A fellow walked into a high-end coin shop recently with a $10 early gold coin, a 1799 $10. Process was as follows: Clerk examines the coin,...
Still, they do sometimes want to actually audit businesses in some cases to verify inventories. I was talking to a coin dealer in Manchester, NH,...
In terms of the best paying money making opportunities, the higher the risk, the greater the profit. If you talk to workers at brokerage...
Cleaning coins like this reminds me of Bradbury's short story "The Crowd".
What a disappointment, Kasia! I've been there and had similar things happen. It does look like it got murdered, maybe involuntary, but...
Thanks for the report, Charmy! I usually stay at a motel in Aberdeen on the way down, it's more in my price range than the ones in Baltimore. I...
I would think in the first case they would be able to connect the dots if they found Kruggerands, Maple Leafs and 50 Peso Mexican gold at the...
Thanks. #1 point of investing should be asset preservation.
Another concern: I shipped them a bunch of Morgans that they indicated certain price levels based on their grading and inspection with a base...
Let's say law enforcement was getting records of pawn and coin shops of modern bullion coins they were buying. Is there any way to tie stolen...
http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp?ad=article&ArticleId=2715 I think this is the guy with the moustache who runs "The Forecaster"...
I have generally been pleased with them, but they are getting more competition so they will have to stay on their toes. I got a call from them on...
Last year was a minny microcosm of longer term volatility in metals and coins. I bought a couple of MS65 Morgans with a credit card from a dealer...
I have submitted some coins to auction companies that take over two months to get graded and placed in auction. What would be the maximum amount...
There were many opportunities on the bourse floor as well as traps like high grade moderns, high priced coins with subtle problems, etc.. I...
I enjoyed the show, some good discussions with dealers, etc.. I appreciated Mr. JH Cline's insights into Standing liberty quarters which are his...
I know what you mean. A pet peeve of mine is cliches and tired and hackneyed phrases that people use rather than explain in rational terms the...
I spoke with a number of dealers who specialize in bullion buys/sells at the Baltimore show. Provident Metals was there, apparently the top buyer...
I was speaking with Kleinman once about a Type II $20 Liberty that was mintstate that I thought had way too many marks and problems to be in a...
Well, that is sort of a "chicken or an egg" conundrum. And the uneducated confuse who certifies or stickers a coin with the coin itself.
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