At the ANR auction in NYC, during the Jung sale, a few times the auctioneer said at the end of a lot that the coin was "sold to the book for...
Is there any benefit to attending a major coin auction, even if I cannot afford any of the pieces? I have never been to one before, but I was...
I was doing some checking and it seems that Jeff Garrett will be published a book called "Enclyclopedia of US Gold Coins" and it is scheduled to...
In the mail today I received a newletter from North American Certified Trading which listed a few pages of certified coins for sale. Most were in...
I am just curious how the full time dealers on the board here got their start in the business. I am pretty impressed with people who are able to...
What do you do to track the price trends for the coins that you collect. With the market changing so much in such a short period of time,...
Does anyone have any thoughts on starting a gold type set from San Francisco? I have been taking a look at price trends lately, and it seems that...
Has anyone read and have opinions of the following books by Q. David Bowers. I am particularly interested in US gold coins, and I was wondering...
David Lawrence Rare Coins has been promoting its "Richmond Collection of Gold Coins" for several months now. How significant do you think this...
I plan on attending the NY Invitational Coin Show in NYC at the end of July. Since this is my first time attending a large show, I was wondering...
Does anyone know of any forums or discussion boards that are specifically geared to collecting US gold coins? Thanks.
Is anyone going to this show? I know that it is new this year, so I am not sure what to expect. Thanks.
Has anyone ever seen a study published of price increases or decrease by coin type or series, over a long period of time? What I am looking for...
Does anyone know where I can buy the auction catalogues from the Eliasberg sale (I think it was held by Bowers & Merena)? Thanks.
There was a thread along similar lines below, talking about the costs involved with being a coin dealer, etc. I took a quick look at www.sec.gov...
Does anyone have any thoughts on the negotiating techniques that they use when making coin purchases or sales? This is the least enjoyable aspect...
I have been recently reading some books written by Paul F. Taglione about US gold coins. It is a 4 volume set and one of the volumes is a...
The New York Invitational Coin Show is being held in July. I was thinking of going. Because I do not get to see a lot of gold coins in person (I...
Are there any on-line pricing guides (free, preferably) that contain accurate prices of coins? I tried to use the PCGS FMV guide which is on...
Where do you normally purchase your coins? I am looking for a nation-wide dealer who has fair prices and a good selection. I usually collect...
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