Congrats Rob. . . . I'll try to be good.
I sounds like you don't believe dealers are paying a premium to buy coins with beautiful toning. If that's the case, I must wholeheartedly disagree.
Careful there Folks . . . The phrase "Improper storage" used in this thread likely discriminates against coins that have not spent the majority of...
"Do you have a business?" . . . Yes, and I don't mind others'.
We must remember that this is a San Francisco issue from the 1850's and might someday come up in significant numbers in a salvage operation.
I have a difficult time believing the first photo from @Michael K is a real 1854-S. Not only is the date out of position relative to the dentils,...
I am not surprised by any of the above . . . layers like this are simply the result of the layer vibrating off of the clamshell delaminating coin...
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I'm going to see the Smithsonian example up close in a few weeks. I was awestruck when I received the NGC email about this one last night. I...
Two others I recall missing out on were a trade dollar and a gold $3 piece, both of which were supposed to be Gem BU coins. The dates never stuck...
VF25
The mint produced cameos with the earliest strikes off of most of the dies of most dates in the Franklin series. Unfortunately, the numbers are...
Title of this post? Fill in the blanks . . . " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ " As a regular coin buyer on the floor of a local...
Nominally AU50, net XF45 for the marks on jaw and shield.
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It's a real drag, as it is bad apples like this who have driven honest dealers away from dealing coins to Minnesotans.
The sad part is that many will not even know they are victims until they badly need the money a very long time from now.
As will any fakes that go unidentified beforehand. Know what you are bidding on.
I hope none of you fell victim to this parasite . . . https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/burnsville-coin-dealer-indicted-fraud-scheme
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