As a quick aside, it's interesting how this stuff is usually called California "Territorial Gold," even though most of was minted AFTER California...
Keep in mind that a "sheen" could be a cleaning or a polishing. It's possible Grandma (or someone before her) thought it should look like a...
The problem is that the sellers accurately describing these as fakes are getting pulled. The scams that aren't identifying these as fakes seem to...
This is what I can't understand. Everything I've ever reported is OBVIOUS to anyone who is an "expert" and should take an "expert" about five...
For one thing, these coins lack the sharp detail of a genuine coin. Most of these fakes are likely cast copies of one sort or another, or made...
Now if only they'd do something about this guy. I just reported him for the FOURTH time and I've NEVER seen anything done to him or his auctions.
I completed four courses about 4-5 years ago. I just never got around to finishing all of it up. I already knew most of the grading stuff...
I'll bet this "Proof 70" crosses as a 65 or 66. That seems about typical.
$28 for shipping? And an 1872 Trade Dollar is surely a fake, even if it weren't obvious by looking at it (and seeing that it's coming from...
Plus virtually all of those fakes are made with base metal, not silver.
No, not at all. And be very careful and very afraid. A lot of what they do is, IMO, downright deceptive and unethical. Most of the stuff is way...
All I know is that there are no signs that the stuff I'm looking for (nicer certified AU-58 type) is softening at all. Certainly the prices I've...
Well, for the most part an online auction site tends to form a natural monopoly -- the buyers go where most of the sellers are, and the sellers go...
No one's going to miss a couple hundred XF/AU 1921 Morgans. ;)
Whether "allowed" or not, it happens all the time. It's unethical and I hate it -- if an item is going to sell for less than you'll take, up the...
Understandable -- 99% of the time, the correct answer is to not clean it. But there are times, with the right coin, a professional opinion and a...
Time for another buyer to get Shanghaied... (sigh)
I'll save you the time. It's definitely against the rules.
Susan, I don't think a lack of knowledge on eBay's part is the thing. I think the problem, really, is that sellers rule the roost. They pay all...
It's called "fee avoidance," as you imply, and if it's egregious enough it's supposed to get you in trouble. Sometimes I waver about whether I'd...
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