IIRC, Hugh Wood, the insurance company which provides coin insurance for ANA members, specifies a TL-15 (or better) safe.
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:dead-horse: Coins already have two grades -- One when you buy it and one when you try to sell it.
Do you mean the silver dollar or the clad half dollar? Of the three in the set, I prefer the dollar coin myself.
2011 Army Unc After seeing both this coin and the half in person, I'm not the least surprised by the low number sold: [ATTACH][ATTACH]
I'll go for the obvious and somewhat boring high relief proof: http://www.ebay.com/itm/130596844325
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Order: 38389xxx (1 Set) Received Today.
Apologies for the mediocre insurance photos, but here's a couple of shots of my 1984-d Proof. (The coin itself is in a safe-deposit box)....
A slightly more detailed account: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-truth-behind-how-gerald-celente-got-screwed-by-mf-global-2011-11 If I'm...
In my opinion, rare coins are less attractive purely as an investment because of transaction costs. If you buy and sell through reputable dealers,...
My 3rd 19th Century U.S. Proof, albeit not a terribly exciting one: [ATTACH][ATTACH]
You can look this stuff up, don't 'ya know. In 1968, the coin shrunk from 29.72mm and 11.66 grams to 27.13mm and 8.1 grams. In 2000 the weight...
A couple of more 1861-O's -- One circulated, one from the S.S. Republic: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I know very little about mint machinery, but how significant do you think these challenges are? One of the reasons I ask is because the...
That's because they are all up in Alaska fishing for salmon: http://www.great-alaska-seafood.com/seafood-sale-091611.htm
Currently? A 1776/5 H-G Transylvanian 2 Ducat, KM #650. It's in NGC's price guide, but I've never seen one.
Does your father know his buyer pretty well? There are certainly honest and legitimate reasons why someone would want to pay for an item with an...
If most expensive means "paid the most for," it's this one: [ATTACH]
This happened to me. When I submitted an AU 1875-S 20-cent piece in an ANACS "Artificial Toning" net grade slab, NCS called me before conserving...
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