The company I was referring to is a member dealer of coinnet. They have rigorous screening of members, probably the highest ethical standards of a...
I don't know any bullion dealers that accept credit cards. What does it cost them to process credit card purchases? Do you get cash back with...
I've seen their ads in Coin World. They seem to be on the ball and good. I've dealt with other companies that offer things that Apmex doesn't,...
I sold some Platinum half eagles yesterday. I got $40 or so under spot--no regrets after today's backwardation...
Coin "cracking" Thanks for the topic. First, I think the idea and the word must be a surprize to many coin collectors. "Crack" does not have a...
I was speaking with a jewelry advertiser today re: an AEG piece, and they said that because it wasn't 24 carat, they would have to send it to a...
Thanks for all the posts! In retrospect, I would have done things differently had I known that the "counterstrike" mark was just that.
I guess I saw it as an early holdered coin, therefore conservatively graded when I bid on it. I figured it was worth the bid plus juice. The...
The shop owner saw the apparent overstrike as damage. He looked at it with his jeweler's glass and saw some other stuff. I don't want to be...
This price pull-back is going to look like a really good thing in a few weeks. The surge was getting too frothy and irrational. I got the...
Thanks. I don't have DjVu. I was looking for a 1932 philly for a while in "65". And you're quite right about not doing any rash bidding. The...
Buying opportunity! One of my retirement dreams is being able to endlessly count a limitless supply of gold coins, from the late 1700's, through...
News at PCGS I'm glad they are going to announce some customer-friendly innovations. I prefer their holders to NGC's or ANACS and their style of...
Coin Collecting and Investing There are sensible compromises for those who want to collect US coins and probably make profits in the meantime....
I received an auction coin in an NGC MS65 slab the other day. Here's a link of the image:...
Storage Units for Coins I have a storage unit where I put some of the bulky lower-value coins. There are high security units and low security...
Shipping losses If you speak with any coin dealer or other person who relies on UPS and USPS or other carrier, you will hear a lot of stories of...
The Hedge (leverage) Funds and Gold http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/markets/gold-retreats-as-hedge-funds-sell/story-e6frg92f-1225808876526
Contracts and "Fraud" Ah, the power of contracts, and the freedom that corporations and governments enjoy from prosecution when they engage in...
AEG proof I would pay offer $1800 per ounce for American eagles with original papers. I can provide good numismatic references and a bank wire.
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