That's a pretty good article but was offbase on a couple of things. Almost nobody actually uses cotton gloves, in my experience and I've never...
Never heard of them. I did a search on their Completed auctions and for the entire first 7 pages not one coin they listed actually sold. Their...
Negotiation is generally accepted, although many dealers these days have their coins "net priced" to everyone...dealers and collectors all have to...
We use the Sony Mavica FD73...an older model that I bought about 7 years ago. It's been quite a workhorse. In fact when one of my employees...
As a dealer, I try to remember the golden rule and treat people the way I expect to be treated...civilly, professionally, and also friendly....
Lol little boots. I'd forgotten that was his childhood nickname. Nice coin, btw. Nick
wow...
Looks like a home-plated cent to me. The non-copper zinc coins tend to look less shiny in my experience and have sort of a non reflective flat...
BTW Cooperway that was a good post, thank you.
You are correct sir, many Asian coins on ebay, and any coin on ebay that's being sold by an Asian seller, is one big landmine. I'm sure there are...
Any dealer should be ashamed to list a commem and fail to mention that the inner box is not included. I'd return it in a heartbeat and scold him...
It was not quite what I expected. Only 4 or 5 U.S. dealers. I was able to buy a few things for the shop but nothing amazing. I sold nicer stuff...
The red book is nice because it has a lot of good info but remember the prices are RETAIL prices...most dealers sell at less than those prices....
The short answer is, most dealers will buy average circulated common date quarters for about $1 per coin...that's $40 per roll. To buy them from...
There are indeed Whitman folders that contain slots for the entire series. I bought a full one just this week in the shop and have some new...
Check coin shops, as they're usually cheaper than anything you can find on the internet. I get 1/10 oz'ers all the time and usually sell them for...
The $19.95 sets were discontinued because they feared the coins would sell out too quickly and that there wouldn't be as much money raised for the...
The original idea behind slabbing/certifying coins was not to protect them but to give them some liquidity. If I have a PCGS MS66 Morgan dollar,...
Some of you who have known me for awhile might recall my mentioning early this year that I did a large deal of foreign coins...66 tons of them. I...
Boooo! :D Let me tell you, the Newton book is very handy for these. Yes it's very specified and you may not use it often but it's one of the...
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