I spoke with an elderly gentleman who had bought an uncertified 1795 Flowing Hair dollar at an auction for $4000. He sent it to NGC, it came back...
Many auction companies seed their auctions with material designed to draw bids from the gullible. We do not ordinarily have tutorials in how not...
I just want the same level of accountability from companies that I deal with as what I require of myself. Many people are not that good with...
Thanks for the professional response. You buy 20 or 30 nice coins coming to several thousand dollars; get the coins certified or send them to an...
Pliers have always worked for me. Is notorious crack out expert Mark Chrans (Visionary Coins) still doing his crackouts?
Or a competitor or wife if they are privy to knowledge about "killings" you have made in coins and collectibles. An ex-wife has been known to be...
Anyone have an experience they want to share with how they do bookeeping and accounting on coins and collectibles? I filed my taxes yesterday...
#1 If they were concerned about under-reporting by any given poster, and were able to identify said poster, and then were able to substantiate...
What have been your greatest profits in coin buys and sells; also what have been your greatest losses? Personally, my greatest profit was an...
Does it have the word "copy" on the reverse as is required by law? You could always submit it to a grading service but may have to pay the high...
I have found ANACS the most "merciful" of the leading grading services on coins with slight problems--they will usually straight grade coins that...
And some are over-graded or problem coins. I have seen quite a few OH dollars that have problems or no real eye appeal.
Most of us have noticed how certain old certification holders bring more money than the new slabs. Some dealers make a huge market in this, with...
Last option is to let Teletrade or Great Collections get the coins graded after you have enjoyed them. This way, you get to own them for a...
You'd probably have to crack it for much of a chance of the same or one grade down. In the holder, attitude is like, you gotta be kidding,...
And here is another ANACS $20, same date, etc. in MS64: http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1129&lotNo=1786 This makes you wonder once again...
There are many people with unsavory private lives who wrote terrific books; I would cite the chess field as having numerous brilliant people with...
Yes, but is that relevant to most or only to CCE bids? Plus it lists that as active with SEGS; with NCI; and with INS. What the heck are the...
I generally ignore these specials, there are just too many conditions or they only apply to a niche market. NGC once offered free crossovers for...
Another point is that they are neat coins to own especially in AU and BU condition; so with billions of people on planet earth, and many...
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