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Re: 1876 Proof Trade dollars.
I will try to finally print the comprehensive Trade variety book by June Long Beach, but it will be tough. Need to update the digital pages to be current as well. They might migrate to a wiki platfor… (View Post)1 -
Re: What are the 1-2 best coins you picked up so far in 2024?
Best 2 were both details coins. (View Post)6 -
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