When buying or selling?
I don't have this coin in hand just yet. If it is a business strike, as described, I paid too little. If it's the more common proof, which it...
The importance of the corrosion is dwarfed by the retained details and the absence of individually distracting marks . . . I say it eventually...
All but the 1913 $10 Indian
Dies for the $2.50 Indians notoriously crumbled around the periphery.
Yup, its counterfeit. The tooling at the back of the Indian's neck is a dead giveaway.
VF30
I'd focus on a date which is represented almost exclusively by very ugly coins, and willingly pay a monster premium for one of the very few...
If the reflectivity of the gold-colored trim on the ringbox is any indication, the coins appears rather washed out, as if cleaned with a paste. I...
A very nice coin, probably VF20, and a slam dunk for F15. You have a good eye . . . I just wouldn't expect to find a lot more dates looking like...
Not before the FE cents came along, they weren't . . .
Not intending to offend anyone here, but I just cannot help myself . . . I think whoever paid $100,000 for that coin is beyond help. Furthermore,...
Anyone of modest means who pursues this set to the end, and does so with naturally toned and very attractive coins will be very challenged, yet...
I recommend you not tell them anything about how you know their coins are counterfeit. . . that simply informs them of where they need to put more...
I wouldn't worry too much yet. As long as it doesn't drop off of the tracking system completely, I think you'll be fine. I've had stuff go from...
This clad stuff can be hard to grade . . . AU58. Shame the bands are bold, but not complete. Otherwise a rare coin.
This is the essence of collecting versus investing. While the following is a generalization, it is not a statement without merit . . ....
Why not boycott the issue, teaching both the manipulative dealers and the Mint a lesson? If the scramble is gone, neither will misunderstand the...
For rare coins, many of the high auction prices paid come from dealers who happen to be first to recognize how wrong the market pricing is.
I find many parallels between what Vic does and what I do, and think he is dead-on with his advice. I find that dealers who rely heavily on the...
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