I'd say you're probably not alone in that either. That is because, in my opinion, many buyers on ebay think, just like you apparently did, that...
jw - part of your post sounds like you want to branch out into foreign coins simply for something different than US coins. But part of it sounds...
Couldn't tell you if they are fake or not. But they sure look like somebody really polished them up.
By all means, anybody that wants to pick them can pick them. But they do need to be completed auctions. And jinx, they need to be valid auctions.
No, it's not just for graded coins. The TPGs didn't even exist until 1986. Sixteen years after that chart starts.
No, it isn't different, it's exactly the same. The only ones that are different are the ones from special sets that do have different finishes....
When talking about coins original means the coin has never been messed with - nothing has ever been done to it. It does not mean shiny and new....
Yeah, there is. If - 1 you are very lucky, 2 you have a great deal of knowledge about coins and really know the coin market, 3 you manage to get...
Specifically what is not a die wear issue ? And yes, every Silver Eagle ever minted has a satin finish.
The graph is no distortion, that is what happened. And it didn't take years for the prices to drop, to get back to where they were yes. They...
Yeah, and I'l prove it. Go pick the coins and I'll find a most of them cheaper than they sold for on ebay. If I pick the coins, you'll squawk...
Here's a coin where half of it was dipped, incorrectly dipped. And, the area around the date (just that area) was rubbed with a pencil eraser. Now...
Here's the coin market as a whole for the past 40 years - [ATTACH] You can find graphs for specific segments of the market, for may different...
Tell ya what Paul, you go pick 10 completed auctions from ebay, just ordinary coins, stuff that people buy all the time - and post the 10 links...
Jason - the reason you don't get it is because you are looking at things from 1 very specific point of view. You're looking at the price guides...
And what guarantee do you have that you can find the coin cheaper on ebay ? None. Nobody said anything about a guarantee Paul, neither you, nor...
Bill - I collected coins for most of my life covering a period of almost 50 years. I sold 2 collections during my life. I lost money on both of...
Jason - if you are asking if being a top rated seller and/or a power seller implies anything about the integrity or honesty of that seller, the...
They all had the same finish. You're calling it matte, but it's usually referred to as a satin finish. That satin finish was imparted to the dies...
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