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Re: Could the coin market get hotter next 5 years?
I would bet that the very upper end of the rare coin market will keep going higher. However, if the metals keep rising, oil keeps rising, and dollar keeps falling, I see the bread and butter coin market falling as well. There won't be enough disposable income for the average collector to buy coins. Keep accumulating gold… -
Re: How is the upcoming collapse in the U.S. Dollar going to affect prices of rare US coins?
You don't think that the falling home prices of the past few years have been worse than our normal inflation? Well, I was talking about overall inflation vs overall deflation. But if you want to discuss housing prices instead, OK, let's. To answer your question, I'd want to consider whether home prices were too high to… -
Re: When submitting bulk commons from 60s...
<< <i>I live in the Rocky Mountains and drive each and every day through the 13 mile Glenwood canyon back and forth to work. Each year on average 1-2 people are killed by falling Boulders in this canyon on I-70. So if a Boulder falls and crushes me and my Truck, it was my day to die. No control, just like PSA. >> Don't you… -
Re: Best way to identify a dozen ancient specimens
The "best way" is to do what you've done, and post some pics on an Internet forum where there are people knowledgable about ancients. THe only critique I would offer is having too many coins in one thread risks some coins not getting the attention they deserve. If I answer coins 1, 4, 5 and 7, and someone else answers… -
Conservation, Doctoring, Restoration, & Cleaning.
CONSERVE: To prevent decay, waste, or loss of. Where would we be today without conservation? What would have happened to all our historical artifacts? Where would the flag that flew during The Battle of Baltimore and was Francis Key Scott’’s inspiration for the Star Spangled Banner be today if not for conservation?… -
"A consolation prize, part 2"
This thread is about a two-part acquisition, the first being the NGN $5 I wrote about previously. Moffatt coinage has a fascinating story, and out of all the privately minted gold, Moffatt & Co enjoyed the most prestigious reputation based on official assays performed in Philadelphia. For some reason, the 1853 $20 is… -
Re: Have 4 separate 1958 wheat pennies, need advice, pretty please
Sorry to take so long to respond, I really appreciate all of your comments, it's nice to have straight answers to questions, because I know little in this area, and would really like to know more. I started getting into coins because my dad gets excited when he finds one he thinks to be worth something, but his vision… -
Re: Why do people like the $10 Indian better than the $5 Indian?
Pratt's sunk-relief was not an effective approach to coins. Further, William Bigelow's claims were entirely false, and directly led to the demise of the $2.50 in 1930. As for headdresses, those were a personal affectation of President Roosevelt. It was entirely inappropriate on Saint-Gaudens' Nike Erini (the actual female… -
Re: The Wolfson / DuPont 1854-S Half Eagle compared to the newly discovered piece.
There was and is no motivation for the owners to lie or withhold information. To baselessly insinuate otherwise is disingenuous to all concerned. You can have all the imaginings and speculations you wish, but none of them are facts. A final thought. Most of the material members have posted on the 1933 DE subject is false… -
Re: The 2009 Red Sox Championship run thread
We're through, even if we sweep the Angels over the weekend. All it will do is provide false hopes of catching a playoff spot. What's frustrating is this happens most other years, we either win the division or wild card. I've been saying this for a while....Maybe Next Year....
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