What a disappointment, Kasia! I've been there and had similar things happen. It does look like it got murdered, maybe involuntary, but...
Thanks for the report, Charmy! I usually stay at a motel in Aberdeen on the way down, it's more in my price range than the ones in Baltimore. I...
I would think in the first case they would be able to connect the dots if they found Kruggerands, Maple Leafs and 50 Peso Mexican gold at the...
Thanks. #1 point of investing should be asset preservation.
Another concern: I shipped them a bunch of Morgans that they indicated certain price levels based on their grading and inspection with a base...
Let's say law enforcement was getting records of pawn and coin shops of modern bullion coins they were buying. Is there any way to tie stolen...
http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp?ad=article&ArticleId=2715 I think this is the guy with the moustache who runs "The Forecaster"...
I have generally been pleased with them, but they are getting more competition so they will have to stay on their toes. I got a call from them on...
Last year was a minny microcosm of longer term volatility in metals and coins. I bought a couple of MS65 Morgans with a credit card from a dealer...
I have submitted some coins to auction companies that take over two months to get graded and placed in auction. What would be the maximum amount...
There were many opportunities on the bourse floor as well as traps like high grade moderns, high priced coins with subtle problems, etc.. I...
I enjoyed the show, some good discussions with dealers, etc.. I appreciated Mr. JH Cline's insights into Standing liberty quarters which are his...
I know what you mean. A pet peeve of mine is cliches and tired and hackneyed phrases that people use rather than explain in rational terms the...
I spoke with a number of dealers who specialize in bullion buys/sells at the Baltimore show. Provident Metals was there, apparently the top buyer...
I was speaking with Kleinman once about a Type II $20 Liberty that was mintstate that I thought had way too many marks and problems to be in a...
Well, that is sort of a "chicken or an egg" conundrum. And the uneducated confuse who certifies or stickers a coin with the coin itself.
I picked up a couple nice commems today, including a nice Bridgeport and a 1921 Pilgrim commemorative. I paid full Greysheet on it, it was that...
I was at a coin shop today where the shop owner, pointing to the percentages on the "Coin Dealer Newsletter" said that those percentages from PCGS...
Another issue on "Great Collections" is their extremely aggressive internet advertising. Virtually every site I go to, there is the GC ad. There...
There are technological solutions to the problem of crowding, a cattle prod or a taser would clear them out quickly, but may cause problems for...
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