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Re: The "1900" Lafayette Dollar seems an interesting coin
Here are some examples from my set of the varieties. 1A 1B 2C 3D (not mine, as mine has no trueview, another example) 4E (View Post)4 -
Re: A dealer/collector dynamic I've never heard about nor encoutered
There's a lot of history to unpack. Well before internet auctions, dealers almost exclusively could source inventory from public auctions. It wasn't that the collectors were not welcome to participat… (View Post)2 -
Re: How do they do it?
I don't kmow for certain about this case, but market makers of other Mint products get early releases, discount prices, and other perks. They also have discounted certification/grading and preferenti… (View Post)1 -
Re: The "1900" Lafayette Dollar seems an interesting coin
I do Lafayette dollars by die variety and have set up a registry of thousands of them by die pair. Also have a nice complete set of them. The five die pairs can be entirely attributed by the position… (View Post)7 -
Re: Philly Coin Show - After show report
I should try this one out sometime. My old stomping grounds. (View Post)3