Thanks for an outstanding post, Gold. I'm printing it to go in my library.
I think it will happen within the next ten years, at least partially. It promises be the solution to lot of the inconsistency we experience today...
I too have ordered from them, have been satisfied, and confirm that shipping is a bit on the slow side. My only complaint is that unless you are...
Kasia. Use tax. Yes, some states such as Georgia have such a tax but it is almost universally not enforced is is ignored except for large...
I have one of the NGC slabbed coins dated 1781 that I bought a few years ago. Seems to me I paid about $175 but bought a few raw versions later...
I've never been able to figure out why people want to loan their money to the U.S. Government at 0% interest and then feel happy when it's...
Jason, I'm sure you would learn much from the job but unless you want to run a pawn shop in the future it's not worth the stress and strain. I'm...
Here are some other photos using the axial lighting box described earlier: Same coin as in original post but with axial lighting, light source...
If there's one thing that can be said about coin photography, it's that there is no single best method that works for every coin. In that spirit,...
Actually, I use an axial lighting setup (pictures later) which produces a flat, even, no-shadows, image which is sometimes exactly what you want....
I was having problems getting the right dramatic "look" I wanted on a coin photo with conventional lighting and finally used a bright LED...
Don't give up dude. It's tough out there and jobs/money are hard to find -- for everyone. Perseverance is the most important thing -- just keep...
I wonder what the the people who have recently complained (in other CT threads) about auction buyers "paying too much" would say about this? Would...
Sounds like you're well on your way to answering the great philosophical question, "What's the meaning of life?"
The results of Doug's suggested exercise will be interesting -- but very predictable as he says. It's the primary reason that prices rise year to...
A piece of advice you'll hear often on this forum, "Buy the book, THEN the coin, not the other way around." The Redbook, which has already been...
It is also possible that different bidders have different sources of pricing data (Redbook, Greysheet, coin magazines, etc.) that nearly always...
If the pawn shop believes he can sell the coin for his asking price to one of the next few customers who walk in the door, there's no reason to...
Whether someone "pays too much" is often a matter of perspective. To a losing buyer it's disappointing to see someone win who doesn't "play by...
Not that it definitively settles the question, here's an interesting article with another point of view on the topic:...
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