An expert on ancients is going to check the coin out tomorrow, the coin he originally sold. When I spoke with him he said it was an Indian gold...
To me this issue is a matter of knowing your customer. I spoke with a dealer who had unsuspectingly bought unusual bullion coins that were the...
I have even heard this "theory" from seasoned PNG dealers. It is impossible to know one way or another unless there were an insider who gave...
My apology for bringing up a side issue, en passant. Back to the original issue: Bring cash with you – many dealers don't take credit cards,...
Mainly conjecture. A different set of graders looks at the high-end coins than the lower-tier ones. It could only be proven if you were...
Not a renegade coin grader, but someone who could be a coin grader. The guy who owns NNC was the winner in the dealer/grader catagory of PCGS's...
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The guy probably doesn't know actual vintage on the coin. It could be a poor strike. I owned a Solidus once and it was around 1/5 ounce. I could...
The coin shop which received it originally and rejected it becaus to test it for gold might damage the numismatic value.
It weighs over 8 grams, which is about a quarter ounce. I offered him around spot price, but of course that is if it were real. All contracts...
Thanks for the feedback. The guy lives a half hour away and I don't have a digital camera nor the other hardware to post pictures.
Many of the long-term dealers have interesting observations on this topic, but more anecdotal than anything. If a coin goes through grading...
I spoke with the fellow again yesterday. I'm not sure it meets the definition of a Stater. He said it was from around 300 AD, which would be...
When people are looking to buy or sell, I advise that they go to a coin show and get several offers for what they are selling and see a real coin...
I spoke with someone at Spectrum who said it could be worth between $500 and $500K. It is about a quarter oz.
A local fellow offered to sell me a gold "stater" coin for a little over gold melt. He already offered to a local shop owner who was not...
With grading fees ranging from around $12 for bulk submissions to $600 and more for ultra-rarities at PCGS and similar charges at NGC, submitters...
Good points. Customers can be helpful, informative, and colorful--they are the lifeblood of any business. They can also be rude, obnoxious, dumb...
I was being charged via CC as soon as my invoices arrived at the NGC plant. I have now gone to being billed. I wonder if it will affect the...
I spoke with a cop in the "live free or die" state a couple of weeks ago about gun rights and open carry vs. concealed carry. I was not aware...
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