"We're holding your coins hostage, pal, until you fork over more dough!" Or, "We've just about had enough guff from you. We're taking you down!"
Never spoke in person to that woman with the British accent. They all sound standard American, not even Southern. Maybe PCGS could up the ante...
I meant to qualify, I ran it through Teletrade's free grading program with other coins. Two plus months later, it was in auction. I was hoping...
With the next newbie we could play along with his/her game. Hey, that is one heck of a coin, I will pay $5K if it comes back like you think it...
Watch for QE3 or trouble in Europe's bailouts and this heavy turkey could lift off over 1900. Funny thing though premiums on $20s is not changing...
My observations on this topic: You send an invoice to NGC and they are much more on the ball in getting it done ASAP. Any problems or additions...
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He has no obligation to sell. If he believes they are proofs, by all means he needs to get them certified. Plenty of people have a complex when...
We had a lead one once, it must have been fake, before the days when it was required to print "COPY" on fakes, because it is, you know, against...
In that case they start to lose customers; most dealers with tight buy/sell spreads and good business sense have done great. The shady ones with...
Can you imagine if you found an error version of one of those that made it even worse? Frankly, I have seen damaged coins that makes the person...
The key is staying at it long enough to get the $$$ collections. Good storefront, good location, good relationship to locals, etc.. In some...
My mistake, thanks for the correction, great to hear he is still active.
Was at the Naugatuck show a few months ago, where a dealer had a 1901 $20 Liberty in MS65, old PCGS holder, Greysheet dropped in December on the...
What is really missing in these debates is real life case studies. When was the last time you were educated in role playing? Assertiveness...
I have cracked out better date $20s in old PCGS holders that have gone from XF45 to AU58 and AU50 to 58. The grading company's argument in...
Thanks. Maybe the finest of steel wools or the least abrasive polishing compound.
Thanks, Chris, pretty much what I imagined. I suppose he could run them at auction, Ponterio seems to bring top dollar; whether it would help or...
I generally agree with these comments, as usual the nuances and variations on these issues demand everyone play by the rules of fair play, not...
One of the greatest of men. Too bad he did not live as long as his fellow heroes.
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