Btw man, don't feel bad. We have all gotten a hold of fakes. You did the right thing and posted here to learn from others. I have collected...
99.9% of Americans who do not understand our stupid little obsession, nor do they care?
Thinking about it you are right. I knew a guy who worked for my dad who liked to show 6 or 7 hundred dollar bills in his wallet. My dad told me...
What is up with all of the pock marks on his cheek? Look like casting bubbles OP. Plus, the weight is really low, (like not authentic most likely...
Contact marks are not the major grade determinant. Its amount of wear. The more wear it shows, the lower its circulated grade. If it has no wear,...
Does anyone really expect Walmart cashiers and line managers to be experts in $100 bills???? One little point about our currency that gets...
You only overpay if you are not getting the satisfaction out of the coin. Given how much you love this coin, I do not believe you overpaid...
You can google different services, but basically you tell an online computer service your Ebay information, the auction number, and your max bid....
Maybe two of you accidentally added a zero?
Double and overstrikes are common in some eras. In fact, I dare you to find a NON-error of certain Byzantine emperors. As a general rule, ancient...
OP, no offense intended, but if you do not know if you should clean it or not and do not have an idea of its grade, there is no way of knowing...
I feel the same. The only reason I use a sniping tool is that it gives me more control of my bids. Spend too much on another auction site? I...
I am somewhere between 15 and 20 years with ancients now. With all coin collecting I started young and its about 40 years. I remember BBS', but...
I believe its nearly across the board. I run $10+ million through this broker a year, and have a credit line of about $40 million. I believe its...
I just got a note from my company's broker. They are charging 200% of the exchange minimum margin for any gold or silver trades due to the...
Yeah......peasants. :P
You well could be right. Maybe I remember the cracked die as being on the transfer die, so they all show a crack.
You can't keep everything if you are married. My one great blunder was taking my wife on a coin deal. I bought 580 nice LRBs, and she made me...
They are common, especially the Tyre mint examples. I have seen group lots of 15-20 pieces at major coin shows before. The major demand for them...
Buying from a respected auction firm? I would say $850 would be a "market" price. Me buying from a local dealer? I would offer him $500-550 and...
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