Not me Ruben, have a job interview!
Yes, the "plastic collectors" are the "lazy" collectors that you referred to earlier. I never disputed that they existed, and never disputed that...
That is not what I meant by specializing in cream of the crop. I was talking about dealers who search out PQ coins for the assigned grade and...
Eddie, the Box of 20 Concept is a collecting-investment strategy that involves buying high value conditionally rare coins in a diversified group...
Could you please quote the post or link that you made this same point? I don't remember reading it!
Doug, I understand your point but the number of people who trust my opinion over the TPG's is so small that it will guarantee that I make less...
Eddie, while I understand you sentiment, consider this. What if the collector in question is a box of 20 type collector who only buys 4 figure...
Dealers absolutely do what you are claiming. They tout the coins they are selling as undergraded by a point. They tell people who are selling to...
Braddick = Pat = Peacockcoins (E-Bay) He posts very regularly on the PCGS forum, and with a little less frequency on the NGC forum.
No, they add liquidity to the coin. When the coin is certified, everybody has the confidence to pay price guide for the coin because the accept...
The star (*) designation has nothing to do with the grade of the coin, it simply means the coin has exceptional eye appeal. In fact, many of the...
IIRC, the consensus in the numismatic world was that the CAC would fail. Doug had a lot of company, but our friend Leadfoot seems to be somewhat...
Finally, a nice insight on the issue provides us with some sanity.
They are called lowball sets. If you want to get an idea of the competition, take a look at these PCGS Lowball Registry Sets. The Morgan Dollar...
FYI, they are going to replay the game on NBCSports at 7PM in case you missed it. The Beautiful Game--US vs Canada Semifinal Women's Soccer...
So your were just trying to display the duality of your statement that there is no boundary between NT & AT?
Sorry, must be the vodka playing tricks on me, I am celebrating the US women's soccer victory!
The answer to that question is simple. Nobody cares about my opinion when it comes time to sell the coin. The only opinions that matter at sale...
Point taken, now answer me this. Would you bid on this coin sight unseen with only that Heritage photo? If not, you might want to consider that...
No, but you have to admit those two sentences seem contradictory.
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