$$ guarantees, like NGC and PCGS. Even they keep you waiting two months or more on appearance reviews, etc.. There will always be subjectivity...
Today, SF Gate has an update on the hoard: "New information, which adds credibility that the heist was an inside job at the Mint, became...
The grading services including these two stand between the collector and dealers. There are way too many devious, dishonest, or incompetent...
Both are tons better than raw; I have seen raw coins improperly graded by those who dislike the grading services everytime I look through their...
Very interesting. Also this article in the SF Gate newspaper was well written:...
I am looking for silver to start shooting up as it tends to be more volatile. Gold at $1400 within a week?
Its the major leagues of coin shows compared to the small shows I usually attend.
Coin World has an article on the Saddle Ridge hoard today, open for non-subscribers:...
Mr. Kagin and the coins on youtube: [media]
As of yet I have not seen an inventory of the coins, I don't know why Kagin's hasn't put one out. Also why the $10 million figure? There is one...
This article was run earlier in the day, on how the couple broke the law by not reporting their find to the local police:...
Ultimately it's about accountability, never perfect but rough. What did the government do to deserve it? What does anyone do to deserve any $$$?...
If these people had acted evasively and been caught, that would have quickly been game over, tax avoidance may be perfectly legal, but it is a...
Circumstantial would be good enough in this case, dates corresponding to lost coin lists and what was found and processed. It looks like the...
The mint kept meticulous records, unless of course they were somehow destroyed by fire or earthquake.
I'm not jealous, and I doubt whether their ownership will survive the legal scrutiny that is coming. There are no statutes of limitations on...
Pentaluma, CA if I remember right, a suburb of SF? http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Couple-stumbles-upon-10-million-in-rare-coins-5268319.php...
The worst that David Hall and Don Willis can do is ban them from posting; I'm just waiting for the fallout on this....
Yes, but I doubt it is an unfounded "conspiracy theory". It all adds up as they have been saying for hours at the CU board: "THIS IS IT. Dimmick...
One common denominator on this and the recent half million plus heist of the dealer leaving the Westchester coin show last month; dealer leaves...
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