A relevant article from Franklin Saunders, "The Money Changer", may be of interest for those who are not aware of his trouble with the tax...
It is important to play by the rules when it comes to taxes. I seriously doubt the IRS has the manpower, the computers, or the will to pursue...
Coin World has a lead article this week on the efforts of PNG to expose the scam gold buyers. One of the "bait" coins was a 1925-D 2 1/2 dollar...
They have the best website IMO. They have some of the best spreads. They are apparently closing out not just some of the numismatic coins but...
Platinum It is worth owning some platinum and palladium. They are wonderful industrial metals. Plus, platinum is 15 times rarer than gold....
They quoted $2200 plus for XF/AU $20 Liberties and Saints. They quoted somewhat higher prices for MS62 Libs. and Saints. And you can be sure...
Goldline Because of the controversy on this company, I called to check them out. Their prices for gold and silver 1 ounce eagles was very...
Squawk Box One of the regular commodity traders on Squawk Box this morning said that he sees gold going up 10 to 15% in the next month. Yesterday...
I bought the High Relief from a dealer who specializes in quality. He thought it was a high-end "62" and would probably "63" if a small ball of...
I remember the self-congratulatory ads that Littleton Coin Company ran for a while. A family had a group of rare notes. They went to coin shop...
I have sent in a few coins in slabs. Some they would not work on because the downside of cracking the coin out of the slab, working on it and...
These nifty little coins came out last week, I bought through APMEX which has the best site in my opinion. But Gainesville is offering better...
Thanks for the threads Krispy. I will try to bid on the ones I need, generally 1 oz. boxes and coa. Problem is that these are the most popular....
I have a number of AE gold proofs in a capsule, no box and coa. How do I locate the specific years box and coa and purchase them? The AEG proofs...
The few coins I have seen bought or not bought, involved bringing in an expert who knew about the rare coin or note, and gave a fair estimate....
I was impressed by the 1794 dollar and half dollars at the Bowers and Merena table. These coins were certified and had numerical grades. They also...
Not everyone has the vision to be able to make a value judgment of any given coin, or all the books that would help, nor has taken all the courses...
If you look at the Heritage Auction or other auction archives you will see a substantial range of prices for a given coin and grade. But you will...
I would just hope there could be a more customer friendly grading system. The PCGS plus system, CAC and the like do nothing to assign money values...
There is too much uncertainty in the value of many coins. Here is a recent example: I had a $20 Saint recently certified. It is a very high-end...
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