News at PCGS I'm glad they are going to announce some customer-friendly innovations. I prefer their holders to NGC's or ANACS and their style of...
Coin Collecting and Investing There are sensible compromises for those who want to collect US coins and probably make profits in the meantime....
I received an auction coin in an NGC MS65 slab the other day. Here's a link of the image:...
Storage Units for Coins I have a storage unit where I put some of the bulky lower-value coins. There are high security units and low security...
Shipping losses If you speak with any coin dealer or other person who relies on UPS and USPS or other carrier, you will hear a lot of stories of...
The Hedge (leverage) Funds and Gold http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/markets/gold-retreats-as-hedge-funds-sell/story-e6frg92f-1225808876526
Contracts and "Fraud" Ah, the power of contracts, and the freedom that corporations and governments enjoy from prosecution when they engage in...
AEG proof I would pay offer $1800 per ounce for American eagles with original papers. I can provide good numismatic references and a bank wire.
Proof Eagles So until we get the announcement, the coins should still be selling for $2000 plus and ounce.
The Hedge Funds and Gold It was on Kitco the other day--I think the Nadler daily column. I'll try to research it and get back to you.
UPS and Coins I shipped some coins this week with UPS. When asked I said "collectibles". They took my $45 or so gladly for the overnight to...
Gold Price It will be back up. The hedge funds are doing year end book-keeping and have been pulling away from their long positions.
CPA's Thanks for the feedback. There are probably different categories, short- term capital gains, long-term, whether you're doing it as a...
Re-Submissions I guess the only way that we would know for sure what population figures are would be for all the owners of a given type of rare...
I have been doing collecting and coin dealing for about ten years. I saw hard assets and certified coins as a refuge from the world of stocks and...
Re-submissions The more likely coins to be re-submitted are ones where there is significant money to be made in doing so--$200 or more if you get...
Greysheet CDN shows mainly dealer to dealer, sight seen prices. For example, it shows most $20 Libs moving up in the current issue to $1375 as a...
Auctions Heritage's Signature Auction showed some strong interest. Type 1 $20 Liberties seem to be showing a lot of interest:...
SSI and Fraud My lawyer said that if someone has direct deposit of SSI into his/her account that they are essentially judgment-proof. I asked...
Fraud Cases What can be learned by this case is that it is unwise to do business with those who are not members of ANA, or who can provide dealer...
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