I have had coins stolen with the USPS. This item caught my attention today of a postal employee being caught for theft:...
Definitely crack and search! If you find some PQ pieces, they might MS67/68. This is how big $$$ are made!:thumb:
Big auction companies have a lot of material to sell and they are not going to sell without reserve, they are not suckers. So the nice material,...
It goes to division of labor and the grading services and computers and auction companies with online images have made life a lot more efficient....
Thanks, I did notice some of the search options but they are obstacles to bidding for some people. What I would like to see are much more...
I don't know what the origin of the male/female dichotomy is on coins vs. jewelry vs. art vs. clothing, etc.., but it is true that little boys...
A tremendous amount of material being offered last night and tonight in Teletrade auctions. I was tempted to bid last night, but didn't find any...
I was thinking of it as a one-way trip. Most of us would be doing farm or factory work. That was the predominant work then. With money you...
I'm sure the bad guys are shaking in their boots.
Precious metals and coin buyers are supposed to be licensed and have a holding period in case the goods are stolen, etc.. They did cash deals...
Thanks!
The Coin Dealer Newsletter had a lead story last week on how certain parts of the country are stepping up their regulation and licensing of pawn...
This week's Coin World has a lead article on how the SS and the FBI are going after various coin counterfeiters: "The U.S. Secret Service’s...
A local millionaire got on the list of a coin club but then never attended any meetings. A lot of these guys are afraid of being robbed, so are...
http://www.cointalk.com/t201812/ For some coin collecting is the ultimate in conspicuous consumption: A complete set of $20 gold coins, the best...
Thanks for the information, I never saw this topic addressed anywhere before. Reholdering can take up to a month, plus all the shipping, to and...
Any experts on Easter, Passover or Resurrection-themed coins? Thanks.:)
I picked up the following "Bust" quarter in a dealer's discard box. It took over a month to get it graded, etc. but there it is, being sold at...
Occasionally. You have to reserve the coin at a level where you are making a profit. The advantage of efficient auction companies is to get...
The Coin Dealer Newsletter has historic graph books going back to 1980 or so. But the MS65 coins have changed over the years and population...
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