I’ve sold coins via GC before and sent in a number of lots including some coins that were duplicates. In one case, they spread the selling over 3...
If you want shipping insurance, join N. America Collectors Assoc. Dues are $135 per year. The insurance rate chart is below. Few things about...
If you don't have private insurance, use USPS registered mail. It is without doubt the safest way, probably safer than hand delivering. My...
I'm looking for a reference book on Australian coins. All types of coins (circulating, proof, commems, bullion, etc.), mostly 20th and 21st...
There are other companies or individuals who do stickering to indicate a coin is solid or better for the grade. Rick Snow has an Eagle Eye...
So, why no indictments for fraud, theft, etc.? The fine likely won't do much. The guilty parties probably have millions squirreled away...
Jim, We live in a similar situation … in the country, 3/8 mile down a gravel road from the main road where the PO boxes are. Turns out the about...
My experience with PCGS is that if there is a mistake on an order that they notice, like on shipping, value, tier, acceptable grade range,...
I've seen slabs dropped on concrete floors many times at shows. Includes seeing entire boxes accidentally dumped on the floor. Some dealers...
OK. Thanks.
Yup. But why?
OK … I’m talking about the words. But many of our memories do involve money. There is a goddess in Greek mythology named Mnemosyne. She is one...
I remember that show well … mostly because of the great people I met. I’m trying to remember who took that pic for us. Maybe Charmy Harker...
My bad. I thought the location would be marked. Has anyone had a try at reading it? Cal
No NFC chip though, which is the most reliable way to prevent counterfeiting. Molds for the plastic are probably already being created in China.
I was in the British Museum last May. The main coin gallery is on the second floor (rm 68). However, many of the regional and epochal galleries...
Should get a refund from the seller, and it's the seller who should pursue getting the coin back or insurance payment. It's the seller who does...
The legacy designation, if implemented, would indicate that the coin was in a PCGS or NGC holder previously and received a sticker. However, it’s...
First a definition for current discussion: “CAC slab” means a coin in a slab of CACG; it does not mean a PCGS or NGC slab with a CAC sticker. If...
I think we'll have to continue in disagreement. If a coin is in a CAC slab, then there is evidence that it has been graded by only one...
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