You can be sure that PCGS has very rigorous profiling of submitted coins, especially with certified dealers who are submitting high-end coins that...
I have sent coins to both Stockton and NCS, gold coins. NCS refused to work on coins they felt they could not improve by removing matter, and they...
Coin "doctoring" Then maybe we could have a discussion on the ethics and law consequences of coin doctoring. If you send coins to CRS, will he...
I read about this in both last week's CDN and in the current Coin World which goes into more detail. I may be mistaken, but it looks like some of...
I think a way to breathe new life and interest into various forums here would be to have people from other disciplines be invited to submit...
email. I was glad to get it. They have the most progressive system IMHO.
"Under Attack"? Interesting topic, and in these days where any given website that could be a victim of hack attack, I would say that my hat is...
Next Level Apmex contacted me this week, as a loyal customer, on an offer for 2010 ML's for $40 over spot and 1/10 oz. Eagles and other...
Thanks for the feedback. It has what I would call a "crevice" in the woman's breast on the St.G. It is quite pronounced.
I checked in with the grading service today, and one of the $20 Saints I sent in was not graded--this was the reason: UNC DETAILS OBV PLANCHET...
Market grading On this topic, the idea that occurs to me is how have the grading standards changed over the last 25 years and why, in coin...
Next Level: GOLD $1,350.00 The Barrick head was saying that they can mine gold for around $500, so they make dough from the mining and the...
Next Level: GOLD $1,350.00 I don't think it will be a problem at this level. But a couple of weeks ago Squawk Box had the head of Barrick and US...
New York Times article http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/24/us/24record.html Now, maybe we will see a jump in the value of the 1795 Flowing Hair...
BNB Analytics I was wondering what happened to our good friend BNB Analytics? Last coin show I saw him at, he was with a hot babe. Maybe he has...
1916-D Mercury Dimes I saw several in holders at a show today, plus one uncertified, and one I picked up in a Whitman folder with other mercury...
I bought a $20 double eagle from a major bullion dealer that had made it into a PCI holder, a high grade one too. I submitted in the holder to...
Regulating the Gold Buying Scams I wonder how long it will take for the complaints to reach critical mass on the gold-buying scammers? We've...
Today's Coin World announced that the US mint is currently minting the fractional AEGs down to the 1/10 oz. Anyone have a guess on whether they...
Gold trends "Squawk Box" has been interesting recently. Ron Paul was on this morning, talking about buying gold for around $35 in 1971. Also...
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