I think only a very small percentage of high quality coins are actually slabbed. If I had to guess (let me repeat that...GUESS...before anyone...
I think you did the right thing. I also have to think he knew they were fakes. Why would he have said coins since he was a kid and now decide to...
At just over $6 a day,thats less than most people spend on skunky coffee from Starbucks daily. Sounds like a great deal to me. Too bad I don't...
Thats how the EAC grades. I thinks its the most accurate way to grade, as coins dont wear evenly on all sides.
I'm a draped bust guy. Not a fan of old dudes in wigs on my coins.
Sad that this kind of thing happens far too often. Scary they followed them all the way home. I'd be terrified to leave my own home after that,...
Yes, they can. Easiest way to accomplish this is place the offending coins on an active railroad track (preferably while a train is not passing...
I doubt you could. Try finding every variety of large cent. No collector has ever had a 100% complete collection of LC's, regardless of money....
While I agree the 2x2 dust can be annoying at times, I've yet to see dust cause spots on coins. The ones I use anyways, are acid free. If it's...
I wasn't specifically talking about coins. Like Camaro said above, it was pertaining to the original statement about people buying fake watches...
Thats a valid point, and one that happens from time to time. Fortunately, like most people on earth today, I have a cell phone which I can use to...
While I agree timely shipping is courteous and good for business, I also understand people often have little control over when they can get to it....
I'm not even sure how to properly respond to this without violating 27 rules here. Its a very, very ignorant outlook on life, to say the least....
I always assumed it was tradition as proofs were basically test specimens made before full production went into effect to test dies, design and so on.
LOL Thanks, I needed a good laugh tonight. Now, please tell me you were joking, right.
I applaud your efforts in starting a small business, Tim. But, this thread, to say the least, is probably more confusing than helpful in finding...
Who was doing that? I was insulting the segment of the bullion "sellers" who are slimy, not those who "invest" in bullion.
First you must know how the insane, the crazy, the foil hat wearing segment of the bullion community think. Then you have to pet a stuffed horsey...
Which answers your own question and proves my point...there is no such thing as a retail price for a coin, in so far as saying this is the price...
Are the people bidding higher really the idiots, or are they the people who really think there is such a thing as a retail price for coins?
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