>> BTW, gbroke's $400 - $700 sounds low to me, but again, so much depends on the quality of coin you're wanting to go with. >> Agreed, that low...
NGC has more market share. PCGS graded coins tend to sell for a bit more at the same grade. If two coins are near equal, I will pick the one in...
What the op writes is sometimes true, dealers do often ASK for almost the same money for their problem coins. The trick is finding someone to pay...
The early reason was that MS65 was touted as investment grade, and investors bought many of them. A more current reason is registry set...
I vote for A. For me, quantity is a quality. For me, a box of 20 (or fewer) high priced slabbed coins, wouldn't be as much fun as the sprawling...
On average, about 40% of coins cross from NGC to PCGS when submitted in the holder. About 50% cross the other way. One reason why is that the...
For an album set, I'd go for XF to AU. MS coins may get impaired and downgraded when putting them in, and taking them out of the album. A date set...
Coin values have been going up during the past 20 years. The next 20 years? Who knows. Will the best coin performers from the past 20 years be the...
The Redfields and Paramounts sell for strong money on Ebay. Even though most of the MS65 labeled coins are more like MS63's by today's standards...
Buy what you like. Proofs are about $25 more (maybe $40 for a business strike $65 for a proof). Coinflation gives you current melt values. Real BU...
Yes, YouTube is the way to go. Lower production costs, likely a larger audience, and each show is automatically archived for you. I would suggest...
I don't think I have. I can tell you where some of them come from though. A relative had their proof set coins stolen. The cases were cracked...
With that disclaimer, I wouldn't go any where near those auctions. I have no knowledge of the seller, but my scammer radar glows bright red when I...
I fell for a vial of gold flakes. Paid like $12, found out later that many tourist shops retail them for $5. Ouch. I've also bought some mixed...
It doesn't sound like the original poster needs any advice. Given all that has been written, I'd say look for opportunities on that short list and...
I don't like the idea of buying coins for heirs. Most young people have little interest in coins and many will dump inherited treasures for a...
There are a lot of factors. If a person knows the dealer well and the dealer has a ready customer, the margin might be relatively low. If a person...
Some history: Top pop Franklins have been one of the worst performing series during the last 10 to 15 years. Many are down 50% to 80% in price...
Enter the game late into an industry dominated by two huge companies, with basically the same business model, and you get ICG. A company with...
Too many variables to give more than ballpark estimates. For Indian cents, V and Buffalo nickels condition is going to matter quite a bit. Culls...
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