I was speaking with a jewelry advertiser today re: an AEG piece, and they said that because it wasn't 24 carat, they would have to send it to a...
Thanks for all the posts! In retrospect, I would have done things differently had I known that the "counterstrike" mark was just that.
I guess I saw it as an early holdered coin, therefore conservatively graded when I bid on it. I figured it was worth the bid plus juice. The...
The shop owner saw the apparent overstrike as damage. He looked at it with his jeweler's glass and saw some other stuff. I don't want to be...
This price pull-back is going to look like a really good thing in a few weeks. The surge was getting too frothy and irrational. I got the...
Thanks. I don't have DjVu. I was looking for a 1932 philly for a while in "65". And you're quite right about not doing any rash bidding. The...
Buying opportunity! One of my retirement dreams is being able to endlessly count a limitless supply of gold coins, from the late 1700's, through...
News at PCGS I'm glad they are going to announce some customer-friendly innovations. I prefer their holders to NGC's or ANACS and their style of...
Coin Collecting and Investing There are sensible compromises for those who want to collect US coins and probably make profits in the meantime....
I received an auction coin in an NGC MS65 slab the other day. Here's a link of the image:...
Storage Units for Coins I have a storage unit where I put some of the bulky lower-value coins. There are high security units and low security...
Shipping losses If you speak with any coin dealer or other person who relies on UPS and USPS or other carrier, you will hear a lot of stories of...
The Hedge (leverage) Funds and Gold http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/markets/gold-retreats-as-hedge-funds-sell/story-e6frg92f-1225808876526
Contracts and "Fraud" Ah, the power of contracts, and the freedom that corporations and governments enjoy from prosecution when they engage in...
AEG proof I would pay offer $1800 per ounce for American eagles with original papers. I can provide good numismatic references and a bank wire.
Proof Eagles So until we get the announcement, the coins should still be selling for $2000 plus and ounce.
The Hedge Funds and Gold It was on Kitco the other day--I think the Nadler daily column. I'll try to research it and get back to you.
UPS and Coins I shipped some coins this week with UPS. When asked I said "collectibles". They took my $45 or so gladly for the overnight to...
Gold Price It will be back up. The hedge funds are doing year end book-keeping and have been pulling away from their long positions.
CPA's Thanks for the feedback. There are probably different categories, short- term capital gains, long-term, whether you're doing it as a...
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