90% with little or no numismatic value. Can be BU 1964 quarters or slick AG3 Barbers. I don't find VF Mercuries and...
Now breaking it down for each denomination:Dimes: Definitely Mercuries. Nice looking coins. In fact I would not buy Rosies unless they were...
I have seen Standing Liberty Quarters with dates in the 90% bin, typically grading only Good. I don't find them all that appealing, though their...
Dreams can come true votoms - I got a Peace Dollar for $19.50 today at a coin show! It is EF with some black blotches (burns?) over about 15%...
I agree about liking the weight of halves. I like the Franklins though, when I can find the better dates such as 1948 or 1949, or in...
On Monday I was buying some 90%, saw a 1949 Franklin Half that looked at least AU, so I bought it, along with about $21 face. When I got home I...
Yes, I really think waiting for premiums to go down is a mistake. My favorite LCS was sold out of 90%, but he says he does get some, and was...
It seems to me that silver premiums will remain high for quite awhile, because of the pent up demand from people who want to "back up the truck"...
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