As it is with many auctions, I imagine that most everything is “protected.” There is nothing rare about the 1909-S-VDB. When I was a dealer, at...
I didn’t want say anything because there are people here with far more knowledge than I have, but the coin looked “wrong” to me because of the...
Given the huge number of counterfeit Trade Dollars, buying a certified example is a very good idea for collectors these days. Rim bumps aside,...
It’s been my experience that most every Heritage auction result is a shock. You have really want the item to be successful.
Yes, and when you add shipping and handling, it gets to be quite expensive. The last time I had it done at PCGS, it cost me $42, and included the...
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Yes, they can. Having gotten ripped off by a slab that was intentionally scratched to hide the fact that an early coin had been polished, I...
A CAC sticker does not always send prices into orbit. There are CAC columns on the Grey Sheet for CAC approved coins. Sometimes the CAC premium is...
It sold for more than 100 times the price I got for that AU-58 more than a decade ago.
Giving that beat-up coin an MS-67 makes you wish there were a “LOL button.” It’s got the steps, not the grade.
Yes, it was the work of a skilled and talented artist … sometimes too good. When they do work like this, it should be “off” just enough to be...
Technically it’s a piece which has a stated value in a legitimate country’s money. Therefore if a legitimate country placed their value on it,...
When I was a dealer, I sold an 1893-S dollar in AU-58 for five figure sum. Given that this one will sell for at least 50 times the price I got for...
For me the question would be, do I like the coin and does it fit in my set or collection? If it does, who cares what CAC thinks? A 1932 MS-64...
The is a certain amount of truth to this. Eye appeal can make up for some other sins. This is especially true now that the AU grades have been...
And I have seen CAC approve of MS-64 graded coins that were really AU-58s. The difference in price is close to $10,000. In one case that drove me...
Over on the PCGS blog, there is a collector who submitted a 1932-P quarter in a PCGS MS-64 holder to CAC for their approval. CAC refused to...
Oh, you can “hunt for” the King of Siam Proof Set. If you were to leave a want list with Heritage or Stacks’, they would keep their eyes open for...
Give the question, that is the answer. in the past, there have been those who have tried to assemble a 1796 “Proof set.” There are coins from...
The mint has been issuing too many items for years. Now that the mint director has jacked of prices through the roof, he has stuck a knife into...
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