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Re: Birmingham AL coin shops?
<< <i>There are 3 dealers registered within 50 miles of 35235, 7 within 100 miles Alabama Wholesale Diamonds Birmingham, Alabama 35235 Doug's Coin & Jewelry Inc. Homewood, Alabama 35209 Southern Coin & Collectibles, Inc. Hoover, Alabama 35216 >> The last 2 on the list are very good friends of mine! Doug is the father and… -
Re: Monterrey, Mexico Show Report
Following up with the final days and thoughts to close out the thread. The second day (Friday), I had many tire kickers, but only one paying customer. But he made my show. He purchased many premium sets that I brought, which made my return home much lighter. We generally call Friday "Black Friday" because it is so dead.… -
Local value of small silver coins in southern states - 1842
March 31, 1842 R.M. Patterson to Walter Forward, Sec Treasury Regarding suggestion of Charles E. Wetherill to stop coinage of half dollars and dollars. Excerpt: You are aware that a great proportion of the silver coinage, both here (Philadelphia) and New Orleans, is now in dimes and half dimes, for which the demand is very… -
Re: OH MY MY MY, bought a Gennie! The BIG TUNA Gold Dollar ***1856 D***
Genuine holders provide a great way to get a great coin at a great price. Without the problem that coin would be a minimum ten thousand dollar coin. Why not take advantage of it's situation to own an example of this rarity in a pcgs holder at a fraction of it's value? When the opportunity comes to upgrade to a graded… -
Re: The story of my rare Civil War gold
Just to see it cracked out and over exposed on a great southern (like) Ebay auction shilled to $10k a week later as great grandfathers coin purse find !!!!!! ;) -
Re: I think is it true that our coin picking abilities are better than our stock picking abilities—new W
<< <i>I get turned off to these blogs when DW talks about the investing aspect of coins. After all, how do you get someone to buy a southern gold coin that has doubled/tripled in price in the last five years unless you pump the "GREAT INVESTMENT" angle. >> In fairness to DW, very few southern gold coins have doubled, let… -
Re: cherrypicked a gem 1913 type one buffalo nickel proof
This coin was already slabbed when I got it. Did not come from cEntlEs EDIT -- MY MISTAKE HERE, GOT THIS COIN RAW FROM GREAT SOUTHERN AND THEN SENT IT TO NNC TO SEE IF I COULD GET AN MS68 OR MS69 OUT OF IT!!, IT LOOKS THAT GOOD!! CANNOT REALLY FIGURE OUT WHY I DID NOT NOTICE THAT IT WAS A PROOF WHEN I GOT IT. THE PHOTOS… -
Given the location, why isn’t the WESPEX show a bigger draw than it currently is?
The WESPEX show is held four times a year in Westchester County, NY. I’ve been to the show a few times, and it is great. However, I would classify it as a strong regional show, and not nearly in the category of a “major”. There is a ton of money in that area-- Westchester County, NY, the “Gold Coast” in Connecticut (where… -
Re: What happens when a fiat currency is no longer backed by anything?
During the war of 1812 (southern banks only 1812-1821), Civil War period (1861-1879), WW1 (1914-1919), and great depression, all represent times when the banks/govt determined a need to come off an effective gold standard. The fiat bugs will say that the 1792-1906 period was full of recessions and depressions and therefore… -
Re: Websites with great pictures and coins that completely match the coins when purchased
Great Southern Coin!!!!!111!!1!!1!!!
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