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New Member
 United States
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Thanks for the comments. All my coins are graded by the ones mentioned above. I realize these hindge on silver prices and are a long term type investment. I am also working on some Morgans and Peace dollars as well. And I am collecting the President dollars. My next purchase I believe will be a CC Morgan or a rare date Peace dollar. Both those coins have eye appeal for me much like the ASE, especially the Peace dollar. |
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Valued Member
United States
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I hope you didn't purchase the ASE's through that home shopping network thing. ;) You scared me when you said you collected knives because I know that knives are a favorite selling item on one of those home shopping channels. |
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New Member
United States
15 Posts |
No I don't buy knives off that cutlery show. I have a few online auctions I use. I prefer antique pocket knives. As for coins I have made a purchase off one of the shows, can't remember which one, or which coin. Are their prices way inflated? I've seen coins on shows, then look them up on the internet to find out where, and how much they go for elsewhere. A full set of Sil.Eagles (23) coins in all, in ms69 for less than $800 sounded like an o.k. deal to me seeings I've seen them priced as high as $1400. Anyway I'm learning, took me a while with antique pocket knives too! Heaven knows I made a few mistakes there as well.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You say in knives you collected what appealed to you. If you sold them now and didn't make a lot of money on them would it bother you or would you still be OK with it because of the years of pleasure you had during their ownership? coins are the same way. You can collect them because they appeal to you, or you can try and guess what coins will go up, and guess when is the best time to sell them, and quite possibly get it wrong as many times, or more, than you get it right. Always be anxious about it and worry about your "investment" instead of enjoying the coins. The choice is yours. Quote:
A full set of Sil.Eagles (23) coins in all, in ms69 for less than $800 sounded like an o.k. deal to me seeings I've seen them priced as high as $1400. This scares me some. Who graded the $800 set, and who graded the $1400 set? Who did the grading can make a BIG difference in what the set is "worth". |
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New Member
United States
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Your right Conder! As for who graded the 2 sets, they where both NGC, but from different venders. Much like my other collections, prices a lot of the time depends on whom/where you buy from. I've seen knives on ebay go for three times what they're selling for at other auctions or dealers. I guess many of my questions are the same ones I had as a novice knife collector, I just need to switch the word knife with coin. I'm going to make a list of the top 4 coins I like and stick to trying to fill them. I'm sure that will keep me busy for many years. Yet I will always go through my change for the occasional "Wheatie" or other collectible coin. Thanks All. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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goldman1, First off, welcome to the forum! You found a very nice place to get insight on all coins. I would have to add that there is a difference from a collector and an investor. A collector buys, trades, and sells coins for the enjoyment of this wonderful and sometimes profitable hobby. An investor buys 1,000 ounces of silver at $12.30 an ounce last week and sells it this week for $14.00 an ounce turning a quick profit. Like almost anything there are grey areas where we all fall in between both collecting and investing. I consider myself a collector who makes a profit here and there or am able to upgrade my collection with trade. I hope this ramble makes sense to you. You picked a wonderful coin to begin you collecting or investing! And again, welcome!
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Valued Member
United States
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with all the money you spent, you should have just gone and bought a couple of Gold Eagles HAHA
But really, congrads on starting out in coin collecting.
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New Member
United States
15 Posts |
I already got a couple gold eagles, and thanks!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
Quote:Both those coins have eye appeal for me much like the ASE, especially the Peace dollar. Wow I don't think I have ever heard Peace dollar and eye appeal used in the same sentence before |
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Valued Member
United States
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The silver Eagle is in my opinion one of the 5 most beautiful coins ver minted in the us.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The silver Eagle is in my opinion one of the 5 most beautiful coins ver minted in the us. The obverse is very nice but I don't care for the reverse that much. I like the Waking half better because the reverse goes with the obverse much better. |
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Moderator
 United States
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I like the Waking half better because the reverse goes with the obverse much better.  |
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New Member
United States
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I agree if the silver price tanks you're out big time. If it goes up the eagles will move right along with the price of silver. If you want to invest in silver there are better avenues in my opinion but the eagle isn't a bad choice unless you're paying stupid money for the slab.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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goldman1.....I've got a knife question for you. My Dad was a Navy pilot, & I have several military knives that he picked up over the years. I don't have any interest in knives except for the one he wore with his flight suit. Some of these are the large NAVY sheath knives from WWII. Can you point me in the direction of a forum, a reputable dealer, or a specialty auction site?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1121 Posts |
"I like the Waking half better because the reverse goes with the obverse much better." I voting for the US Pres Dollars GREATEST Design ever!  |
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