First, unless the coins are quite inexpensive, PCGS and NGC should be the only TPGs to consider because these two get the most respect in the...
Well, because the cent probably won't be withdrawn until it has a more than a cent's worth of zinc in it, folks will probably be better off taking...
First, rounding can go up or down. It's actually the total tab that is rounded, not the individual items. So creative pricing will be to the...
Gas in the U.S. is usually priced to the nearest 1/10 cent. No one seems to mind that rounding occurs to pay the tab. I was recently in...
Well, the gov'mint can't just say that on particular day in the future, the present currency and coinage will be worth 10X what it is now. That...
Maybe it gets most folks to look around more. I'm not a marketing or ad guru. When I see something like that, I usually have laugh and move to a...
It was eight nines to the left of the decimal point. But even at $10M, it would be a bit more than Red Book. Cal
Git yer 1795 dollar here: http://kagins.com/product-category/coins/fed/page/2/ Hey, it's got a green sticker and is less than $100M, but still a...
A coin show in Fargo in January? It was a frosty morning at my N. Calif. ranch today, but I can't imagine getting out in Fargo winter weather for...
Here's a link to a picture of a seed head of giant fennel, which is thought to be silphium: http://floraofgibraltar.myspecies.info/file/1956 ....
What will eventually kill the cent as we know it is when it eventually contains more than 1 cent worth of zinc. Then they will be melted and...
I usually have the mail start being held the last day I'm in town before a trip. If the mail shows up that day, I call the local PO and ask...
Sometimes the reverse happens when explaining what coins in your collection cost. "I can't believe you spent that much on one coin!" Cal
I hope you're using polyester flips and not vinyl (aka PVC) flips. A common brand of polyester is Mylar, and a common brand of such flips is...
Were the dies rotated a bit or is it just the PCGS slab rotated a bit in the pictures? Cal
Why not go one step further and use silver coins to sanitize the bowl? The antimicrobial action of silver is well known. See...
That's a really good point. A coin can be reslabbed without the cert. no. changing. Cal
The appearance of the slab will give you some idea. There are a number of websites, including pcgs.com, that depict various slab styles and the...
Registered mail is very safe. Although USPS will let you pay for priority and other supposedly faster shipping rates, it's a waste for registered...
Is it possible to know the year without opening the boxes? Printed on outside? X-ray? Use stealth opening and re-closing? 83's and 84's are...
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