The coins came to us third hand. They first sold in a Skinner auction in February of 2020. We don't know who the original consignor to Skinner...
The consignors were completely involved in this discussion with Yale. The consipiracy theories are interesting but the truth is not remotely that...
The trays were apparently repurposed all the time, with new writing over old. Even now I understand stickers are placed over old trays to add...
Way before my time. Very interesting though.
No I think you misunderstood the Keystone sale concept. It is not for cheap coins. It is to allow collections that are worthy of it, to be placed...
We have discussed putting currency conversion on the website. It's a touchy subject legally. The question is this: Is the converted currency a...
We set up a spreadsheet at CNG when we bid in auctions of other firms as well. It does indeed work quite nicely.
We have accounts in Euros, Swiss Francs, and British Pounds besides US Dollars of course. We don't have access directly to an Australian dollar...
I think we can do that. I know we can still print our old sales "one of" if we have no stock of catalogs left. I will have to do some checking to...
We actually started a new auction category to address these kinds of collections. These are called "Keystone Auctions". Sometimes there are great...
Me too - floored. I used to look at a lot of the smaller European auctions to see if maybe I could pick up a coin or two for stock. It rarely...
The AK collection was a consignment that was negotiated before I took ownership of CNG. It was a rather unique consignment. The collector insisted...
We obviously like to think we offer "high end" coins. But when consignments come in, they often have lower value coins because most collectors...
It's to protect us. These terms were written by a lawyer. Do consignors bid on their own lots? Sure, on occasion. And we try to delete them unless...
I don't think the coin in question was reserved??? We rarely reserve much any more as we don't like it either. I can't ever recall us placing a...
No I misunderstood. Those coins will be a lot easier to sell, particularly given the provenances. You should be able to get a much better deal for...
There are several things mentioned here. Coins do slip through the cracks in every auction. Obviously we hate to see a coin go too cheap as well....
We have the ability now to provide a live close to electronic auctions. (The old system CNG used for electronic auctions did not have that...
Yep, we missed the estimate on that Probus. It happens. Fortunately there is enough activity in our sales that the bidders catch the mistake, as...
There are a couple comments here. A number of dealers have gone to "starting price". I personally don't like it. I look through sales, find coins...
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