To each there own. My Oma used to say "there are two ways to get an education, but one way is much harder than the other". James
Same for me. Spent my April money. Spent my May money. Spent my emergency coin fund That I have only used 3 times in 25 years. So I guess I...
Yes. PICTURES PICTURES PICTURES. Oh, and of the coins I actually collect. James
Case in point I will show how I came to make my most recent purchase. The coin is an 1842 Seated Quarter in VF-25. If you check Heritage you will...
My budget dictates so......
I use quite the combination myself. I use a site called NumisMedea. I do auction searches on Heritage and Great Collections. I make a list of 6...
I consider the cat hair all over my slabs, coin books and me to be a badge of honor. James
About six months ago Heritage had 2 coins up for auction. One was a 20 cent piece that was in an NGC holder but labeled as a Quarter. The next...
I have been told ammonia has that effect on silver but don't know if that is true.
They seem like very nice coins, but do you have a specific reason for slabbing them. such as selling them? Otherwise I don't see how putting...
This isn't my series by a long shot, but if it has enough luster that seems to be the key for a 65 or better grade.
What kind of luster does it have?
All things considered, that may be one of the most accurately graded pieces from that collection. After all, most people guessed some version of...
I will go with VF-20, but could see a 25 because of some of the additional details such as sandal /foot split and fairly clean fields. James
I like to have wonderous variety in my collection. I collect Seated coins and have just about every version of toning you can think of. My...
I would have to say my 1872-S Seated Dollar at 9,000 (With 8,000 melted an hour later) is probably my lowest mintage coin.
I would have to have seen the coin to determine whether I would add or subtract, but to the best of my knowledge the CDN does not offer a price...
Yes rte, as I said I haven't actually field tested my formula because that would require actually bidding. However, my approach to bidding is to...
I am afraid that would be impossible to do since the first price point is the CDN.
I have been trying to construct a bidding formula in case I decide to pursue details coins in future auctions. The formula I have been applying...
Separate names with a comma.
