But the rarest gold coin is the 1849 $20, hands down, the most valuable U.S. coin.
I was thinking when the death rattle in the throat finally comes, and we likely get cremated, either the ash repositary or the tombstone could...
I was thinking about how successful the grading services have become with their systems of grading, authenticating and holdering coins, currency,...
Start out with a pleasant, sanguine disposition and lots of money. Buy collections @ ridiculously high price levels so that your reputation will...
Never even knew the collection existed, which is probably true of most here. Any details on how we can view it? Are the coins certified?
What do you know, a woman who actually is a coin expert! And I thought it was a guy's hobby, where jewelry and art is for girls.
"We're holding your coins hostage, pal, until you fork over more dough!" Or, "We've just about had enough guff from you. We're taking you down!"
Never spoke in person to that woman with the British accent. They all sound standard American, not even Southern. Maybe PCGS could up the ante...
I meant to qualify, I ran it through Teletrade's free grading program with other coins. Two plus months later, it was in auction. I was hoping...
With the next newbie we could play along with his/her game. Hey, that is one heck of a coin, I will pay $5K if it comes back like you think it...
Watch for QE3 or trouble in Europe's bailouts and this heavy turkey could lift off over 1900. Funny thing though premiums on $20s is not changing...
My observations on this topic: You send an invoice to NGC and they are much more on the ball in getting it done ASAP. Any problems or additions...
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He has no obligation to sell. If he believes they are proofs, by all means he needs to get them certified. Plenty of people have a complex when...
We had a lead one once, it must have been fake, before the days when it was required to print "COPY" on fakes, because it is, you know, against...
In that case they start to lose customers; most dealers with tight buy/sell spreads and good business sense have done great. The shady ones with...
Can you imagine if you found an error version of one of those that made it even worse? Frankly, I have seen damaged coins that makes the person...
The key is staying at it long enough to get the $$$ collections. Good storefront, good location, good relationship to locals, etc.. In some...
My mistake, thanks for the correction, great to hear he is still active.
Was at the Naugatuck show a few months ago, where a dealer had a 1901 $20 Liberty in MS65, old PCGS holder, Greysheet dropped in December on the...
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