In their defense, these TV coin salesmen do have most overhead that most coin sellers. Therefore one would expect their prices to be higher than...
In business, there is a difference between ethical and unethical behavior. Turning a profit via hype based on false information is not ethical. I...
It’s interesting that the producers of these coins went to jail. If only that could happen to the domestic sellers of Chinese counterfeits today.
Oh, it costs something. I have money tied up in coins that don’t interest me any more that could be used elsewhere. That’s why I sold them. Also...
The trouble is I have seen shows like this push crap like gold or platinum coated State Quarters and bill them as “investment opportunities.” When...
The photos are too dark to see much. From what I can see, it looks corroded with some decent hair detail. Beyond that, I give you this warning....
I have not seen this show in years. When I did happen to turn to it, I watched it for its entertainment value. I called the hosts “barkers,” and...
I mostly sold them when I was a dealer at the shows and to want list customers. Today I don’t do that much upgrading.
I usually sell my duplicates, but there are a few I have kept. I have three Delaware commemorative half dollars because that was state where I...
Not always. This coin has been counterstamped. People collect those, but the stamp has to mean something, and it’s often worth something on 19th...
Ironically things only got worse for collectors after Elder wrote this piece. In the 1930s, promoters and speculators gained control of the...
AU-50 These coins saw very little use in circulation. Most of them are in high grade. Most of the low grade pieces got there via damage, not wear.
It's a combination of a poor strike brought on by a worn die, possible post mint damage or struck partially out of the metal collar that surrounds...
Perhaps you have not been to a coin show in recent years, but if you have, you would know that some dealers have had copper rounds and bars out...
Very Find details, corroded or “environmental damage.”
Generally the four digit date Buffalos are worth 50 cents apiece. Paying 22.2 cents apiece looks to be a good deal, BUT I see a some brown ones in...
The rub down the leg of your coin is more obvious if that is the point of your posting. It goes down the thigh, knee and shinbone.
I have seen people push copper as an investment metal. It makes no sense to me. Even if the price goes up, you have to have a ton of it to make...
MS-63, just short of a full head. I do see a rub down the leg, but a lot of times they let that pass.
Years ago I read an article, and I apologize for not having the source, which might be in one of “anthology books” that covered a visit to one of...
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