The dealer who owned the $5,000 SEGS piece also owned the $20,000 one. He wasn't looking to cross it, and since he owned it, I presumed he knew...
Yes, I used to keep up with the modern commemorative coins, but my checkbook got tired of that. Now some dealers are saying that stuff is only...
It looks like the fine, white toning that can form on these coins when the mint cello pack has not been stored properly. I guess the TPG must be...
Years ago I bought a $5 gold commemorative coin. When I got the coin was outside of the capsule and wondering around in the velvet lined box....
I have an 1857-S double eagle in MS-65 that came from the SS Central America. I will probably be buried in it because there are way too many of...
The mint system issued these sets when collectors were on the outs with the government because the coin hoarding that occurred starting in 1964....
I agree. CAC is pretty much ended my market participation in the U.S. coin market. I love the coins I have, but can't allow CAC to dictate what...
As a dealer you can't pay as much for raw coin becuase you have to spend more money on it to sell it. When I was a dealer I bought things like...
Here are a couple of Winfield Scott medals from the 1852 campaign. The first is an original medal issued during the 1852 campaign. [ATTACH]...
When I was a dealer I always took returns if it was within a couple weeks of the show. I thought that it was better to keep the good will of the...
One game that professional and amateur historians like to play is rate the presidents. Abraham Lincoln gets the top spot in many polls, but the...
i would encouage people to learn to grade coins and stop being so dependent on slabs and stickers, especially stickers.
I'd close, but no cigar. The rims are not there for a Matte Proof. Here is 1909 Lincoln in Matte Proof. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Mint State 1913 Type I Buffalo Nickels were saved in quantity and are not rare. You can buy a nice MS-64 for well under $100. An MS-65 will be...
That might be true for the New Orleans Mint coins. I have never collected or studied those pieces. It's not true for the Philadelphia and San...
It looks like a high end Mint State piece to me, something like MS-66 or 67. When you get the top grades like this, you really have to see the...
It looks like a normal 1922-D to me. The real thing really looks moth eaten. You coin is “too nice.”
Many collectors treat SEGS graded coins like raw coins. It’s not a matter of treating SEGS as a bad company; it’s just that they don’t have much...
I have a complete type set of the "old commemorative coins." I have given up on keeping up with the modern pieces. Believe it or not many of the...
I have never owned an 1885 nickel.
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