Yes, they will dip coins if you ask them to. They have even been known to dip coins when you don't ask them to.
It all depends on how easy they are to get. The thing that drives prices and always has is availability and popularity. It doesn't have anything...
I sure wouldn't use ebay. But use any of the major auction houses realized price archives. That includes Heritage, Teletrade, Stacks, etc.
I'm not even sure there are any US laws that pertain to this. The whole concept is being driven by the other countries, not the US. It is the...
Inclined to agree about the haze on Proofs of that time period. Of course it's not just the Ikes but pretty much Proofs of all kinds.
Confiscating ancients seems to be getting worse. http://www.coinworld.com/articles/officials-seize-two-ancient-coins-at-nyinc/ It kind of makes...
You left out the important part - if a moderate bite does not leave a mark, you accept it.
rascal - Sorry, but you are mistaken about most of what you said. To begin with 3 graders and a finalizer look at every coin graded by NGC. And...
No, 2x2s have their own set of problems, even worse problems in some ways. For one thing you have the cardboard dust issue. Cardboard dust is...
Uh huh - I heard the unsaid in there. 'Sides, nobody gonna believe I'm younger than you either :D
As always, had a great time at the show ! Glad I got to meet all those I did, and sad I missed many others. Had some great conversations, listened...
It's pretty simple. Any non PVC flip is too hard, too brittle. Their edges at the opening are sharp and those edges will scratch a coin every time...
Enough.
Of course it has a lot to do with marketing, always did. But it has a lot more to do with knowledge - or rather, the lack of it. That's where a...
I'll agree with you that there are a lot of people who believe that. The real question is - should they ? And in my opinion, no they should not....
Let me see if I can something across to you. And I'll apologize in advance if this seems harsh. You are looking to by a car. So you look around,...
Two ways of looking at that I suppose. They aren't worth much to begin with, but they are worth a bit more in the original packaging. So that says...
Are you thinking of the 1904-O ?
Each forum has its own personality. But strangely enough, they all share the same members.
Yeah right, like anybody is gonna believe that :rolleyes: :D
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