I don't even know how many years ago it was when I first posted something like this. If you can't tell the difference, then does it matter ? But...
I'd go a step further than that. That is the nature of people. On the internet, face to face, it doesn't matter. People are people and they are...
Really ? That's your response ? :rolleyes: Or is that you don't have any understanding of how a business works ? But I'm pretty sure I know...
Well, personally I always figured that if a coin was worthy of being in my collection at all then it was worthy of me storing it correctly. And...
Yeah, I know. And like I said it's the only book I ever found specifically about maundy coins. I bought my copy back in 2004.
Cal, do you know why the auction houses are successful ? It's because that's what people want. And they are willing to pay to get what they want....
There are two entirely different issues involved in your comments. In my previous response of - I think we got all the categories we need. That's...
And there was a time when they did. The concept of making allowances for quality of strike when an entire issue is known to have been weakly...
There are several commercial coin dips on the market that can be purchased by anybody. And yes, they work on AT just as well as they do on NT....
Amazon was in the coin auction business even before ebay was. They decided to get out of it for the most part.
No, I was merely responding as requested :) I have no interest in the contest.
I mention the only one I ever found here - https://www.cointalk.com/threads/spink-catalog.199999/#post-1365632 It covers every maundy coin from...
I think we got all the categories we need. That's what I think. And besides, what makes you think just because a question was posted in some...
Tell me what business doesn't do that ? Jewelry stores operate on a 300-400% markup, furniture stores much the same. Coin dealers, as a general...
Who are the poor fools ? Ohhhh gee, I dunno :rolleyes: My guess would be somewhere between 80-90% of the coin market. You know, the ones who buy...
Strike is the word, but the concept involved is quality of strike. What I mean by that is this. Going back at least 40 years to when the very...
I was always of the opinion that most high quality coins never even see an auction, they're sold in private sales. But yeah there are exceptions,...
Yeah, one can usually easily recognize bad artificial toning. But if somebody knows what they're doing - you don't stand a chance. The absolute...
I have to agree with the others ! But if I recall correctly this is not the first time you've posted about this die, and the coin. :) It is...
As a general rule, the TPGs simply ignore quality of strike when it comes to grading. And they have for a long, long time now. But you're right...
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