When I first joined Cointalk, I wrote a thread dealing with the effect that rainbow toning had on price. Although there were many dissenters in...
I could not have said it better myself. His intentions had nothing to do with gouging the coin collecting society for $10 grading fees. Although...
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The purpose of this blog will be to chronicle past auction sales of rainbow toned registry quality Jefferson Nickels creating a permanent source...
Now that we have that sorted out, what are you going to buy? You said you were selling them in order to buy something else. Come on, out with it.
I will give you two bits of advice. First, please do not attempt to become and ICG or ANACS crossover specialist and expect to make money with...
Pure gold is one of the least reactive metals on earth, but our coins are not pure gold and the copper they are alloyed with will cause toning....
I completely forgot to update this thread. Fortunately I was able to acquire the 1943 Doubled Eye Jefferson NGC MS65 5FS for the exact same price...
Yeah, 1465 went for $12,500 (over 5X Wholesale). That is almost unheard of for a coin that expensive. His collection was ridiculously nice. I...
Not well. The coin I wanted (Pilgrim) sold for $8,625. Just to give you and idea, PCGS Price guide for a 1920 Pilgrim commem in MS67 is $4,250....
What is Balsamo? Is that the Los Angeles Sale?
Maybe the reserve is to cover the cost of the E-Bay fees for 185 photos.;)
I really don't understand the perceived hatred of TPG's that seems to have gripped this forum. The notion that a third party opinion of the coins...
Okay, you completely misunderstood. With coins of this rarity, the TPG's and CAC use different grading standards than they would for a common...
I am very confused. What does the buyers premium have anything to do with the value of the coin. When searching auction archives for valuation,...
Mark, In all fairness, you picked a coin that has a population of 2/23 in XF40 to criticize the grading and CAC approval. For coins of this...
You have me a little confused. Are you collecting a series or building a type set? You stated you want 1 each of 6 coins but only listed 4...
Don't take this the wrong way, but IMO, you have it backwards. I never have a sum of money that I go looking to spend on coins. I find a coin I...
For someone who seems to dislike an argument, this post seems sure to start one.
I did not know that. It would explain why they are much more conservative with the FS designation than PCGS though.
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