If you have a good relationship with a dealer you can get greysheet pricing if you know how to negotiate and if the dealer has room on it and is...
At what point will you buy only certified coins or are you comfortable grading and buying raw coins as well? I do both, but I buy the coin first...
Did you ever hear of putting raw coins in 2x2 staple mounted cardboard/mylar holders? This way nobody has to handle them with their raw hands....
I buy the coin and not the holder, but PCGS and NGC have the highier resale values. I also like ICG and ANACS because I don't bother with modern...
No sir, with respect that is not true, Greysheet pricing as defined on the Greysheet itself is for raw or certified coins. Now, you and many...
Could be, but I do know my uncle who had some original boxed early proof sets smoked cigars a lot and his proofs had some awesome toning.
Rarely if ever will you find a coin at bid for sale, but I have been fairly lucky usually paying between bid and ask for the right coin. Some...
I am planning on going since a friend of mine from college is a dealer and is now going to be my "numismatic broker" since coins are the only...
1876 Dime found in change I got from McDonalds years ago, it was in poor 1 shape with a barely readable date.
I go by the greysheet as to the value of a coin in a given grade, if a real MS 65 is in either slab, I will not pay more for a PCGS slab over an...
I think it is fine to have a greysheet or any other price guide, but to a certain extent you will have to let them make a bit of money so getting...
I also give each coin a code to refer back to a spread sheet where I record more information such as price, value at purchase, date of purchase,...
I have a about 60% of my coins that are NOT slabbed, however on both the staple 2x2s and the Eagle 2x2 plastic holders I record everything,...
There are multiple die varieties, off center strikes and those with MS-70 proof like mylar windows............
That was not the orginal packaging as it came from the mint. The holder that the set is in now is an aftermarket Capital holder. These post WWII...
rzage: About half the continental US is one large pall of humidity especially in the summer that gives the "copper heads" a fit, so good storage...
rzage: In hot humid Virginia, it is a must for copper and silver to have some moisture control or you may get results similar to our fellow...
My wife is an exception all around, she makes close to what I make at work and surprisingly likes a lot of the same things I like, cold hardy...
I am less concerned with expense more the good looks, good protection, ease of labeling and storage. You are correct that it is more trouble to...
I have actually put some of the coins in Eagle holders in the Intercept Shield 2x2 boxes for long term storage.
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