To a buyer, margin is largely irrelevant. To the buyer, what is more important is fair market value in today's conditions. Hypothetical case : a...
I agree. More importantly, it's irrelevant - for many reasons. For one thing, it varies greatly depending on what type of coins we're talking...
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I'm with ya, Mark ! Yes, Matt... you should attribute this one. You might be in for a pleasant surprise ! :thumb: I think I know which one this...
May I suggest Dick Osburn, located here : http://www.dickosburn.com/Inventory.cfm Rock solid guy, a true numismatist. He knows his business...
Interesting point, Matt. I share your concern. Yes, if they're using this to ID stolen coins the concern of a "false positive" is valid. My...
No, not every coin requested gets the star. In their opinion, the coin must be worthy. Otherwise, everyone would request, everyone would score,...
Saddle 'em up, boys... CoinTalk rides again !!! :high5:
I promise I will, I will ! I'm busy finalizing a presentation for my local coin club, so no photography yet. I came away with two marvelous...
Poke the button "report this item" soon, before the auction ends and some poor sap pays $150 for a $5 "coin".
OK ! So let's hear it... what was your most mind-blowing acquisition ? Show and tell !
Yes, it does ! :thumb: Hey ! What's that I see next to the 1849 ? Why, it's a CAC green bean ! ;)
That is the coolest ! I had some nice chats with some scouts.
My hunch is I would much prefer the Type 1 in hand.
Rather than use a hunch or nationalist bias, the thing to do is simply check the selling prices of the coins. To answer your question "What sort...
Hey guys ! Those of you hit the ANA Nationals at Fort Worth... share your high points ! The single most mind-blowing event for me was... get...
It was an awesome show for us ! Lots of action. Several advanced "specialist" dealers indicated strong results also.
So cool to meet you ! Had much fun. :D
Also... PCGS indicates it's the top 10-15% of the coins in a given grade. The MAJOR part I don't like is one has to request the "plus" service...
To me, it's more like the long-running NGC Star. It simply indicates a coin is exceptional for the assigned numerical grade. There are a few...
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