Sales tactics rarely change, especially if they work.
1828 Half Cent (my first and long overdue Half Cent) - graded AU 53 BN by NGC. The scratches on Liberty's hair and just below her lips are...
@green18 I enjoy your posts, so please keep posting everywhere. It looks like the aforementioned comment was "retracted with apologies." Very...
I'm just posting to show off my gorgeous "Supporter" green band! Get your own today!!
Nice! What a shiny illustrious thing you have there. The price doesn't surprise me given the quality. 1854 - Franklin Pierce was president and no...
Thanks to this thread I now know that they're located in Florida and have much bigger things to worry about than certification look-ups. I also...
I've been trying to look up a certification number since yesterday evening on NGC's site and the site displays "Certification database is...
One can always diversify, but, Rhodium isn't exactly a household name like gold or silver. I consider it a pretty high risk. Still, who knows? In...
Hm. Since someone has now bid $81.00 on this ingot, it appears that, at least for the duration of this auction, that it is indeed worth that much....
Here is my Bohemund Denier - photographed through an Air-tite using a Plugable Digital Microscope, which I believe someone on this forum turned me...
I have one too, but I don't have a picture handy (I'll have to take one). I've also seen this referred to as a "helmet denier." The design is...
It's type collecting for me. I enjoy the design variety, date and metal variation too much. I would get bored with focusing on a single series,...
Just to make sure that I'm clear on the story... you drank at your friend's wedding and then went off and bought coins? That could be a great new...
Civil war? Bah! Talk to me about the Punic wars! :D
I posted this on the main forum, but now I realize that I should have posted it here. 1854 Seated Liberty Quarter - on the other thread some...
These are very interesting points that, not being a dealer, I never would have considered. I can now see the potential trap of displaying prices...
Hey! I would probably buy some of those ancients... nice uncluttered and information loaded display! I completely agree about dealers who don't...
Another one of my absolutely favorite coins - the 20 Pesos Aztec Calendar Mexican gold piece (I like it almost as much as the Japan Meiji...
Can you make out any of the letters across the top? From the photo I can only make out an "S" and an "E."
Nah. Even if I REALLY want something I won't pay more than I think it's worth. I've done it numerous times. One can go bankrupt really quickly...
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