Grading standards So what is the current status of Accugrade? I realize the intense competition in the industry has made it difficult for non P/N...
Taxes and Coins Tax attorneys are worth talking to if you have anything substantial where you need confidentiality. Spouses and kids who get...
Coin Grades I hear the "crack-out" experts do 1/10 grades. So if a coin is really high end "63", 63.7, it is worth trying as a "64". The...
Taxes and Coins There are professionals and then there are the real experts. I went into the IRS office a couple of times on this issue, the...
Branch mint proofs I saw the coin at a small coin shop. The fact that it took an authority on these coins to define the Morgans like Breen...
Thanks! Excellent idea.
That was excellent research!
Branch mint proofs and value So with all those ifs, it's probably a crap shoot to buy it if you are not a numismatist with lots of experience....
Branch mint proofs This coin is deeply mirrored, it has the razor edge and the strike of a proof, it has minor hairlines which limits the grade...
Value of Branch Mint Proofs So the market in these coins is pretty much unknown? No auction sale of the branch mint proof Morgans since 2002....
Branch mint proofs Thanks, I didn't see anything recently on the 1884O. Heritage would be the auction company for this certainly.
Branch mint proofs The piece is an 1884O. It looks like a DMPL, although it has all the qualities of a proof. I would grade it a "62" based on...
Branch mint proofs I spoke with a numismatist today who assured me there were branch mint proofs of Morgans. I'm just looking for the price value.
I was at a coin shop in a rural area today. Fellow has a Morgan dollar from the 1880s, "O" mint, that is most likely a proof. Apparently there are...
Inventories and Coins ICTA did not tell me inventories are required in tax filing--but I haven't asked them--they did say I needed to file an...
Zero Hedge and Investing I have never traded paper stocks, I saw enough of the perils of doing so years ago with those in my family. Luckily,...
Coin inventories ICTA--http://www.ictaonline.org/ Thanks for the warning on the issue with the CPA. Like I said, I spoke with several...
Coin inventory One CPA said it was required, like stocks and bonds and other inventorying. I'll have to give ICTA a call. They are sticklers...
Taxes and Coins I have pre-paid legal--they offer wills free as part of their basic membership--$40 or so a month, hours of free legal...
I have been to several CPAs and regular tax preparer. None of them have recommended I inventory my investment coins. Supposedly our good friends...
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