I have been doing card shows since 1992 and am always amazed by the question. Since I enjoy the bargaining process I do one of a few things....
What an awesome post....couldn't stop laughing. Also, your approach reminds me of my father who got me into collecting coins. He got so much...
If gold and silver have no intrinsic value, then their value must be defined by the collective view of those willing to put up funds for them. As...
If you want an appraisal then pay for the appraisal. If the dealer lies to you, "all good dates have been sold". then that is a different story....
Is it possible that the submitter was a large volume submitter and it got "pushed" through because of that ????
Thanks for the responses, but it seems to me that there has been very enlightened discussion that suggest it is almost impossible to tell if...
I see that no one has responded to my query as to why it makes any difference if the toning is natural or artificial. Could that be that the...
Took a nineteen day trip at the end of May this year and while in Tulsa (right during the tornado flurry) stopped in a local drug store and saw...
I love these discussions, and toned coins can be quite attractive. I do question why it makes a difference whether or not the toning is natural...
What difference does it make? GDAMSP makes some good points. If the toning is pleasing to look at and enhances the coin, why should anyone care?
The comments made were just awesome and made me feel like "its not me". Shipping costs for the more affordable products knock them completely out...
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