I just always assumed that these "estate" sales were a way to unload a large quantity of low quality stuff all at once. A decent coin dealer or...
I wonder if Michael Jackson collects coins. Can you imagine the markup on coins in the Jackson Collection? Personally, I don't think the name of...
ejkcoin, The article says that PCGS graded about 500. The NGC census report says they have graded over 1,200. Other TPGs probably graded a...
I have an 1878CC Morgan in about VF condition and 1880CC that might be a little bit better. It's good to know they are worth something.
It's like baseball cards. The cards that are valuable are the ones nobody saved when they were new. Mothers everywhere through out millions of...
Thanks everyone. It sounds like a gamble. I guess taking a chance on a slabbed coin with a return policy is about the only way to handle it....
My guess is that silver eagles have about the best chance of increasing in value on a percentage basis. The problem is, the coins are cheap and...
The lesson here is that some sort of disaster recovery plan is a good idea, unless the cost is prohibitive.
Looking through an issue of Coin World, there are a lot of companies and dealers advertising coins. Some have websites, some don't. Some sites...
Well, as long as the waitress and bank teller get those coins slabbed and graded, the population will remain steady :)
Maybe this is why coins and sets go from plentiful to scarce. All the more reason to buy high quality coins when they are cheap and put them away...
Rickie, Thanks. I have a disadvantage that I freely admit -- I'm coming into collecting through the back door; from the investment viewpoint,...
Most of the modern commemoratives are affordable in high grades, but many of the older commems are not. Does it make sense to collect the older...
Ray, Excellent post and a very astute summary of the coin hobby/business over the past few decades. Like you, I like and use Ebay because it...
Okay, here's another "beginner's" question. I've noticed that slabbed coins are just about always listed for higher prices than raw coins,...
For the reason you cite, I somewhat prefer the Coin World Guide to US Coins because it has a lot more prices for the in-between grades. But I...
I haven't read any of them, but I'd probably want something recent so that it would include as many of the moderns as possible. But if your...
For that sort of money, you could probably get one $20 gold liberty MS64, or two $20 saints MS64.
It's a nice coin and a good price.
Well, you can still relieve him of about 25 ounces. I like the rounds better than the bars. Some of the designs are nicer. I guess he doesn't...
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