The grading services have the authorities numbers on speed-dial. And notes are much easier to track than coins so any number that pops up in a...
Let them tone in a Wayte-Raymond holder and the way things are going with grade inflation, in twenty years or so they should grade MS69! That's...
Good options here. I hear of too many "deals" that were snapped up by coin dealers buying uncertified coins for a lump sum, not itemized so the...
90% silver may be the best way if people want fractionals at the best price. The only problem is that it ain't pretty, it's dirty, etc.. I was...
I saw in the current issue of Scientific American, US money reserve in Texas was offering their introductory special--10 1/10oz. eagles for under...
Unless a dealer has inventory well into the six figures, plus a checkbook ready to write into the five figures, I don't know how it would be...
All I had to do was call PMG, do a little paperwork and my NGC account applied to their submissions. Regular service is the way to go unless you...
I sent in several Colonial notes to PMG less than a month ago and got the results yesterday. The Connecticut note turned out to be a contemporary...
To answer the original question, even nice sovereigns may only bring 98% of the .2354 melt value when selling to big dealers like Upstate Coins,...
Here's a piece I sold through Teletrade recently: http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=3296&lot=2022#n
Significant premium for MS versions of the young heads or somewhat later versions. I have seen Mr. Paul's ads for MS63 and above, though it a...
I get all my mail at a UPS Store box. No problems in many years and probably over $1 million in shipments incoming/outgoing.
Or what if it is actually a PCGS or NGC slabbed 1895 proof or an 1893-s? You could argue that someone is going to steal it anyway, why not...
I completely understand where you are coming from, this must be the sort of drudgery that drives you to tears! I remember a CO once in the...
It takes a big man to admit their mistakes and clearly priorities are off here. I don't know what the leading help sites are on the internet....
The Midas syndrome: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midas Too bad there isn't a 12 steps program for greed. I met a psychologist at the Free State...
They do good; I don't do business with ebay, I do some occasionally with online auctions, I average $10s of thousands a year if not hundreds with...
You could stretch the dilemna a bit further: what if it was a 1795 FH or bust dollar? A Fugio, or gold or rare date coin? When the coins are...
The Feds are going to be very interested now.
I would say that stereotypes could be a problem if they are used to falsely characterize people, situations or things. They say there are three...
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