Good points Doug. I still remember reading some reviews of books in Kroh's guide, my favorite being, "I think I am actually dumber by reading...
Ancient collectors are lucky there are lots of good websites now for them. Back in the day, we had to settle for yahoo groups and the like. The...
Retail, no. But, remember many dealers are more wholesale dealers than retail. Point being there are price and margins points within all...
It all comes down to what you want. Whatever way a person wishes to collect is great. I never disparage what or how a person wishes to collect,...
The whole "box of 20" thing I have never got. Yes, I understand where it is going. Yes, I know I appreciate high grade coins. To me, the "box of...
I have seen more junk available lately as well. I also saw a pretty large group of 2012 ASE's come on the market around here. These are simply a...
I too was in the automotive component industry for a time. That industry is just tough overall. To say, though, that X margin is "required" is...
You are assuming it's random chance like the lottery. It's not, or at least shouldn't be. Trust me, finding a high end 64 in such a situation will...
It was just an example sir to show how there are fixed components and variable components to the situation, so putting everything in terms of...
Its a key, even though the coins inside it are freely available for much cheaper? Sounds like a lot for the cardboard packaging to me, but if that...
I have thought about a PO box. Maybe I should, but have never had a package go missing to my house, (knock on wood). Besides, with what I buy, no...
A dealer like Tom would have a better opinion, but I am not sure its that high. There is a reason there is such a large jump, usually having to do...
LikeTom said, its a data point. You are very right about crackouts distorting these numbers, but since they are the only hard numbers anyone has,...
NO, you are correct. I have some dealers who call me when they get ancients, since they do not specialize in these and prefer to just get rid of...
Yeah, I am wondering if its another person who looks up the price of a coin and automatically takes the highest price because they don't know how...
The one thing sir I would caution is that is still depends on the specific coin. A $5000 problem free, collector grade, highly desired coin the...
I agree. Its the same as in any business. Look at it this way, there is X dollars to handle a coin, and then X needed to carry the money. So, if...
Calbrey, how we know that is these always start out DN, then the emperor's name. Yours has DNHO, and Honorius is the only late roman emperor...
I would bring it up to the auctioneer that he is fraudulently not properly identifying items he is selling. Maybe he truly doesn't know, but I...
Of course it depends on the issue. I like your coin a lot, regardless of what a TPG might say. My only hesitation would be as the figure climbs,...
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