I have seen these ads in Coin World for quite a while, here is the website: http://www.randicoins.com/ If you buy one of their "Everest" coins a...
This topic occurred to me as thought-provoking: What were the attitudes of contemporaries when new coinage and currency were introduced and old...
I had a mint state early $10 gold coin once that, when submitted to NGC for grading, was body-bagged as "bent". I don't know if any others here...
I have used USPS, FedEx and UPS to ship coins. I think all three have their place. One thing I have noticed with my USPS corporate account for...
This week's CDN says they are getting calls almost daily from coin dealers who are being warned by their banks that they must immediately give the...
I was wondering how auction companies prevent either insolvent or non-serious bidders from bidding on lots in their auctions? It is relatively...
I have been seeing Mr. Greenberg's ads in Coin World (p.109 March Trends) and elsewhere, anyone here have experience with him? He stated in his CW...
I don't know if this is a cultural thing, but there really wasn't much coin or bullion collecting in my family background with the exception of my...
I saw a nice type I $20 Liberty at an auction the other night and made a conservative bid on it because I could not examine it in person:...
Here is a question I have never heard a response to. Does it matter whether you get a check made out to your business that must be deposited to...
You want to buy a coin listed online or elsewhere. There is the assumption, usually, that payment will be made before your coin arrives. This is...
I was looking at an auction lot that must be worth high XF money as an AU "cleaned" coin:...
I have six or so rolls of 1960-D small date pennies to sell. Offer them @ $5 each, would offer postpaid for the lot, priority. Email and will...
I haven't looked at a copy of Bluesheet in a while. What intrigued me was a comment in the current Greysheet that they now list "plus" grades,...
What is heavier, a pound of gold or a pound of feathers? Three possibilities: The same, gold weighs more, or feathers weigh more. :) This one...
In mythology, certain coins are put on dead mens' eyes or in their mouths for the journey over the River Styx. What would be the right coins?...
I would cite just the toxicity of the zinc used in coins as a potential hazard: Poisoning In 1982, the United States Mint began minting pennies...
I was at a shop recently where the dealer was offering me a nice BU roll of 1925 Lincoln cents. They looked to be spot free and MS64 or above...
It looks like we have Mr. Bernanke's remarks today to thank for the sudden drop in bullion price:...
Registered/Insured shipping--does anyone else find the process of doing this way too much trouble? You have to use the special tape which cannot...
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