Darryl I've looked at tens of thousands of original Mint and Proof sets over the years - I collected them for almost 40 years - and never once...
Some of them simply don't buy, and of those that do sometimes they make less, sometimes they break even, sometimes they lose. Just like in all...
Do price guides run the market ? I'm tempted to say that for the average collector answering questions like this are kinda like trying to work...
Only to slab collectors, and there are very few of them. But here's the thing, slab collectors for the most part are only interested in the...
Play nice children or this thread will be closed ! Only warning you're gonna get !
Yes, I said exactly what I meant to say. I don't want people "messing with" coins either. But dipping is not something that I put in the messing...
Short and sweet, yes, there are. Of course that depends on how you want to define "top grading services", and "experts". In other words, who are...
Don't bet the farm on that. Copper can be and routinely is successfully dipped. As for storage, even with best efforts, every environment (place...
Yup it's extremely common. That said, and I have to wonder if you've even found this out, but a lot of those members who register and never make a...
If you wish to sell them easily, definitely ! Quite the opposite in my opinion. I wouldn't be surprised if the mere mention of those holders...
Wall St. getting involved was part of it. PCGS advertising their slabbed coins as "wonderful investments" was the other part. Of course the SEC...
Geeeez Jason ! John's out mowing the grass all the time, guess that means you rake the leaves huh ?? :D :D I'm tellin ya folks, you guys admiring...
Ehhhh - he finds them while he's out mowing the grass :D :D 'Course that could give people something to think about next time they see some guy...
Hmmmm - how far back shall we go ? :) To be quite honest, it occurred before CT existed, but not too long before. And my efforts to win others...
Just for giggles, I'll make a prediction. If you build it - they won't come ! ;)
They were experimenting with the rinses because of the spotting ! Then they started coating the coins after minting - that didn't work either. To...
OMG ! Been so long since I've seen you I figured you got kidnapped by aliens ! :D
Now you're talking about a different animal John - a completely new grading system. That's exactly what removing subjectivity would be - a new...
I wanna make sure folks understand something - establishing relationships with coin dealers is the single best thing you can ever do as a...
Blazer, most collectors face the same or very similar problems that you're facing. And it's not just those in the small towns or semi-isolated...
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