Peace dollars are tricky to grade.
You seem to know what you're doing. Maybe you belong in politics.:thumb:
It's tough to tell from the photos, but if you can see scratch marks, it's probably lost half of what you paid.
I'm not sure the situation is unique, and in that sense it's hard to get too upset. People lose money in antiques, casinos, race tracks, artwork,...
That's great news! From the photos you posted here, it's quite a high quality collection of circulated coins that put many MS collections to shame.
Getting a degree in numismatics probably won't make you successful in the coin business any more than getting a degree in music will guarantee a...
Now, here is what you do. Put it on Ebay with the description, "I believe this is probably a counerfeit but can't say for sure." That's bound to...
Unless the grading costs are less than 10% of what you think the coins are worth, that's probably best.
I agree. I've also noticed over the years that $20 low mint state coins, say MS61, slabbed by NGC or PCGS seem to sell about $125 over the...
Wow! I think you need to address your buying compulsion as the next step before you enter another coin shop. Use what you already bought to learn...
NASA deserved better commemoratives. When you consider the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Shuttle and various unmanned programs and achievements, there...
NTC slabs are okay for circulated coins in my opinion. The only thing to watch out for is that a lot of coins in NTC slabs appear to be cleaned...
When I was a kid there were many businesses that issued wooden nickels, or so it seemed. Some were redeemable and some were just advertising. I...
Let's see... In the past I managed to complete a short set of silver roosevelt dimes [1946-1964]; and I keep up my ASE set, but beyond that I know...
I agree. This is a business I wouldn't want to run, at least around here unless I managed to get a store front next to the police station.
Not having slabs wasn't a problem for collecting circulated coins in 2x2's that weren't commonly counterfeited. For uncirculated coins, the major...
There is another possibility that I've thought about for some time. A few coin shops are run so badly that I suspect they may be organized crime...
I like gold and silver US coinage and I admire the idea that money should actually have intrinsic value rather than just be a representation of value.
I think I've identified the source of the problem.:whistle:
I completely agree.
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