One additional thing to consider is whether you want to participate in a registry. PCGS and NGC allow only coins graded by them in their...
I had a great time at the Denver show. Met old friends, like @Cascade, and new, like Kurt Bellman. Enjoyed the exhibits and a couple of talks....
Well, not in the attic, but in my wife's cousin's closet. My wife's uncle died a couple of months ago, and his two sons are the heirs. A few...
Yup, you are right about what the guarantee currently states. A couple of years ago, I heard David Hall speak about PCGS paying out lots of money...
Um, let's see now. Graders examine the coin in the slab to determine if it will cross at the same grade or whatever lower grade is on the form....
If a gold or silver coin downgrades because of toning while in a holder, you should be compensated under the grading guarantee of the TPG or they...
One of my main complaints with TPGs is them not stating their grade when they refuse to cross a coin. You've paid for grading, and they've graded...
Should the government print a few million of each of the educational notes so every currency collector can have one? Cal
33 DE is jargon for 1933 Double Eagle.
Kurt, My main concern was that the coins not be destroyed if the government gained clear possession. I discussed this with a mint official at...
If restrikes were done, they'd be recognized as such. They would be valued considerably less than the originals. How much less would depend on...
This outfit, pappsfamilyliquidation, is advertizing a huge number of coins to go on auction next week on eBay. Some are $50 coins; some are high...
Dave nailed it. MS62.
Yah, you've got a point that the market does show a price increase for the really low grades versus those just above. Could set-up the program...
Live by algorithms, die by algorithms. Actually doesn't need a human to check. Simple to program so grade in a category always has price no...
Posted below are pics of an ANACS certificate for a double eagle I owned in the 1980's. Strike was given a separate evaluation. Biggest problem...
Yes, Amazon has been in and out of the coin business. Recently they sold a lot of the Saddle Ridge hoard. But the big auction houses were taking...
One risk the big auction houses are taking is that if the business starts to look hugely profitable to really big-money outside companies, they...
To prove price-fixing, collusion would have to be proved. Following a price leader is common in a lot of industries, airlines, movie theaters,...
You're right that any seller's premium will be deducted from the hammer price. Seller's premiums are negotiable; buyer's premiums usually are...
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