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The perils of cleaning your coins
I posted this in the world section, but thought it might have interest here as well since it relates to general collecting: Recently picked up an early British Anglo-Saxon coin from the 8th century, … (View Post)13 -
Re: Is it time to retire the notion that if you stretch for a coin you'll be fine if you hold onto it?
When you buy a coin at auction with internet bidding, consider the seller’s premium, bidders’ premium, postage and handling, and any applicable sales tax are sunk costs. This can be 30% of the final … (View Post)3 -
Re: 50 Years of Numismatic Collecting Experience - Grading Changes, Thoughts & Perspectives
Stuart, thanks for your thoughts. Do you think the coin volatility is more or less gone or at least kept to a minimum with the advent of CAC and easily accessible internet price guides and auction ar… (View Post)1 -
Re: Is Dell Loy Hansen unique in how public his collecting is?
As far as the public display, no he is not at all unique, and given that we are posting on a coin message board where we freely share items from our collections, it’s odd to even think that. Many col… (View Post)2 -
Re: Absolute rarity and CAC question
The demand for CAC seems to be higher in proof (and even MS) gold than most silver type. Thus prices tend to be higher. There is a perception that many high end gold coins, even those in top tier hol… (View Post)1