What I use to open slabs is pictured below. Safe for coin and collector and easy to use. Cal [ATTACH]
The legality of melting coins becomes irrelevant if there is enough profit in it. Once melted it’s hard to prove where the metal came from. Tons...
Check prices realized on the GC website for ANACS versus PCGS. Then decide. Cal
Bid structure at Heritage is even more complex than shown in the increment table. Until a predetermined time before the auction goes “live”, you...
Outside of eBay, sniping can get pretty expensive once the bid is more than a few hundred dollars. Look at the bid increments for Heritage in the...
"I'm not going to be a loser" can be a very expensive attitude, especially if 2 or more bidders have it and want the same coin. Never bothers me...
Like a brew or single malt in a friendly pub while you search for rare currency issues? Try the Little Brown Jug in Minocqua, WI. Cal [ATTACH]
Beautiful coin! Now you just need a 1927-D to go with it. ;) Cal
I don’t know if it’s really shill bidding, but if you read the fine print, most auction houses state that they can bid on coins. They may do this...
Afraid it’s just another day on the eBay coin market. No shortage of rip-offs. Although I look there frequently, it’s rare for me to buy a coin...
Pic below is from a coin and currency show in Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu, India. It shows a model of an Indian Chandrayaan 3 rocket covered with...
Different strokes. Most of my coins, except for very recent issues, are bought at auctions. I have to do the price research either way. I often...
My one and only is below. It's RSC Claudia-1. A pic of a normal reverse is at the bottom. Cal [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Couple of things to keep in mind: 1. Photographic technique, especially lighting, can have a dramatic effect on the appearance of a coin in a...
There's Whizbang, OK and Fake, Nigeria. Anyone been there? Cal
The quiz was in progress when cointalk took its summer vacation but had been posted for a while. Members had answered 2-1, 2-2 and 2-4 correctly....
A big advantage of private insurance (mine at least) is that you are required to put a big fat zero for value on the shipping form. Chances are...
Registered is insured to the declared value and that determines cost. For a value of $13k, registering is 35.70 + 8 x 2.70 = $57.30. See table...
It finally posted. It's below. Cal [ATTACH]
Below are the NGC images. Shouldn't be hard for PCGS to improve on these ... if they're ever done. Cal [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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