How much is postage?
Am I the only one that thinks most of the standard grading scale is euphemistic? I propose the following "truth in adversing" revision of the...
Fingerprints on coins As a physician, I wholeheartedly agree. It's not widely appreciated that colds are transmitted more often by handshaking...
I agree. Thanks.
A lot of people are predicting that the sets will sell for $1,000 before long.
New high for advertised 20th Anniversary ASE The latest Numismatic News (May 29, 2007) has an advertisement from Coin Depot offering 2006 reverse...
Certain coins (anything worth more than about $200 that isn't in original US Mint packaging) I would buy only if certified from one of the top...
Interesting that you have to pay to join their "club" to submit anything. That adds a minimum of $49.95 to the price. I guess if I'm going to do...
That makes sense. I've noticed that not all PCGS slabbed coins of the same grade are equivalent. Some of them are ugly, some really beautiful...
Yes, those are the numbers I was referring to. What other PCGS values are available? I would argue that the most important use of the PCGS...
Yes, thanks.
Thanks. Do you know how much they charge? Do they always guarantee to provide the same grade as on the original slab? Do you know if the...
Does anyone know where one can look up the historical values of coins? For example, what was the value of a 1936 proof set in 1965? I supposed...
It is widely-acknowledged that PCGS values are inflated. Although PCGS-certified coins appear to be worth more than a comparable coin from another...
There was a thread about this topic about 3 years ago, but it didn't reach any conclusion. If a PCGS slab is damaged (say scratched or chipped)...
Shortly after I got my sets, I offered to trade one of them for a proof 2001 Buffalo silver dollar, pointing out that the sets were selling for...
I'm sure that's it. The extra markings do correspond to the shield, but not quite lined up with the obverse. Any impact on the value, either...
This is a Type II (1855) 3 cent silver. I have noticed on this and several other 3 cent silver coins, fine parallel lines between the numeral...
I just got the newest Coin World (May 28th) and some dealers are advertising them for $495. This is a big jump from just one week ago $449 from...
Sure seems like a bad deal to me. I opened my sets to check them out (and to put the capsules back in their holes so they wouldn't rattle...
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