OK, some interesting facts, Tough Coins, it was good to meet you at the Nashua show a month or so ago. The one time that I had packages missing...
Never used ebay for shipping? I've sent hundreds of packages through them without real problems. The advantage of using ebay is there are so...
Supposedly they "guarantee" it at usps, but my experience is that the ebay "expresses" get handled differently than when you send them outside of...
This is something I have noticed when I ship a high value item overnight express through their shipping label download system; without fail...
Thanks, coleguy. I looked at this coin when Yankee Peddler priced it at $1200 and thought the MM was suspicious, at least the coin does not look...
Plus I would keep in mind that CAC has bids on most of the coins they sticker around Greysheet ask, but a lot more in the case or relatively rare...
I have sold some proof silver eagles in MS69/70 holders after buying them raw; you get lucky and some of the better dates grade PR70. There are...
There are various references on the positions of the D mintmark, I think there are four or so; I would never want to buy one of these unless I had...
They have a tall task as it is; I am a CAC dealer and can pretty much see where they draw the line on acceptance. Can you imagine them straining...
Great, too bad they can't just package a cheap technology so everyone could get results like this. It has taken me all these years just to get my...
I was at an area pawn shop today where the manager showed me this 1916-D Mercury dime; I tried to get a good close-up of the MM knowing how...
It is always important to compare images from known certified coins: http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1188&lotNo=8834#Photo It can be...
But they only charged him for one year on the tax fraud charge, which seems to be common when they have all types of other proven charges. The...
A Mr. Burg of Colorado was convicted as both a coin dealer cheat with his customers and a tax non-filer:...
There were stories of original bank rolls of various coins over the years, some are actually true, not in this case.
OK, thanks. Here are a few more pics. with my digital camera, but assigning grade may still be tough. [IMG][IMG][IMG] Does this have a shot...
[IMG]I picked up this coin yesterday, an Isabella quarter. My thought on grade is MS62, the dealer was raving about it as an MS64, I think he is...
The temptation will always be there at coin shows, etc., to take a chance on a check with a drivers license especially when business is slow from...
Last weekend I bought some numismatics from a flea market dealer, paid him cash for the first item around $700; then I showed interest in some of...
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