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The easy answer for me has always been, as long as there is interest in precious metals, at the very least, gold and silver coins will maintain a level of interest in at least that sense. Paper items… (View Post)

I was going to comment along these lines; 291fifth is exactly right, the stockbooks shown are of archival quality, very nice. I am not crazy about the foxing on their edges (hence my comment about sl… (View Post)

Very nice. The '73 Topps set drives me crazy in that I'd like and prefer that its backs be as nicely centered as the front -- and with but a few exceptions, I learned they simply don't come that way.… (View Post)

Easy. No amount of strike or luster would make up for that HUGE distracting scratch -- it's just as bad as a scrubbed coin; pick your poison, but both are bad and shouldn't be satisfactory in one's c… (View Post)

I would agree, based on the image, and I'm sure also in hand, that should have gotten a details grade. Really unfortunate scratch, probably placed there accidentally, late in the coin's life, by some… (View Post)