Just got an email from them. They may reopen April 15. During the closure, they will not accept packages not already enroute nor ship packages....
Never occurred to me before, but slabs can be sanitized more easily than coins themselves. Yeah, coins can be dipped in 70% isopropanol without...
Heritage has two types of auctions: weekly internet auctions and Signature auctions. Signature auctions are usually held in conjunction with...
I've looked at lots of PCGS-slabbed coins and only last week noticed that recently issued slabs are lettered on the edge of the narrow end nearest...
I ordered off eBay; nothing expensive. Package had tracking. About 1.5 hours after receiving the "delivered" email, went to mailbox and package...
Happy New Year! :playful: OK, no looking in the Redbook until you've made your best guesses! A few rules: a. If a mint produced more than one...
Anyone have experience with NGC or PCGS Stage Coach BU Morgans? I'm assuming they're common date and would grade near the bottom of MS. But how...
I think gradeflation by TPGs over the decades is real in the sense that for many series, the percentage of coins in higher grades has increased....
Disposal company for the US Mint accidentally took pallet of Dolly Madison $10 coins and incinerated them. Coins were supposed to have been...
Folks worry because they perceive that most coin collectors are middle age or older (like me). I don't know of reliable statistics on this, but...
It's been down 2 days with no revival in sight. Finally admit they've been hacked, but say no client info has been compromised. All affected...
On a recent trip to Scotland, my family and I were able to visit the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. It's a great museum with something...
Sorry if you were expecting a toner. It's the last 3 boxes I've received from PCGS. Cal [ATTACH]
Expecting blood and gore? Nope, it's a feeder finger, the planchet pusher that puts planchets between the dies. For whatever reason, it didn't...
Inflation comes even to Cointalk, so I'm upping the ante for low cost coins. Not a put-down of under $50 coins; I've got plenty of those. :)...
If you have certain disabilities, there are some crimes you just shouldn't try to commit. :inpain: See link. Story thanks to Wayne Homren,...
According to the Jul 8 edition of Coin World, Numismatic News and 5 other F+W publications, including Bank Note Reporter, were sold to Cruz Bay...
Read an interesting article by Conly Rieder in Dec 2018 Numistmatist. He had a package of coins lost in the mail by USPS. They were insured...
Spotted this J-236 pattern half in a Heritage auction. It's a1859 Paquet design with Liberty seated with her hand on fasces on obverse and spread...
Noticed a Judd 236 half dollar just sold (12 Mar 19) by Great Collections. Coin is straight-graded PR61 Plated by NGC. See first pic below....
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