What is really missing in these debates is real life case studies. When was the last time you were educated in role playing? Assertiveness...
I have cracked out better date $20s in old PCGS holders that have gone from XF45 to AU58 and AU50 to 58. The grading company's argument in...
Thanks. Maybe the finest of steel wools or the least abrasive polishing compound.
Thanks, Chris, pretty much what I imagined. I suppose he could run them at auction, Ponterio seems to bring top dollar; whether it would help or...
I generally agree with these comments, as usual the nuances and variations on these issues demand everyone play by the rules of fair play, not...
One of the greatest of men. Too bad he did not live as long as his fellow heroes.
I should also mention Ray Mercer of "Pennyweights" in New Canaan, CT. He sold to a lot of wealthy folks, retired around 1997, he made a ton of...
Tabaristan Hemidrachm A friend paid $600 for a pair of Tabaristan Hemidrachms. Both coins have been certified as "MS" by NGC. Other details are:...
Thanks, Alan, sounds like a great holiday. As you may know it is President's Day in the U.S., it used to be known as Washington's Birthday.
Wow, I never thought you could negotiate those things you mention, with Walmart, even? I am not very good with haggling, but the dealer looks up...
In the category of coin dealers I miss, I will say Bill Von Elm of Country Lane Rarities--we used to see his ads in the classifieds in Coin World;...
That always gets me! Why do they have to use a foreign language when everyone knows standard dates? #2 Why are dates hard to read on some...
The MS66 was PQ+++ as Kleinman would say. The other dull in comparison. The first may be overgraded. Overall aesthetic eye appeal impressed the...
I'd go AU58 or MS60. It would not make any real price difference unless you can get 64 or above in common dates. For me the principle is that of...
Turnaround on reholdering is much faster at shows. PCGS told me they are running up to a month now.
A friend paid $600 for a pair of Tabaristan Hemidrachms. Both coins have been certified as "MS" by NGC. Other details are: AD780-93; Caspian Sea...
I may have posted this before: http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=3131&lot=1401 Anyone care to guess what the method was to "smooth"...
$103.11 is my guess at that date.
WOW! That is PQ!
They would crucify it at any of the grading services: PR1, Corroded, a Damaged POS!
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