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I haven't been particularly bullish on collector numbers growing significantly for a while now. Collector tastes do shift over time but I have a hard time seeing coin collecting growing faster than p… (View Post)

Historically, it's been about 6 weeks. My most recent consignment was closer to 4 months. (View Post)

I suspect it's from the die transfer process from the hub. The images I've seen of the 19th century machines show that they were rotary. Some slippage/slop in the machinery could create small gaps li… (View Post)

There is a night and day difference between selling raw and graded coins, especially in the gem grades. I've also come to appreciate the TPG as a second opinion to help me make tough decisions on wha… (View Post)

Over the past 5 years I've gone from 80% raw to 20%. I think it has more to do with my own personal progression than an overall industry trend. Although adoption of TPGs among German coin collectors … (View Post)