Slabs also keep ignorant people from dipping and cleaning coins. That is a big plus in and of itself.
Graded MS-61, shot first an at angle to show the luster and then straignt-on. The Capped Bust 1821 - 7 quarter eagle is a very scarce type coin....
My sharpness grade would be VF-35. Unfortunately the "green crud" is bad news. It's PVC, and it can damage the coin. It still amazes me that...
I have never been a fan of these mint bags. First, the coins jingle around in them. If you think that you can cut this open and find a MS-67 or...
I would pass. For a me a spot like that would always draw my attention and bother me. Also I tend to want to buy the right coin from the get-go...
According to “Coin Facts” the number of survivors for the 1908 No Motto $10 gold is 3,500 pieces overall with 1,625 in Mint State. It has been my...
Sorry, but this is recipe for hard times and poverty. Why should the amount of gold or silver in a county set the money supply? Even in the good...
I have long advocated that collectors need more viable grading services that just two. The trouble is many collectors have the NGC - PCGS mindset...
The dealer who owned the $5,000 SEGS piece also owned the $20,000 one. He wasn't looking to cross it, and since he owned it, I presumed he knew...
Yes, I used to keep up with the modern commemorative coins, but my checkbook got tired of that. Now some dealers are saying that stuff is only...
It looks like the fine, white toning that can form on these coins when the mint cello pack has not been stored properly. I guess the TPG must be...
Years ago I bought a $5 gold commemorative coin. When I got the coin was outside of the capsule and wondering around in the velvet lined box....
I have an 1857-S double eagle in MS-65 that came from the SS Central America. I will probably be buried in it because there are way too many of...
The mint system issued these sets when collectors were on the outs with the government because the coin hoarding that occurred starting in 1964....
I agree. CAC is pretty much ended my market participation in the U.S. coin market. I love the coins I have, but can't allow CAC to dictate what...
As a dealer you can't pay as much for raw coin becuase you have to spend more money on it to sell it. When I was a dealer I bought things like...
Here are a couple of Winfield Scott medals from the 1852 campaign. The first is an original medal issued during the 1852 campaign. [ATTACH]...
When I was a dealer I always took returns if it was within a couple weeks of the show. I thought that it was better to keep the good will of the...
One game that professional and amateur historians like to play is rate the presidents. Abraham Lincoln gets the top spot in many polls, but the...
i would encouage people to learn to grade coins and stop being so dependent on slabs and stickers, especially stickers.
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