Effective Jan 1 this year, the exempt limit went from $1,500 to $2,000. Applicable legal code is below. Has anyone experienced sales tax being...
They are a big eBay seller based in S. California. Over 409,000 reviews on eBay w/o a single negative! Have they manipulated the system? Reviews...
Looking at an upcoming world coin auction by Heritage, I stumbled across a striking Swiss pattern that seemed vaguely familiar. Then it occurred...
You may not know it, but you can see the orders that PCGS has in progress or recently completed. Go to www.pcgs.com/shared-orders/. About 3,200...
Have any old descriptions of security measures at ancient or medieval mints survived? I’m interested in defense against outside forces...
Recently, I became aware that the Royal Australian Mint started issuing a series of 1 oz. bullion coins in 2019 that featured different species of...
I'm looking for a reference book on Australian coins. All types of coins (circulating, proof, commems, bullion, etc.), mostly 20th and 21st...
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...
Been happening to me a lot lately. I’ll do a final bid a few hours before closing. And my bid is a bit higher than recent sales of the same coin...
Apparently the truck on its way from the US Mint to Florida spent the night in a Walmart parking lot when the thieves hit it. See the link. Cal...
Personally, I don’t buy coins worth more than about $100 directly through eBay. And those I buy directly are always recent world mint coins...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here's mine: 2017 Austria silver-niobium 25 Euro microcosm commemorative, NGC MS70. Let's see yours. Cal
I have my doubts, but they make a go of it. It’s possible that CAC is just waving a flag to see who salutes and who spits. A few thoughts on it:...
Was thinking was thinking of sending a few PCGS coins in for reholdering. Some holders have minor problems (scratches, chips, cracks,...
Caught my eye at Kolbe and Fanning Booksellers website. Ezra Brooks Distilling Company, Heritage China: Genuine Fired Platinum type, 1969. Ezra...
OK, OK. In plain talk, oval coins. And please, oval when they came from the mint. No PM creations from elongators, trains, etc. One of mine is...
Bit of a rant. Sent a NGC coin to PCGS for crossover grading to same grade. Came back as “did not cross”. Irritating that they don’t tell you...
Both PCGS and NGC have CAC in their registries now. However, both may regret it as CAC becomes a primary grader and competitor. However, PCGS...
So, what’s the exotic reader? It’s my phone! Most advanced smart phones have a NFC reader (mine’s a Samsung A53). To see if yours has it,...
Have done business with both firms for years and never noticed before, but it appears to be true. Noticed because I recently sent in a PCGS...
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