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Re: Can North Korean notes be sold within the US?
If both the buyer and seller are within the United States, then buying and selling pretty much anything numismatic is legal and uncontrolled. Importing North Korean coins and notes from elsewhere in … (View Post)1 -
Re: Is this a mint error
This coin was originally a perfectly normal quarter, when it left the mint. This coin has since been hit, dozens of times, by a not-very-sharp object. Exactly how and why this happened will remain a … (View Post)2 -
Re: Is there a point of ethics where you tell a dealer that the coin they are offering is too cheap?
For me, it depends on several factors. Is the dealer relying on you as a well-known expert in a particular field or series, to help them value the coin correctly? In which case, the clear ethical ans… (View Post)6 -
Re: Quick tour of the State Coin Collection, Munich
One can speculate, but it seems reasonable that the core of this "state collection" was formerly the royal coin collection of the Electors and later Kings of Bavaria - most German princes h… (View Post)1 -
Re: Ever call your wife (or husband) from a coin show to get an ok on a large purchase?
Feel free to accept or reject advice from one of the never-been-married, but I would assume that, if money is tight enough that coin purchases are causing relationship friction, then you're bett… (View Post)3