Randy, Don't feel bad. Look what someone did to this pattern proof long ago. Going on the block at Heritage in 2 days. Wonder if it can be...
Stack's-Bowers just announced David Hall will be appearing at their table as "Ask the Expert" at the upcoming Long Beach show. David was one of...
If your first show, consider it more an educational venture rather than a shopping trip. As a newbie, your first show should help you decide on...
Most price guides state they are presenting retail prices. By this, they mean prices a dealer is likely to charge a customer. Actually, the...
Good post. An expert restorer could get the solder off and make the coin look considerably better. Not sure how you would find such a person....
Maybe it war-rents capitol punishment? :) Live by the spell-checker, die by the spell-checker. Cal
I tried looking and couldn't find it at all in sold listings for the seller. Even more bizarre, the two I bought and paid for don't show up...
Yeah, maybe sold at a show. More likely bought via buy-it-now like I did with the other two coins. Someone beat me to it before I wised-up about...
I wanted to buy three coins from same seller on eBay, so added them to my cart. Went to cart to pay, and there was message in red that order...
I buy almost all coins valued at more than $200 in auctions (PCGS or NGC only). I rarely look at price guides. These usually have inflated...
Grade including pluses and stars is the only factor in awarding points to a coin. NGC uses a different approach than PCGS. NGC uses giant point...
Finis argumentis ab me. Where's that glass of zin? Cal
You posted " Your carry on is all scanned in x-ray at some point in your travel in civilized countries." in response to my post on Customs...
US customs doesn't care what you carry on to a plane (but TSA does). They are only concerned with what folks or freighters arriving from out of...
Customs doesn't have to inspect everything either ... at least, nothing more than a cursory glance. I do enough international travel to know this...
I've had a lot of electronic parts and world coins shipped in from outside the US. Most of them valued at less than $200. I've never seen any...
@Lehigh96, the award is well earned. Pleasure to see the pics, and read the intro and descriptions of individual coins. Great to have a registry...
I agree. And there can be legitimate reasons for strangers, like first responders and utility workers, to enter your property when you're not...
It's called a honey-pot. It can be pretty effective unless (1) thieves make a thorough search of home or (2) a pro burglar knows you have...
Your collection isn't valuable enough yet to warrant a safety deposit box or really good safe. As it grows in value, a time will come when one of...
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