Please note that I was careful to use the words "Consciously or not . . . " The high submission volume of moderns is a flash-in-the-pan. Just...
With a finite number of coins worth grading, and the need to maintain their business volume, they must provide some incentive to pay for their...
Love the dime . . . I was underbidder on a coin just like it on eBay sometime in the past couple of years.
At the link below is the only coin I have seen with multiple RETAINED CUDS on it . . . very cool!...
Here is a deeply toned 1872 Seated Dollar graded XF45 by NGC. Color is more vibrant than conveyed by the photos. Price = $850 delivered. -...
Naturally, it depends on grade but, generally, the most available dates in Libs seem to be 1878 and 1900 through 1907. Among the Indians, the...
Are you focused on Liberty or Indian quarter eagles?
I paid $300 for a raw 1972 Ike Dollar back in the late 80's . . . it was a gem BU Type 2, but no one else really understood at the time, and...
Market grading is the assignment of a grade to ensure that the price for the coin in that grade aligns with the current market accepted value of...
My observation was that common gold generally was re-priced downward, some was pulled from cases, and a lot of the better dated gold held its own.
Nice example
I rarely base my purchase decisions on the numerical grade on the holder, whether a cardboard 2x2 or a TPG slab. Instead, I use the numerical...
Expecting to make a profit without truly earning it from their customers.
Bidding wars almost always have everything to do with the item being sold, and nothing to do with the venue. Unfortunately, I have seen far too...
I was about to post exactly this concern when I ran across this post. Security-conscious dealers often disclose less than what is available, and...
Just bought 5 cleaned Liberty gold coins for short money on eBay . . . looking to pre-sell them for an instant profit before I receive them....
MS64
I'm not a foreign coin guy, but to me it looks cleaned and re-toned (naturally re-toned).
Possibly MS62, but more likely AU58. Mostly because there are a great many good looking coins of this date.
UPDATE: Coin did not sell. Seller has relisted as eBay 390948160621. Unfortunately, he has blocked me from further communications, so I went...
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