90% Silver Some do get sent to refiners. I sold a bunch of 90% silver this week to a well-known coin dealer. I was paid $11X face, I could have...
You're probably right. The reed mark jumped out at me. I am used to MS63 $20s with minor ticks, but of course gold is different than silver.
Tax Preparation Firms The "cheesy" tax preparation firms....I would think Liberty Tax or HR Block are going to be relatively competent. Not...
Grading Standards The 70 point system is a good system. I would just like to see in between grades like MS61 and AU53, AU55, and VF30 priced and...
Taxes and Coins I would just reference the www.quatloos.com site for all these great theories about the voluntary nature of income taxes. The...
Grading standards So what is the current status of Accugrade? I realize the intense competition in the industry has made it difficult for non P/N...
Taxes and Coins Tax attorneys are worth talking to if you have anything substantial where you need confidentiality. Spouses and kids who get...
Coin Grades I hear the "crack-out" experts do 1/10 grades. So if a coin is really high end "63", 63.7, it is worth trying as a "64". The...
Taxes and Coins There are professionals and then there are the real experts. I went into the IRS office a couple of times on this issue, the...
Branch mint proofs I saw the coin at a small coin shop. The fact that it took an authority on these coins to define the Morgans like Breen...
Thanks! Excellent idea.
That was excellent research!
Branch mint proofs and value So with all those ifs, it's probably a crap shoot to buy it if you are not a numismatist with lots of experience....
Branch mint proofs This coin is deeply mirrored, it has the razor edge and the strike of a proof, it has minor hairlines which limits the grade...
Value of Branch Mint Proofs So the market in these coins is pretty much unknown? No auction sale of the branch mint proof Morgans since 2002....
Branch mint proofs Thanks, I didn't see anything recently on the 1884O. Heritage would be the auction company for this certainly.
Branch mint proofs The piece is an 1884O. It looks like a DMPL, although it has all the qualities of a proof. I would grade it a "62" based on...
Branch mint proofs I spoke with a numismatist today who assured me there were branch mint proofs of Morgans. I'm just looking for the price value.
I was at a coin shop in a rural area today. Fellow has a Morgan dollar from the 1880s, "O" mint, that is most likely a proof. Apparently there are...
Inventories and Coins ICTA did not tell me inventories are required in tax filing--but I haven't asked them--they did say I needed to file an...
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