Good points. One of the biggest problems with stolen merchandise is their profitability and difficulty of tracking. Let's say a thief gets a...
If you compare this field with antiques, stamp collecting, etc., clearly the same rules apply. Ever watch Antiques Roadshow or the many similar...
There are numerous dynamics in current bid and asks on generic gold; it is basically an honest market, I don't know that any hedge funds or...
One defintion of "trap" is "something by which someone is caught unawares"(Merriam-Webster). So I think it meets that criteria. You walk the...
I wonder if a grading service like PCGS with their fingerprint imaging of coins has ever been able to work with law enforcement on stolen coins,...
I was talking with Tommy of "The Elusive Spondulix" yesterday, a truly classic coin dealer, he's worked as a grader at both NGC and PCGS. He was...
I used to be on speaking terms with individuals who believed that having insurance on vehicles demostrated a lack of faith, paying taxes to...
If I get a group of really great coins together I think I will see if one of the grading services will pedigree it with as lofty and...
Incandescent or scattered lighting is one of the worst for accurately looking at coins. The painful thing about buying coins is realizing you...
Another dealer who had a lot of frankly rare coins that would be worth near what he was asking if they could conceivably grade, but clearly the...
I went to one of my first and favorite coin shows today that has been in operation since 1960. Plenty of good dealers and coins on the bourse...
Thanks for the correction. My posting was imperfect as you cite; I thought it was important to get a debate going on the article. And that is...
I tried to access his major book on US coins at two Connecticut libraries; it was listed as in reference not to be checked out, but when I and...
Most likely you would be out of luck because they would ask what you were insuring and their insurer has a wimp clause that says no precious...
Compare to images on auction sites like Heritage or Teletrade. MS60s have been selling a little cheap, I bought one in 61 @ Teletrade for around...
$100 Insurance no good then? That is a shock to me. Considering how much more you have to pay for the next tier, I'm not sure its worth it. But...
Got me, hobo. Corrected.
The article this month at the Coin Dealer Newsletter is on incused Indian gold, called "Just a few stoppers". Good article, no dealer cited in the...
It may be more effective to confront the mint workers directly at ANA shows. Save up the venom and vitreol for when you can actually grab them by...
So they are off the hook if they are insured by them. Not that it really matters--anything you ship through UPS and gets damaged they will fight...
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