Steven Andrew Stalma Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 Hi guys, my name is Steve and I'm still new to the FDR forums. Can you help me? About 6 months ago I was very fortunate to find a position at a well established numismatic company selling rare and high grade gold and silver coins. Most of what I deal with is ancient and early US coinage. I've been building a client book of coin collectors who look for the higher quality and certified coins that are normally very difficult to locate. This is how you can help. I have found a few good clients, intelligent men who I can have good conversations with--two of whom I've had long conversations about bitcoin and the federal reserve. But the rest--AHHHHGH! Neocons! As you can imagine, the hobby/investment of rare coins is more of a "right leaning" market. And imagine how you would feel if you had to grit your teeth in disgust while listening to one of your biggest clients preach about God and the necessity of war--all the while holding back how you REALLY feel, fearing to upset a client who consistently makes 40K purchases. Now that I have enough clients to sustain myself, I have been able to be more and more selective and weed out the "bad eggs." So if anyone out there is active in numismatics, my company is one of the bigger buyers who attends all the major shows and auctions. We are able to find you that 1893 S Morgan dollar or one of the 12 Caesars, all certified by NGC or PCGS. Basically if I am going to chat with different people all day about coins and how they relate to history, I'd like to be talking to an anarchist. At best, my favorite guys I work with are minarchists. So I'm reaching out to anyone here at FDR who sees the value of what I do. Either that, or someone who has money they don't know what to do with. The right numismatics can be a good investment if you can wait for the right coin to come along. So if there is anyone out there who is an experienced collector, or if you have some fiat notes you would like to put back for your children or family, let me know who you are. Please, these people are killing me. If I have to listen to one more explanation of why the US constitution is somehow holy--I'm jumping off the roof of this building. - Steve
Wesley Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 I have had my days in the numismatic realm. I used to be very into silver. I have an old Real a de Ocho coin that I bought for the historical value of having defined the dollar in America. I also have made a few investment plays that are called semi-numismatic. For instance, if someone would buy silver, they could take a look at the Canadian Wildlife Series and buy the most recent members of that collection at very close to spot price in the hopes that in the future it gains collectors value above and beyond the spot, which is just gravy for someone who is trying to invest in physical silver anyway. Lately, I have not been following silver as much and have put a lot more effort into bitcoin (and buying a house) so I am not particularly looking for any silver, but I just wanted to "talk you off the edge" so to speak and let you know that there is at least one person of the anarchist variety who has some interest in the area, even though it is not so much in the numismatics as you are looking for, but still.
Steven Andrew Stalma Posted June 3, 2014 Author Posted June 3, 2014 Good to hear! I hear these bullion bulk buyers who tell me that an 8 Reale is just silver and nothing more. I ask them, what makes silver valuable? The answer, other people value it. Otherwise all the coins in the world are not going to help you on a deserted island. It is the valuations of others that give a chunk of metal any value in the first place. So I tell these bullion guys, if you think that silver is going to be of value to people in the future, how about a piece of silver that was mined and struck 1,000 years ago? Man can always find more silver on the earth to strike into generic bullion. Dated and aged coins, especially in good condition, they aren't making anymore of those. It's a chance to hold a piece of history in your hands. And depending on the coin, the right buy can be a lucrative investment.
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