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Re: Excited to Join the Collectors Universe Community – My First US Coin Adventure!
Welcome aboard 
I would recommend reading a lot and doing research before making purchases. Buy what you like, but buy with prior research whenever possible.
For common coins recent price history can be searched on eBay to give a market value idea for stuff.
Buying graded coins is not required but really helps with authenticity and protection. Particularly for more expensive coins.
Happy hunting
Re: 2025 college football thread
@perkdog said:
Florida lost a tough one to South Florida
Sec power Florida goes down after being a two touchdown favorite against South Florida.
Michigan State wins in double OT over Boston College 42-40
Re: 2025 college football thread
@Maywood said:
Looks to me just from today's games that both Clemson and LSU are overrated and sitting too high in the poll. Georgia also seems to have been tested by an inept opponent and next week plays Tennessee. I wonder how these weak showings will play out in Sunday's poll?
Clemson has not looked good. They were down today 16-0. Good thing they were playing at home. Good to see Michigan go down, though not a surprise as Oklahoma was favored at home, going up against a true freshman QB. Looking at Oklahoma's schedule, I will predict right now they will not make the playoffs.
Re: American Eagle 2025 One Ounce Palladium Reverse Proof Coin
@WCC said:
@Goldminers said:
I had purchased all of these starting in 2017, and mostly due to the palladium price dropping, I lost several thousand selling them all this year as this series is a lost cause. With the Mint charging $1,695 for these and spot at $1,123 IMO there is no upside, even if less than 3,000 are sold, which would not surprise me.Too many collectors like me have been badly burned on these. Ignore eBay listings with hopeful premiums that do not sell. I see people talk premiums, but many do not remove 10-20% seller fees from the hype. I sold my top set on GC and lost thousands. Low mintage does not trump high mint cost, with low metal demand as more electric cars become mainstream. Buyers beware.
I agree with you, but for a slightly different reason. The psychology of the buyer base.
Look at the content of these NCLT threads. Not just this one, all of them. The subsequent price performance after issuance isn't an accident.
And yet people are constantly arguing that "this time it's different..."
jmlanzaf
Re: Coin grading
You can get a pretty solid basis from perusing auction archives, but single fastest and likely most efficient way to learn to grade is to go to a major auction, sit down in HA or SB lot viewing room, and try to grade every single coin in the auction with your hand covering the grade.
Online resources are great. But there’s no substitute for in hand grading and you not only need to know how PCGS grades, but NGC , CACG, and how they all graded over time in addition. This is the fast track if you’re looking for one, write them down in a notebook, compare with online photos later on. With adequate eyesight and learning capabilities one could do this several times a year for about 2 years and you will likely be in the top 10% of grading skills overall.
Re: How do you guys cope with gold and silver costing so much more
@asheland said:
I’m still buying at these prices, although it kind of sucks
I agree. I just reloaded the war chest to carry me through next year. It cost more to do but I'm probably going to make more. The issue for me is not having enough dry powder to do a higher volume or make more risky plays.
I really like gambling on "is this ebay seller a real person" and "is this mislisted item with a blurry photo what i think it is?" Those are often the situations that result in getting sweet stuff well below spot. They can, and do, also result in a frustrating experience of having my money tied up for weeks or having to do a card dispute.
I still can't make heads or tails of what markets have premiums that stagnate or go up with spot. I have some type of autism so pattern recognition is like a superpower and it is still hard to get a read on it. I'm starting to think the market is just gonna do whatever it wants to do.
Re: What's under the label?
That is so fake, a MS-70 could not in any way be that scratched up.
Re: Share a new TrueView that posted within the last 30 days
Thank goodness this one turned out alright, not an easy or inexpensive one to transport!
Re: Which would you rather have?
A high end set of Early United States of American coins would be nice. Do you consider them Colonial coins?
Re: Excited to Join the Collectors Universe Community – My First US Coin Adventure!
@RiveraFamilyCollect said:
I picked up my first loose 1922 peace dollar last year. I wanted a "Harvey Dent two face special" didn't care much about the condition
Have you read any of the other posts in this thread? 🤨
His idea of "fun" is ripping us off.
JBK