Has anyone done business with Numismatic Assets of Melville, NY? I get cold-calls from them trying to sell coins. Cal
If only that coin could talk! What an interesting history it must have had. Born in San Francisco in 1922, same year as my wife's uncle. He...
I think the number one motive for TPG services is to make a profit now and in the future. Without a positive bottom line, they'll go away....
At a show in the 80's, a dealer inadvertently took one back-step too far in his booth. Knocked over a table in the booth behind him. Dealer in...
Not just metal, but genuine steel, the strongest of all coinage metals! What could be better? Definitely worth $100K.
One way exclusivity of registries could be less of a problem for collectors and TPGs would be for NGC and PCGS to offer a sticker option for...
I think the moderators on cointalk do a fantastic job. Best moderated forum I've seen. I belong to several electronics forums. I gave up on one...
I'm not sure of the magnitude of the problem, probably small, but it did exit. Most dealers back then, as now, were honest. I once observed...
There is a LOT more to the hobby than grading. I'm old enough to remember the bad days before slabbing. The biggest service TPGs do is not...
So, if you have some PCGS-graded coins that you want in the NGC registry, better do it now. There are probably a few collectors who were planning...
I would guess you're right. Try coating a Morgan dollar with a clear coat and send it in for grading. Probably would come back in a bag. Cal
Putting a bit of sacrificial metal, usually copper, in a container of coins assumes the reactive gas molecules, like hydrogen sulfide will go the...
My approach is basically the same. I look at SB auction results and at recent auction results in Coin Facts too. I find prices in PCGS and NGC...
At one of the Long Beach shows last year, I wanted to look up the value of a couple of coins to put on a PCGS submission form. I didn't have a...
All bank bathrooms should have one! Actually, imbedding in or coating with a clear inert medium might work really well. Ancient and medieval...
Vacuum has to be the very best way to store coins. Practically no oxygen, hydrogen sulfide, or water vapor. However, the vacuum has to be...
Most of these coins are now PCGS-certified. However, the PCGS pop report exaggerates the number of coins that exist. For example, one particular...
Thanks loads, Dave. I was not even aware of the PCGS auction prices web page. I had looked at the registry and coin facts, but there were a few...
I've been doing research to catalog 1864 small motto two cent proofs. Probably fewer than 20 exist. I've been able to identify 13 unique coins...
I've never bought a coin from Rich, mostly because he doesn't carry much of what I collect. However, I have bought books from him and found him...
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