Op, yes I should have also linked you Mr. Esty's wonderful site. I have been learning from him, (though he probably didn't know it), from the...
Who said that? I have a car dealer I like and go back to him. Why are you assuming I do not like them? Every profession has to deal with the...
So, for your list: 1. Identifying fakes will take a while. Best to stick with dealers we can recommend to you, or have us look at pics before you...
I don't give a darn you used to be a car dealer. Sorry if I hurt your feelings, but I was simply using the analogy most commonly used by the...
Sir, do you go into a car dealership and assume the only reason the car dealer is saying something is for your benefit? You do not discount...
Really? "“The real value of silver is far from being realized,” said Andrew Chanin, chief executive officer of PureFunds, which offers the...
Lol yep. Reminds me of a story about stocks. You see all kinds of recommendations for stocks, and same thing. If they were so sure why tell...
Maybe, maybe not Doug. I used to be able to buy three or four pretty AU capped bust halves for the price of one that would grade 62, (ok maybe 63...
Well I was assuming things like outright damage were excluded Doug. I was considering more wear versus non-wear issues like soft strike, bag...
I agree with Race. We have a "gentlemen's, (and ladies), agreement" here to not poach others coins. However, there are way moer people who read...
It all goes back to the wrong decision in the early days of US coin collecting. Back then, they decided for some unknown reason wear is the worst...
Chris, the same solicitations were also sent in the 80's, the 70's, etc etc. The "predictions" have always been the same, regardless of market...
Yes, very Mexican looking. I thought the same.
I am not going to pretend to be an expert on gold coin wear, but let's take this back to morgans. You have seen bag marked morgans. Do those marks...
That price range nowadays will most likely get you a F or one with a modest bankers test cut. Nice VF Tets are higher than that now.
Another resource would be electronic auctions like CNG, vauctions, agora, roma, etc. I just by accident happen to know CNG has a nice run of...
I have neevr seen one either. Really, really cool though. :)
Yes sir you are correct. That is why they are dings and scratches, not smooth wear patterns. I spent a time in this hobby with my binocular...
Really? On the 1882? That coin has definitive wear where Doug mentioned. I have never seen anyone claim THAT much wear as "cabinet friction" or...
Wait. So now its acceptable to say that as long as something is possible, anything at all, (which is convenient since logically you cannot...
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