Both PCGS and NGC should periodically re-examine and, where appropriate, change the weights/points give to various denomination, date, mint and...
For skeptics, the pic below shows last two years auction prices for a low mintage saint in 61-63. And yeah, they can be had for $3,000 or less,...
If you’re interested in sovereigns, “The Gold Sovereign Series” by Michael Marsh is a great book. World coins more broadly will be in the Krause...
I would stay away from MS60 coins, which often have a huge number of dings. Some of the dates I mentioned are available for around $3K (see PCGS...
Go for a low mintage, certified (PCGS or NGC), uncirculated coin. Should be able to get one for around $3,000. Examples are 1909, 1909D, 1912,...
Happened Aug 15. Not sure if was during show hours or before/after. See list of items in case by clicking on link. Gotta wonder how an entire...
Wife and I attended. Masked whenever in the bourse. Unfortunately, felt we had to skip some group dinners for safety. Stayed at Rose Hotel....
Looks like an immature yellow sac spider (Cheiracanthium mildei) which is common in California buildings. It’s an introduced species native to...
Bringing back this thread with the second commem that I ever bought ... back in the early 90's from Teletrade. Anyone remember them? Current...
There may be an issue as to how far CAC will trust TPGs to get things right. CAC trusts the TPGs to put the old cert. no. on the new label. But...
My free NGC membership will expire 1/1/23. Has anyone else with a free ANA-derived NGC membership checked their expiration date? Will I get the...
Based on a letter I received and the ANA member benefits guide, the free NGC membership will be discontinued. Instead members can get a $15...
Good point. I use notes/comments for financial data (cost, source of funds, current value, etc.). That way they are kept confidential but...
There is one other way to have pictures quickly available from the spreadsheet simply by clicking on a cell (not a true pop-up). The method is to...
Lots of folks, like me, keep their coin inventory data in Excel spreadsheets. And like me, they would like to have pictures of their coins in the...
I’ve encountered the situation in the title a few times. Usually, the coin, which was uniquely identifiable based on cert. no., was offered at...
I’ve never bought a government-sanctioned lottery ticket and never will. Have bought tickets from genuine charities and coin clubs. Never had a...
To copy a set composition table from the PCGS registry to your spreadsheet: 1. Make sure all the data you want is on the page. Look in the...
If you use Excel (highly recommended), a quick way to get a date listing in a series is via the PCGS registry. For example, suppose you want a...
Yup, they received my French 10-franc coin and British crown on Feb 25. They still haven’t released the images though. Guess I should be happy...
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