Most of the shops I've been at are properly managed. The back talk, slander and the like do more damage to their reputations than anyone else,...
Paranoia isn't necessarily a huge drawback about your prized possessions. Get a gun, carry your valuables with a handcuff attached to a...
[IMG] [IMG] How would you value this EF or AU 8 reales dollar?
And you have no evidence to back up you assertion? They may have changed what they used to have on their site as they are looking to "go big"....
Generally collectors like cac in terms of somehow being the final authority when it comes to certified coins and where a given PCGS or NGC coin...
Most of the online dealers try their best, whether ebay or elsewhere. The competition is strong.
From what I've heard, auction results such as at Great Collections are off. How much effect is anxiety over banking and the dollar having on...
Once there is violence in a robbery it ups the ante considerably and makes it a lot more likely the thieves will be caught. The last thing most...
In "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" the banditos were required to dig their own graves and then were executed, there is a sort of natural...
This good news theft report was sent out last week on a South Carolina robbery: INVESTIGATING AGENCY: Cherokee County, SC TYPE OF INCIDENT:...
The thieves are getting more aggressive, I got this report from NCIC: INVESTIGATING AGENCY: Redlands PD TYPE OF INCIDENT: VEHICLE BURGLARY...
It is going to be interesting what sorts of guarantees will go with the new cac grading service and whether they will make cash offers for coins...
As for ANA grading standards they are mainly a guide these days, it seems that "market acceptable" is more the standard but there is a reason for...
Personally I would not want to buy an ICG or other coin without a return privilege. I bought some $5 Indians in old holder ICG slabs a few years...
A local dealer who used to advertise heavily in Coin World and other numismatic publications now mainly uses Anacs and gets most all his coins...
I've sent coins to ICG over the years and generally quite satisfied with their service. This is an example of a smaller company that can deliver...
Many libraries have good scanners these days. Some actually have a good flatbed scanner you can set for images connected directly to a computer...
And yet everyone I know fights tooth and nail to make every $100, so why would a seller leave tens of thousands in potential money on the table,...
Only a very foolish heir sells a coin like that without asking around with some of the top premium buyers. Even Heritage has cash behind their...
"Highest prices paid" lol. "You need cash?" no problem! "How much would you want for that?" Buy for $50-$60K. Get slabbed, maybe cac'd too....
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