In terms of simplistic math (I'm sure it's more complicated than this), if a dealer with a $10,000 inventory turns it over once a month at 20%...
So you're saying a dealer would pay less to a seller than to another dealer. Good thing I've decided to die with my collection intact because that...
If I walk into a B&M with my collection to sell, I'm looking for 100% of greysheet BID. So the question is can a dealer make a business and...
Both prices are close to equal relative to the grade (5-7% over greysheet ASK). Therefore for me that would not weigh heavily in my decision. My...
Too many variables to make a definitive statement. - Dollar value of total purchase. Percentage would be different for $1000 cat value of...
You'll want something that can at least go to a hundredth (.01) of an ounce. And can also measure in grams. This precision often means that the...
Interesting. Not sure why you can't focus. If possible you'll probably want to manual focus rather than autofocus. Other than that, I don't know.
I'm going to guess that your light source is a bulb-type. I can see that being the reason you'd get the "hot spot in the center". I use a...
Toning is very much a personal preference. Right now coins with natural rainbow toning are very popular. I on the other hand prefer blast white...
Agreed. The setup is a bit touchy. Correct alignment doesn't give you much leeway. After figuring out where all my extraneous reflections were...
IMO an excellent way to handle the situation. If your interest wanes, give it a rest (rather than giving it up). Same thing if your financial...
What country?
I REALLY enjoy collecting coins. And as far as hobbies go it appears to be one of the strongest. I've decided that unless I need the money I'm...
To date I've only listed things on eBay. So most of your questions I haven't had to deal with. But one thing I know, either open the bidding at...
I knew my favorite dealer had won an IHC for me in the auction at the Baltimore Whitman show. Just got it today. [IMG]
If it were me and what I'm seeing is tape, I'd start with a long soak in distilled water. The aim would be to get most (if not all) of the paper...
In this case I suspect the two responses are correct. BUT Don't forget. Most often it's NOT how many were struck but it's how many still exist. I...
The next big show I'm aware of will be the ANA World's Fair of Money in Boston starting Aug 10. There's a Whitman show in Philadelphia starting...
If you join one of the Registry's, you can easily publish your sets. The PCGS Registry has the problem that it only accepts PCGS-slabbed coins....
A copy stand is definitely superior. It gives you so much more room to work with. I had trouble with a reflection from the upright on the copy...
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