Sometimes the Proofs can sell for LESS than the regular business strikes though, right ? Esp. when very few of the regulars survive in Mint State...
I went to FUN and the prices were very reasonable.
Punch up completed sales on Ebay, Great Collections, HA and see what prices for various grades sold for. It takes a few minutes but it's worth it...
Fake slabs are thankfully rare....but if they try and copy a PCGS or NGC type slab, you can see if the font and spacing match on their websites.
Right, but you can tell pretty easily if the numbers match on a coin to authenticate it over at the PCGS or NGC website. And there's always...
I've seen his Double Eagle, Eagle, and Morgan infomercials....the markups on the DE and Eagles tends to run about 25-40% over retail. I know he...
No, it's not RISKLESS but it is not RISKY. Big difference ! Also, if you buy a counterfeit in an NGC or PCGS holder, they'll make good on it.
Capthank, you need to re-angle that photo and also have the anti-shake feature on.
Whatever works for you.....I think HA and GC are your best bets. If a seller has a good rep on Ebay -- and there are lots of good sellers there,...
Check Ebay, HA, Great Collections, maybe even Stacks Bowers (though they are more high-end). I get being price-sensitive, but I personally am OK...
Raw or gradeds you want ?
I didn't realize he wanted raw coins...that's risky, for sure. Need to be a good grader of the coins in question AND be able to grade from...
Besides your LCS....try Ebay, but be careful. Heritage Auctions is great....you will probably pay full-price...but you can find what you want and...
He's still there, works for HA now. I believe Mark is Max Mehl's great-nephew; his mother was Max's niece.
I never knew why GSA handled them instead of the U.S. Mint. Figured they could use the MSD sales to springboard other stuff.
The Wild West Collection. :D Do you have a smartphone ? Use the default settings....angle the coins a bit towards you standing up....preferably...
Was that you who posted that "TWWC" pics a while back ? That was interesting ! What coins were the gold "St. A" -- are these Saint-Gaudens ? In...
I would agree, Ana...though I'm not an expert on this series I have looked at hundreds of prices in recent months and I think the posts by some of...
Hey, to each his own....nobody should tell anybody what to buy or how to buy coins. I will just say that at a certain point you might appreciate...
Alot of these coins bought in the 1970's and early-1980's were people who were not coin collectors but investors....folks who wanted silver or...
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