The problem with auction bidding is that if I had gone $500, $600 or $700 someone could have topped me. I had my Kelly national book in the car,...
$400 plus the buyer's premium. Pre-auction estimate was under $100.
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I have heard of dealers liking the way that Larry Briggs/SEGS did attributions that the others would not. I have never heard of a dealer agreeing...
Thanks, Funkee. Actually I did not win it, the cataloguer assigned a value of under $100 for it. All the currency in that auction went sky high....
http://www.auctionzip.com/Full-Image/2012932/fp18.cgi I was hoping someone with Track and Price could look up this relatively rare national from...
There are a lot of scams like this preying on people's fear of the tax agencies:...
I like ICG as the third alternative.
With numismatics, like stocks, you can have a huge gross income but low net profits, with stocks there is SS# tracking so the IRS is looking for a...
There are many, many legal deductions you can employ as well as the top accountant programs to get the best deal. The IRS is at least 30 years...
I looked through the coins, most were impaired in one way or another. The currency looked better, at least some of the notes. Dick Bacca of...
There is an auction in Connecticut tomorrow, I am currently checking out the inventory. Apparently the guy who collected this group of coin and...
I hope someone would be able to give specific, likely analysis of what the occluding substance is on this coin. I have had NGC and PCGS...
Lots of people fear the big, bad IRS so they try to do their transactions in cash, no tax consequences unless you are caught. Is it worth trying...
On the 28% tax statement, this keeps popping up, and though it is the law, I wonder what percentage of people pay it? I had a customer sold me at...
If you look at how the best coin dealers in the northeastern US operate, with diverse inventory to attract many customers with precious metals as...
Reasonably, how much in inventory would you have to have to make a living in numismatics, at least half a million?
I have a number of these, all are certified for sale: 1904 $20 Lib. MS63 $1650 1894 $20 Lib. MS63 $1750 1894-s $20 Lib. AU58 (original European...
Thanks for the information on the business side of numismatics and coin shows; it isn't always as fun as some of these reports indicate.;) The...
Hi Amanda. I was wondering what kind of sales volume you do in coin shows like this, and whether you make enough and have enough buying...
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