If you are going to be buying from the Heritage auction, they do accept credit cards up to $2500.
This is my 8000th post here. Go ahead and post your favorite coin, and explain why it's your favorite! This is one of my favorites: NGC MS-63 PL...
The blindfolded lynx was one of the "impresa" or emblems of the house of Este, a prominent Italian noble family:...
In my experience, very few will take credit cards. Some will accept checks if you have a couple of dealers references. Most of the transactions...
It is nearly impossible to determine AU vs MS from a single set of pictures. There are aspects of these pictures that look AU, but there are also...
The toning is fairly limited in scope, and the relief is notoriously low on the Peace. So, elevation chromatics might not be the most useful on...
Collectors don't tend to suspect low grade common coins as being counterfeit, especially if they look circulated or aged. If you could make a...
I think it is AU. I don't think the marks are excessive, and really don't have any problem with them. These marks will definitely not keep an AU...
I can only tell you how I would approach it: I would never consider buying a mounted coin with graffiti. I don't care what the price was. It's a...
I absolutely won't buy a damaged coin unless it is literally irreplaceable. Very few coins count as such. If I'm collecting a set, I try to get...
How good is CoinTalk compared to the TPGs? Let's find out! Over the next several months, I'll be posting a continuous stream of Guess the Grade...
One of the things that NGC's value guide has is a historical chart of price performance in each grade. If you click on the value, it shows a chart...
Did they use a Castaing machine, or something similar? If so, that was applied during the rimming process - before striking.
Markets go in cycles. Sometimes its up, sometimes its up for a long time, sometimes its down. I'm treating it as a buying opportunity.
I think the general consensus is that overall, average prices for everything are lowering. Especially compared to 5-10 years ago, there seems to...
The biggest difference is the shipwreck effect is corroded into the surface of the coin, whereas the casting is more likely bubbles in the surface...
If it compares well with that many marks, perhaps the other 67 shouldn't be a 67 either?
Oof, that coin is rough. It is clearly ex-jewelry, as you can see from the notches in the rim. The coin is also pretty scratched up. Honestly,...
"Shipwreck effect" is a fancy way of conning people out of money. What it really means is "corroded and cleaned." Shipwreck effect coins have...
The shipwreck effect does look a bit different, but I said it looked like something someone might try to pass off as shipwreck. I did not say that...
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