Apples and oranges. Amanda ships really valuable coins, it looks like most of the posters here ship material well under a hundred dollars. Hugh...
I was thinking around AU50 because of lack of luster, but luster is not usually that vibrant on those.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddle_Ridge_Hoard
Here is a list of the hoard inventory; I'm assuming it is correct as it is at the CU site:...
As far as I can see Kagin's has tried to rush the coins to auction without interest of sharing their research with the general public. The high...
Some good ones in the NY/CT area: http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=897420&highlight_key=y&keyword1=Stormville I...
Specifically on the Dimmick conviction on the $30K in missing gold a couple of points I got from someone local to Auburn, CA, in gold country:...
Since they have had only a week and a half to investigate, it is still early in the game. I'm not sure if any of Kagin's researchers shared...
“First of all, and most importantly, the vault from which Dimmick stole the $30,000 in double eagles was the Cashier’s working vault. This vault...
I'm glad that you did not get stung as their ship was sinking! Everyone should try to do their due diligence when considering large $$$...
"Don Kagin, the Tiburon coin dealer and rare-coins author who is shepherding the sale of the hoard for the couple who discovered it in their Gold...
These points still do little to address the high state of gem condition of these coins or any of the alternate theories that they were from a robbery.
So how did the "prospector" get the 66-s no motto along with all the gem plus $20 gold coins? McCarthy said many of them don't have a bag mark...
I would never want to wait half a year or more even for economy grading.
Get there early. Some of them have early bird fees. Florida and other southern states have flea markets all year. First week of spring is the...
You would never have gotten coins like these unless you knew the bank's president and he set them aside for you or if you had other inside...
All the theories are being examined at this stage with both Kagin's and the mint seeing it as a lucky find.
But would you be able to get coins like this from the banks of the day? One comment from a sharp collector: "...however I agree it could very...
David McCarthy shared some of his methods at the PCGS forum: "I won't reveal specifics about the full conservation process, but will say that the...
Considering how many "rainbow" toned AT coin I see in PCGS holders, it may not matter. One common Morgan graded MS62 in a PCGS holder sold for...
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