For US coins, ignore those guides you mention. Again, what is needed is knowledge. A good place to start with US coins is the greysheet. That is...
Here is another link of a member who takes great photos and teaches how to on his website: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/
But, you said yourself the dealer has a duty to pay a fair price to a little old lady. So in your mind you are also already judging what a "fair"...
"I just want value in my purchases". To this, sir, I would have one answer, "knowledge". Knowledge is what will set you free. I buy coins all of...
I find myself torn here. I agree with both the OP and Doug on different aspect of this discussion. Op, I agree a $2000 offer on a "normal" $5000...
I disagree sir. My company manufactures food. If you walk in off the street and ask to buy a small amount of one product, we will not sell to you....
Well, that will be harder. You don't know what relationship these dealers have, what agreements, etc. Trying to say you should be able to buy at...
The dealer may ATTEMPT to make as much or little as he wants, but the question was from the seller's side Doug. He was asking what is a fair offer...
I would say it will always depend on the coin. A $5000 coin with a problem, or an esoteric issue hard to find a buyer for will deserve a higher...
Its a great list for US coins. We had a few threads on ancients but nothing as complete as this. Ancients, though, is a much, much longer list.
Unless people start sending in fakes to ICG on purpose just to get slabbed. That is what I believe they were saying.
Btw, the lettering is blundered Greek. These were made specifically for the Greek population in Parthia, so the original ones were done in good...
Looks like a Parthian Tetradrachm. It should be around 28mm. They were made from debased silver, so many times will look "casty". However, they...
I agree. :)
Proofs almost by definition are not bullion. Sure, some can drop to bullion prices at times, but they are a higher grade of manufacture than...
Yeah, but the same thing can be said of if NGC is wrong to not slab because yours is genuine. No more harm is done by slabbing it as fake as...
If its thin, it could be an AE5 from late rome. I kind of like these, since you can find some scarce emperors in these small coins. A 7 would be...
I agree its a good warning Peter. ALl new members should know Paypal gift is not a normal course of business. While I agree with it, I treat it...
I agree. Its a nice $20 LRB, priced that high mainly due to the fact that campgates are popular. If it were a wreath type it would not be worth as...
If you really want to concentrate on reverses and all the different types, I would recommend getting a copy of a book by Guido Bruck. It was...
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