Very true. I was not describing a normal occurence, but rather after a subpoena has been obtained. However, these are very easy to obtain and the...
Aren't they ALL to keep? :) Go gadget hoarder GO!
Ok, if medieval collectors like the OP grade their coins based upon modern grading systems then I wouldn't have a problem. I admitted I didn't...
The IRS has been known to get permission to examine SDB and vaults of dealers. The assumption is to build such a stock they had to have capital....
But its not. While the grades may be similar, there is one major discrepancy. US grading assumes you give a pass for weak strikes, worn dies, etc....
Nice collection. I admit I tend to like these. I like earlier Canadian, up until about 1950 or so. For some reason I have gotten a lot of pretty...
Good videos and info. You want to put an end to consumers buying PM, let a major news source broadcast how good the fakes are and see the...
I always wondered why people signed up for these. If someone really knows how to invest and make money, why do they need to sell subscriptions? I...
While no one likes losses, if the #1 point of investing is asset preservation then over time you will usually get substandard returns. The only...
I thought that too Jim, and that would be a likely answer for an older coin. Why would a circulation find be doctored like that though? That part...
I was thinking that too. Ignoring the NCS part, having this coin in an NGC slab has to be a black eye to that service. Is sure doesn't make their...
What were you trying to get conserved? The little dark section in front of his face? Man, I would get on the phone with them and talk that...
Yet. Trust me, its coming. There is way too much money being lost and money changing hands uncontrolled through coin collecting, gun shows, etc...
First, nickels were larger than half dimes because nickel was much cheaper than silver. There was a major nickel miner with political clout, first...
It used to be the case where true uncleaned coins would be sold on EBay, but I haven't seen those lots on there since the last seller I was aware...
I am not sure I would give that coin a gVF. I was thinking aVF/VF. I am sure its a wonderful coin in its condition for the issue, but the point...
Thanks for the charts. That was one of the greatest things I noticed when I came back to US collecting, (or at least paying attention to the...
That is a very nice coin. I would put that one up there with any other US coin design in beauty and representation of America.
I am just asking, how is it that you know more that the regulators, and know for a fact that they are truly unable to perform their duties versus...
Well saying ANACS was appropriate as the ANA doesn't need to be in the business of slabbing. I am unsure about the "official grader of the ANA"...
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