I have several years worth of The Numismatist in magazine holders. I've offered to give them away to anyone who will pay the shipping. No takers.
Even your kids wouldn't live long enough to ever see me do that ! :)
Yeah, and some are rather pricey. For example, I've got copies of the original Eliasberg catalogs, hard back & bound in leather, and autographed...
I'd go along with the AU, but I don't see that it's been harshly cleaned. I think what you're seeing are the remains of fingerprints.
You ever consider that maybe they don't want to be accurate ?
Catalogs from almost all of the better known collections are available for sale on a regular basis. All you have to do is look for them.
I once had a stack of Coin World and one of Numismatic News in my home office - both 7 ft tall. When it got to be too much of a pain to find...
Hmmmm - OK. You're gonna have to explain to me exactly what - do a cover - means :confused:
Let me ask a different question, or two - what difference does it make what the weekly sales are ? And why would anyone care ? I mean really, the...
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