According to their website, CAC has bought over $400M in coins. Where do they buy them? Where do they sell them? Do they deal only in...
I wouldn't count on this silver round ever being worth more than its silver content. It is from Casascius (casascius.com), a private supplier....
As numerous folks have pointed out, grading is subjective, so accuracy can't be measured. The only possibilities are statistical measures of...
It is a nice looking 2 cents. Interesting pattern in the horizontal lines at the top of the shield. Looks faintly like some lettering, but can't...
The problem I have with lowball is that it's something that can be created. It's just a matter of causing additional "honest" wear and playing...
Yup. I've sent and received registered packages with address labels. But, I submitted two last Thursday with address labels and was told they...
I wrote the following mostly as a reminder to myself, but others may find it useful. Shipping internationally is not discussed. All dollar values...
Interesting coin. A lot (most?) of the soils in Hawaii are sandy, either beach sand, degraded lava or a mix I've observed detectorists in...
Giving up one slot per box wouldn't be bad. However, if you have a mix of NGC and PCGS and want them in a particular order (e.g. by date), you...
Yes, I've seen them. After experimenting with three other brands that didn't work, I decided to ask here. So, has anyone tried the Lighthouse...
Is there any way to buy the NGC cardboard boxes? In any event, I'd like to avoid cardboard or wood because of potential out-gassing of chemicals,...
I'm personally interested only in U.S. coin slabs and am not concerned about oversize, over-thick slabs. Have recently tried NGC, PCGS and Whitman...
Whoops! Looked through the manual and saw that the 1:1 adapter for the Bokina has 3 lenses in it, so it's more than an extension tube. They do...
OCD?
Thanks Ray. You and Dave are very helpful, and I'm thankful for it. No, I don't have the 1:1 adapter. When I bought the Bokina many years ago,...
Very interesting and informative thread. I've got a little-used Vivitar Series-1 90mm macro lens with a mount for Nikon film cameras. It's f2.5...
Although there has been quite a bit of discussion about how much should be paid, the fundamental issue is no payment at all was offered. If...
Now, this is a very interesting coin. It appears to have original toning and is a nice VF. The reverse dies had quite a voyage. Philly to CC,...
Been away for a day, so slow to reply. Thanks for the heads-up on the GSA 1879-CC that sold on eBay. I had a look, and it's lovely. My only...
Thanks. It's PCGS MS64. Cal
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