I returned the only coin I ever won from him. It was an 09 VDB that had been recolored. I cheap lesson for me. Now I follow Leadfoot's example...
I agree it is a good question and fairly instructive to understand. First you must understand that the CDN is intended to be a sight-seen...
I like and respect Mark and he is imminently trustworthy, but I do not recommend consigning through a dealer for 2 main reasons. 1) When you...
$30 maybe, $50, I doubt it. That said, that (40-50% profit) seems about right for such low value coins. The profit per hour of work involved in...
nope, on mine they reconciled the 2 dates to 2/6. Not a problem though. Mine will be a quick flip, since I can't afford to own this one right...
if the color is accurate then it has been dipped or recolored. the mintmark sure looks to "chuuby" to be good to me. Sorry, but I doubt it.
This is one of the exceptions. Usually it is a phrase that is used by a seller to let them off the hook by mentioning the cleaning but in your...
collusion to depress auction prices is illegal, please do not practice that here.
lightly refers to the results. the method is irrelevant, the resultant coin is all that matters. That said it a coin still has "a little...
Cherrypicking is an art where you are matching wits with a numismatic professional; your only advantage is if you know a specific area of...
lol, I would say being honest with you was plenty nice. If you want to fight a windmill then that is your Quioxte given right, but if someone is...
how is grade in any way relevant outside of value?? Plus your over-emphasis on strike would skew the real world results beyond usefulness.
i bend one side of the paper back and use a fingernail to "cut" the edge of the mylar window. Then the coin comes out without the risk of staple...
I was able to weasel out of this one. PTL! Being on the other side of the table at one of these huge shows is strictly work, and long hours of it...
To this list I would add Jack Beymer and JJ Tea Party if you are interested in strictly raw coins. You will pay fairly strong prices with each,...
This post boils down to "market grading is a way for sellers to take too much money when they sell me a coin". However, there is no upside for...
Doug, a lot of the marks you circled look indented to me like typical AU gold coin chatter. The exceptions are the marks in this image: [IMG]...
"altered surfaces is code for "it doesn't look right, but we are unwilling/unable to state exactly why, but we will not certify it". It can be...
agreed, it looks "right" to me
Frank, Each of them belonged to consignors to us. Unfortunately I haven't owned any of my own. All but one of the coins came to me in their...
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