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Re: Texas Detecting
This should keep you busy as if the 26 miles of beach wouldn;t. Have fun! According to some documents from the Spanish Archives, Westerners first walked the shores of Padre Island around 1519 when Spanish Explorer Alonso Alvarez de Pineda surveyed the area as he charted the Gulf of Mexico for Spain . Padre Island first… -
Re: How important is the ability to find coins of value in change for the hobby?
I was thinking about this for the last few days. The push to go cashless will no doubt hurt our hobby. Many people carry only plastic, no cash or coins. I have been around for 75 years so this ole goat never leaves the house with less than a C note. The way things are taxed will still keep change around for many years I… -
Re: The "stipulations" coin show report
Did you see any money change hands? Very little, and what I did see was for certified coins, nothing really in the bullion arena. The next show I'm going to next Sunday is a suburb of Chicago and I guarantee those asking prices will be even higher than these reported that were at a show in IN 35 miles S.E. of Chicago. It's… -
Re: Roll of 2014 ASES - $350 shipped
it's all a moot point .. I agree to disagree .. And I am not taking anyone's side - I have no greyhound .. All I am saying is one never knows what people are thinking or their motivation or thought process when it comes to transacting .. Some people may come here first; some people may never come here .. he may be 50 miles… -
Re: Thoughts on selling coin collection to buy PMs
Personally, I have never had the opportunity to know the difference on classics vs. modern bullion. I began collecting/stacking on September 12, 2001. The world was my chesnut. I knew nothing and loved damn near everything I saw. I did differentiate between non PM and PM. I decided I preferred PM content and as close to… -
Re: Dealer Distrust and the US Mint Product Market Boom...Cause and Effect?
Yes, the Mint and it's vast plethora of products has allowed me to gain a certain level of control I didn't have with my local dealer(s), yet I still depend on the face to face, mano y mano experience the brick and mortar offers me. As far as distrust, my local dealer has liitle interest or expertise in the surging,… -
Re: “Conservation” of coins—Good or bad for Numismatics?
Conservation good and a reality in the marketplace. Customers want coins which are brilliant, Wellstruck with nice Luster, PQ, little or no tarnish, no spots or dark areas. Heavily tarnished (toned) coins will trade at a discount. Putting a sticker on a coin heavily tarnished your blowing in the wind. Fresh coins I am… -
Re: need g/u of stars...
Basketball 01-02 UD Sweet Spot Rookie Jersey Jeryl Sasser #0570/1200 (blue) 01-02 UD Play Makers Al Harrington #138/500 (blue)*** 02-03 UD Hardcourt Game Floor Jerry Stackhouse (pistons blue floor) 00-01 SPx Winning Materials Wally Szczerbiak (blue=jersey, black=warm-up) 02 fleer genuine genuine leaders 2 color Baron Davis… -
Re: Poll: fate of "unopened" 1954 proof set: bust up, dip/NCS, slab, or just leave it be?
I would never dip an original Proof coin. Once it's done people who are in the know can spot it from a mile away. And If you do have the coin slabbed that could knock 2 points off the grade. Proofs are not like business strikes. The surfaces are so smooth and perfect that any removal of metal will show. This is a… -
Updated Forum to English Dictionary
You guys have been using some (old) new terms lately; and I have been spending a bunch of time trying to finger out what they ment. So, I took some time today to update the Wooden Jefferson's FLD with some other (older) threads I found. Chat board lingo +1 - This thread is going to be deleted by a moderator, so I'll use it…
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