A 1907 Ultra High Relief just went for $3.6 MM over at Heritage, including the bp:...
Bill Gross of the money management firm PIMCO (used to be on Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser) had an Inverted Jenny, don't know if it was a...
The best comparision might be the 1927-D Saint which goes for around $2 MM in similar condition (actually, the 1927-D has fewer known coins). But...
He voluntarily turned it in and it was destroyed in 1956. :mad:
Best to check Heritage and/or Ebay, maybe GC, too.
That's alot for a Saturday......:D
I certainly treat any INDIVIDUAL theft of one's coins as a very serious matter......financial loss....personal loss. Again...however....I don't...
10-year old article !! :wideyed: A 93-year old had all his valuables in and around his house/bedroom......he should have had them in a safe or...
Even counterfeiting -- a big and growing problem -- is not at "epidemic" levels. I wouldn't call theft from one's home of coins or jewelry at...
Yeah, I mean there are hundreds of Saint collectors looking to pay $2,000,000 for a coin that you definitely enhance the $$$ price with a 65 CAC...
The owner of the coin wanted a CAC sticker on it -- don't ask me why. It was graded MS65+ and at that level couldn't get the CAC designation....
Somewhat related, a guy who owned a 1927-D Saint-Gaudens coin requested it be regraded lower so it would qualify for a CAC sticker.
What's your proof of that ? There are thefts, but I don't think it's an epidemic. Much easier to steal jewelry in poor areas, where you wouldn't...
EF-45.
Vatican 1/4 oz. (or close to it) coins in MS66 quality can be had for < $1,400. Drop down to MS65 and they run about $500.
Downpayment on an MS66 or CAC Saint. :D
Roger Burdette wrote a book on the Morgan Dollar girl.
Common Sense: (1) Don't tell people you are a coin collector unless it's trustworthy relatives and super-close friends. You're basically...
I would think that Sotheby's has had informal discussions with a few Big Bidders who were informally asked over the years (or maybe even earlier...
When you take profits and bring them to the bank, they don't ask if it was from "ridiculous" profits or a deep-value play. Profits are profits....
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