I tried to dramatize my point by over-generalizing to be sure. But, as you pointed out above, every person sucking isn't required to ruin things...
I purchased a handful of coins (5 I think) from FR auctions a number of years ago, sent them in to NGC, and all but 1 came back in "Tooled" body...
It would be nice to have an interface where collectors could buy/sell/trade directly with one another. The "For Sale" section of this forum could...
Maybe it's Antinous. Might also explain the hairdo ;)
I'm of the mind that auction house estimates don't mean much, and honestly, I feel that it is unethical for them to give estimates in the first...
I didn't mean to say that what the museum was doing was ethically problematic, or that the need for this kind of thing isn't easy to rationally...
I guess you can't feel anything once you're dead. But, that aside, I'd be pretty miffed if I donated my collection to a museum and they ended up...
It's just to bad that "What they want", isn't "Maintaining integrity" in a lot of cases. The reason that we can't have nice things is because...
I already only collect slabbed ancients, so the "Would you" question doesn't really apply to me. That being said....I certainly wouldn't mind a...
For people that are concerned about the 1970 UNESCO threshold, then provenance of any kind back to that point has some intrinsic value. Aside...
Interesting story all around. But, the most interesting aspect to me is the reality that, at that time, our gold coins were used for commerce at...
Even 2-3K seems bonkers to me. To each his own I guess.
Why? Your post wasn't offensive.
If you are worried about whether your public, social, coin-related forums are "serious enough", then you've taken your hobby a bit too far.
And wallets :(
In the end, when it comes to collectables, this IS the way to determine how much something is worth. At the time anyway. If working with a normal...
My Hawaii note is kind of a funny story. I was looking for one about 6 years ago, and at the time, really dingy examples sold for around $30. I...
My brother picks up straps of $1 bills from the banks for the cash registers in his store from time to time. I don't think it's uncommon to get 50...
Things that were stolen, by even a loose definition of the word, should be returned. Anybody with a modicum of civility and sense of justice...
I have a one-per collection, and I'm not terribly concerned about which denominations that I get for which people. But, I ultimately do want to...
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