Many coin owners do not know how to grade, let alone know within a grade or two what a raw coin should grade. Some are so rich that they...
There are some coins that will never earn a CAC sticker, and I posted on overgraded coins that "earn" a CAC sticker. They have gotten hundreds of...
My take on this as a CAC authorized dealer, is that in many, many cases the CAC sticker is very useful. I am not an expert on Standing liberty...
Occasionally I get something right without getting in trouble on copyright rules...
The question here should be what would be the criteria for an opportunity for "sleeper" material, whether coin, notes or antiques to "wake up"?...
Those coins were really cheap, it makes you wonder how the auction companies are able to make money and pay their salaries...
Thanks for those Morgan images, Lehigh. All nice gems. I don't think there has been much change in grading standards for those as they are the...
NGCs Mark Salzburg said the following in an interview with Maurice Rosen, available on the NGC site: MR: What other coins should investors know...
Here are the grading descriptions from PCGS: http://www.pcgs.com/grades.html Compare to a bunch of others at Heritage:...
Frankly, most of the CAC stickered coins I have seen have been right on the money, they seem to be cautious on what they put their sticker on,...
Wow, 2004 to 2012, and only a few posts on a thread, that must be some kind of record!
Sorry, I was half-joking. I generally spend Ikes unless they have some silver content, and those I sell to the bullion buyers after enjoying...
This question, as usual, depends entirely on the person. I would not want a great deal of valuables in my home, home invasions are becoming...
No grade damaged? BU details? PCGS, with their total coin concept MS61/62. ANACS MS64 because the stakes are low. NNC MS66 to make the...
Thanks. How do tears, folds or missing edges fit into the grading equation?
It took me three months to get this note graded and in auction through Teletrade's submission program:...
Who knows? What business calls on Sunday, and after 9pm at night without first clearing it with the customer? One thing's for sure, they have an...
This operation is a fake, phoney, two-bit fraud as well as the perpetrators. Eventually all predators run out of re-usable victims.
Three $2 1/2 Indians that are AU58/60 are worth around $300 currently, each, if common date. I have bought and sold these at auction as certified...
Thanks for the information on the NGC site. I haven't joined the NGC chat forum in the past as it looks less active than PCGS'. It looks like...
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