The greysheet is officially called the coin dealers newsletter. It represents the sight seen market on coins. These are national wholesale prices...
SEGS does not get the highest rating either. Everyone agrees on the top four. NGC PCGS ANACS IGC If you stick to these four, you will be...
For buying and selling the only thing I personally use is the Greysheet for coins, and the greensheet for currency. As far as books on...
Okay guys and gals, A few members have been asking about the five percent discount, so I have tracked down the specifics. This is a PDF...
Speedy, Learning to grade takes a lot of effort and time. The best way to learn is to pick up a book on grading. The ANA guide or PhotoGrade....
Here are my three basic rules for buying from any dealer I don't know. 1. Full time dealer 2. Member ANA or PNG 3. Listed in Numismatic...
Sounds like you are a lucky man indeed.
Makes me wonder what someone will pay for what we call run of the mill 200 years from now.
As many of you know, this is coin week. A chance for every collector and dealer to spread the news about their hobby. As I have said here many...
You are quite welcome tradernick. I don't make public endorsements very often. I also would not recommend a customer spend their hard earned money...
One more thought. If collections are large enough, and we have the ability to purchase, we will also fly anywhere in the world.
I follow the same standards. We do appraisals for lawyers and investment firms on a regular basis. We charge a small fee if we do not have the...
Well as you know, we dealers don't get the opportunity to tell a customer that they have really valuable coins very often. It is so nice to do it...
Here is a little coin that breaks my heart. I guess that somewhere in the last 150 years, someone did not have any idea people would be paying...
I am sure that most collectors have had simular experiences with non-collectors. The kind of person who is absolutely shocked that you would pay...
Well I would certianly recommend tradernick as a Ebay dealer to use. His terms are plain simple, and his feedback is great. Also, his advice here...
Speedy, For my clients the only coins I ever recommend slabs for are the key dates. Mainly this is for authenticity. Slabs offer protection...
Good advice sir. This forum is the best I have seen. Now granted I don't get around to many, but I like what Peter has done here. I am...
I agree. I hear rumors every so often of brass cents made during the late 90's. Never seen one with my own eyes.
I will let you in on one little secret. Now I take photos of the nice coins when we get them. This way, they will always be a part of the...
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