You did pretty good with those pics - much better than I ever managed :thumb:
Before you ever respond to such an ad again, read the fine print. I have never, ever, seen such an ad where they did not say - dates of our...
Then they have changed their policy again for that has not always been the case. [IMG]
So have I. Problem is they were put there by the TPG. I have yet to even hear of a slab that has successfully been opened and the coin inside...
Pretty sure it has already been decided since the bill was already signed into law.
Appreciate the thought and effort, but those petitions were turned in back in 2003.
Do I have a link for it ? No, but it is related in several numismatic books and there are people on this forum who have seen with their own eyes....
And therein lies the crux of the problem. When a buyer purchases a coin based on pictures he has seen he expects the coin to look like the...
I would say that is pretty close to the truth. While it is certainly not common to see the various colors, the pattern itself is common. But...
And if you buy them in a brick and mortar store you pay 5 or 6 times as much as you would buying them on-line. And not everybody rapes you on...
Based on your comment you are buying these 10 coins from an individual and you have no idea if the coins are genuine or what the grade of the...
We often forget way too much.
I would agree with that. But it also depends on what the pedigree is. Some of them are nothing more than marketing schemes. But then there are...
I will agree that Paul's pics make the coins "look" better. But that is not a good thing IMO. I would much prefer to see pics that clearly show...
Really ? Kinda odd, because the biggest one there ever was, was precisely because of what people were posting in a chat room/forum. I helped some...
Dru - the Smithsonian will even admit that they routinely take the coins in their collection and polish them up with rags on a regular basis. Now...
Looking at STATES I would say that is a possibility. Of course it is also possible that buyer had more money than sense.
Been there, done that - http://www.coinworld.com/news/010603/News-5.asp
You may well be able to sell them to a coin dealer. What he offers will depend on the dates, mint marks etc. He may only offer face value.
I have no idea what is in it, just like I have no idea what is in Biox. All I know is it is a chemical that supposedly removes verdigris. I can...
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