The ebay/paypal connection is pretty poor. Here's what happened to me... I sold something a few weeks ago for like $8 on ebay. I got an e-mail...
At what point does a coin being cleaned not affect the value as much? Is there a certain age? Number minted? Etc. I think they both have been...
If you don't get caught up in the hype/price of the rolls with the key/semi-key ends, it can be a good way to fill holes and trade up what you...
I'm not so jaded I won't go to another show...yet. It was interesting to be there and talk with the dealers like you, gunrunnr. Those guys and...
Cool! I hope you get something you've been looking for! Ebay has a lot of neat stuff and there are deals to be had if you look around enough. Good...
Yep, the words "on reverse" are what I was missing! I know they are just recommendations, but I do like to look at them, particularily when it...
Oooo...that helps a lot! Thanks! *Goes to find nickels...*
I have some liberty head nickels and have been reading about them and what constitutes each grade. I keep reading about "corn grains." I keep...
Get familiar with the look of the proof set packaging. I've seen things that kind of look like proof sets but are really from the home shopping...
As a relatively new member and old coin collector, if there were a rule about how often I could post or start a thread, I wouldn't have joined. No...
I would suspect it has something to do with the way it is listed and the description. If an item is listed and has some sort of positive...
I've heard of people using acid to bring out the date on buffalo nickels, could that be the reason the date looks odd? It appears as though the...
It's probably spent some time in dirt, maybe stuck to another coin? I degunk the coins my folks find metal detecting and it looks like when two...
As a fellow regionite, I feel your pain. However, I do know a guy who would probably love to talk to you on a Sunday about rolls of...coins...if...
I actually picked one of those up when I was in China. For me it was an 8 cent novelty and a fun conversation piece! :D
That's terrible. I'm really sorry. Have you tried talking to the grading service? Or any of the grading services really... They may have a...
Does anyone ever check out ebay listings from other countries pages? Any luck? I've found some interesting listings and wondering if anyone has...
For stuff I'm not too concerned about (lots of wheaties), baby food jars. For stuff that I care about, flips in binders. You can get flips cheap...
Try flea markets, the change you get at work, and family and friends change jars. I've had some good luck with all of those. You can get some good...
Interesting stuff! How long will it take the proof sets in the mint cardboard to start toning? On a related note, what about the uncirculated sets...
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