CTrollhunter - Congrats man! My old man recently paid 4 figures for a Morgan of that vintage. It was a problem coin and not in the best of shape...
$140 dollars in halves in customer wrapped rolls from a Wells Fargo. Just walked up to counter and asked for Halves. Found one whole roll of 90%...
Yes you did, Books, yes you did. You made a post calling me a hypocrite. So when I say I'll believe the handbook published by the oldest coin...
You see, and it is in this grey area where the angles lie. I just don't get a warm fuzzy about it. My con man radar just goes bonkers when...
This is very good advice. There are obviously multiple sides and layers to this onion. Attitude is everything and focusing on the most appealing...
Well, that just explains everything. I'm going to write a letter to the ANA and tell them that their book, with it's objectively identifiable...
The coin in question was an 1872 IHC in VG condition. Red book at $170.
Yeah. If there wasn't a uniformed cop as a security guard, I was thinking seriously about coming over his counter.
Wow. Thanks for those numbers. I appreciate the candor. I realize that the dealers have overhead and they deserve a profit for their time and...
Well, it's been fun and I have learned a bunch. So that part of it is certainly true.
Well, I had this notion in my head that if I sold the collection all together, I could realize the most value for it and avoid having a bunch of...
Thanks. I don't know this John Ford guy, but I've got to admit that's impressive. I'd like to know what he put into it, though. And for practical...
Sure man. Guarantee you I have returned more value to her for that collection than she would have ever realized from any dealer I've been to. And...
Oh, don't get me wrong. It's been a win/win for everybody involved. If nothing else, I'll buy some nice new coin books and put the collection in a...
Hi everyone, This is a rant. If you don't like reading rants, I think you should stop now. I bought a coin collection from a friend's wife...
My two cents after taxes and adjusted for inflation is that the majority of coin dealers I have encountered would not hesitate to get one over on...
Today, the Coin Gods smiled on me. I think this was a consolation for dealing with yet another numismatic dealer who was a complete jerk. But,...
I have two coins, one 1983 and 1984 that are punched like you described. I'm not sure what the coating is, I think it might be a low content gold...
2 boxes of halves - 1 40%, $1 in NIFC, and one 1987. I also tried my first box of nickels. Took 1 Hour ten minutes to sort, and all I got was 1 5...
I can't show you my silver collection, sign. Unfortunately, I lost it all in a terrible boating accident in a large, unnamed body of water.
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