Let me make this really clear. I think that JA is a gentleman and an honest person. We have had good conversations. One the problems has been...
Early in the process, John Albanese offered to grade my collection for free and invited me to be one of his graders. Since the graders were...
In my opinion, it’s very hard to get a decent price for this coin when it’s raw (uncertified) because of the many counterfeits. Certification is...
I would not be as harsh a critic of CAC if the company snickered only properly graded or superior coins for the grade. Unfortunately it has made...
I think you were addressing me. I did not buy the 1873 double eagle as an investment; it is part of a complete type set of U.S. gold type coins...
If it comes to that, this hobby will be toast. It will be a run by a cartel controlled by a cult figure.
Nor should it provide that information. It would significantly lower the value of those coins, sometimes unfairly. Some CAC advocates want it...
Yes, you read stuff like, “CAC has reviewed every lot that appears in Heritage auction.” Does Heritage really send every lot to CAC? I don’t think so.
You are probably right about CAC. PCGS rolled over really fast when CAC came into existence. Usually when anybody or any company questions their...
Yes, they were all PCGS graded.
I have blue and green PCGS boxes. I have not seen black boxes, and I have never seen red NGC boxes. Time was I used NGC boxes because the worked...
Really nice. These coins are very attractive in high grade.
Sorry to hear about this. My aunt just died at age 96. She had a good long life and a son who loved her and took care of her until the end....
When I was a dealer, Franklin Half Dollars were a minor part of my business. I used to go though a reasonable dealer’s stock and buy the coins...
MS-64, probably in an MS-65 holder because of the color.
Not that pricy. I think I paid $90 for it years ago, and it’s lower now. Like most modern stuff, out of sight, out of mind which results in drops...
Going back a century, here's how the mint observed Lewis and Clark in 1904 and 1905. For once the modern coin might be more attractive. [ATTACH]...
At a little over melt, the $20 gold coins must have a better future, but I'm seldom good at picking the coins that go up in price on a short term...
The second picture of the obverse has the luster of a Matte Proof and the sharpness of a polished coin. I don't think that it has even seen the...
It looks like a Ch AU to Mint State coin. The reason why I don’t say Mint State is that I am looking at a photo to grade it.
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