"There is no free lunch in numismatics". Actually, most of the big auctions offer catered free lunch and dinner food, but no booze, so that might...
1856-s, XF-45 (PCGS) $20 Liberty. Recently graded coin. Nice over-all look, above average with a near AU appearance. $2025 firm. Contact for...
Agreed, your points make a lot of sense. But you do pay for PCGS holdering, sometimes with longer turn-around time, sometimes higher grading fee....
The Wall Street Journal took Ron Paul to task for being almost totally invested in precious metals and mining stocks, without making hardly any...
I'm sure security is #1 with them, so the arduous procedure of doing everything by the book and expeditiously is the problem. The biggest concern...
I would say 65+ max. The marks are in a highly grade sensitive area, not like they are in the hair or rim nicks. Someone is going to have...
Plus it is a problem coin, an NNC "MS60" that would never get a number from the other main grading services, they may not even give a BU "details...
The question is more like what is the most expensive coin on eBay that has actually sold? What is the highest priced item that has thoroughly...
I have sent a lot of orders into NGC, invariably when they pick up the priority or express shipment to them in the morning, the order is almost...
I've gotten a number of solicitations out of the blue for various "deals" since getting listed on one of the TPG's website. This today from...
Well there are AI programs that will approach human thought. And I can think of how a computer could be programmed to differentiate uses of "to",...
Some advise not to give receipts, like "Boston T. Party", aka, Kennth Royce, a prolific author--"Bullet-Proof Privacy", "You and the Police",...
Good points, and most dealers will eyeball everyone they do business with and make judgments about shady characters that they don't want to buy...
Frankly, I don't know why the guy does not get into compliance, it doesn't seem that he has anything to hide. A long term dealer has done over...
Actually I think the guy is honest except for the legal compliance issues. When I take cash out of my bank account I note that online on the...
How do others handle coin purchases where the dealer will only take green cash and no invoice is provided? Is this a red flag for accounting,...
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Eventually the programs will be good enough to do grammar checks. Just one of my pet peeves. If the computers are getting so much better, why...
I called the ANA today and they said they have a process for handling issues between members. An issue I have with the dealer was not an ANA...
I just wanted to make a slight correction which comes with an advanced college degree from a fully accredited university. Thread title should...
Separate names with a comma.
