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I can symphathize with you. At one point, I was working with a baseball card dealer. He was sending me a set number of cards each week and I...
Wheaties are far and few in between. I know it's not "cool", but why not try collecting a "RED" set of memorial cents? I don't know, but...
Obviously will never happen. Duh. But if it ever did, I would be one of those people logging in and waiting with baited breath until they...
Finally, I have bought the piece I’ve always wanted I found this post on "Finally, I have bought the piece I’ve always wanted" interesting and...
Catbert, First, thanks for another really cool post. This is an awesome example. I'm also a stamp collector and it's much easier in that area...
This hobby, as any hobby, can benefit from new people and a lot of people read these posts. So now, we have "modern crap". Is there "old...
Elaines posts are useful for the mintage figures. He/she is really up on that. If you're not flipping, it's probably better to be spending...
My own humble opinion and it's not directed at the OP, but all new collectors. If you start thinking this is for an investment, you are more...
There is that show on TV that tries to determine whether "urban legends" such as being able to tear a telephone book apart with you bare hands is...
Well, first a technical point. It is not that the TPG's can't find a MS-70 coin..... They don't look for them. They only grade what is sent in....
Goldstone, it will happen. There is another thread where someone mentions that PCGS and NGC will probably do something to combat this CAC sticker...
That's a succinct way of saying it. For example, almost all the recent mint products are flying off the shelf. Yes, there is flipping and...
Get to know your coin dealers. The more you talk to them and circle around the coins, they'll figure you out. You should start noticing the...
As has been said many times on here, go to this link for info and daily value of your coins: www.coinflation.com
There are crazy examples where people don't even open the box up when it is delivered. I've seen mint sets still sealed in their original...
Actually instead of "non-cleaned", you usually see "Original" or the one I love, "Crusty"! Concerning tone and patina. One of the things I...
Ok. Based on the first couple comments, I don't think I asked the correct question. Here are a couple of questions I would ask- If I have a...
<sigh> The store clerk IS the carrier. You have employed this person to collect the money and deliver the item to me. This person drops it on...
I've seen a some recent threads about cleaning coins. I thought I would add a twist to the subject. Obviously cleaning is very serious for...
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