I have generally been pleased with them, but they are getting more competition so they will have to stay on their toes. I got a call from them on...
Last year was a minny microcosm of longer term volatility in metals and coins. I bought a couple of MS65 Morgans with a credit card from a dealer...
I have submitted some coins to auction companies that take over two months to get graded and placed in auction. What would be the maximum amount...
There were many opportunities on the bourse floor as well as traps like high grade moderns, high priced coins with subtle problems, etc.. I...
I enjoyed the show, some good discussions with dealers, etc.. I appreciated Mr. JH Cline's insights into Standing liberty quarters which are his...
I know what you mean. A pet peeve of mine is cliches and tired and hackneyed phrases that people use rather than explain in rational terms the...
I spoke with a number of dealers who specialize in bullion buys/sells at the Baltimore show. Provident Metals was there, apparently the top buyer...
I was speaking with Kleinman once about a Type II $20 Liberty that was mintstate that I thought had way too many marks and problems to be in a...
Well, that is sort of a "chicken or an egg" conundrum. And the uneducated confuse who certifies or stickers a coin with the coin itself.
I picked up a couple nice commems today, including a nice Bridgeport and a 1921 Pilgrim commemorative. I paid full Greysheet on it, it was that...
I was at a coin shop today where the shop owner, pointing to the percentages on the "Coin Dealer Newsletter" said that those percentages from PCGS...
Another issue on "Great Collections" is their extremely aggressive internet advertising. Virtually every site I go to, there is the GC ad. There...
There are technological solutions to the problem of crowding, a cattle prod or a taser would clear them out quickly, but may cause problems for...
Downside with GC is there is no technical information, no description; all of which Heritage Auctions provides free of charge. All you have to go...
Or a Sci Fi or extraterrestrial intelligence convention....
Can you imagine bringing a friend to a coin show where people brag about getting their modern coin in MS/PR69 certified holders with CAC stickers,...
Good company. If you sell place your reserves if you buy, do your research. They have attracted some high-end material recenctly like this High...
In the words of the Quaker or Amish fellow, I forget which: "All the world is queer save thee and me, and thee’s a little queer."
Think back to when you first started collecting coins. What did you find most weird about the hobby, or others that were collecting or talking...
Maybe they are living in a McMansion and are having trouble paying their taxes....
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