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I've known quite a few people who have got to say 80% complete and then given up because they couldn't fill any gaps over a period of a year or two, even if there were 100 gaps to fill. I didn't want… (View Post)

The title of the article is clearly open to a variety of interpretations. As a contrarian, I would take issue with the first point about not spreading yourself too thin. I have gone from a collection… (View Post)

You do your homework and sit back. Sometimes it takes a while - I've been waiting nearly 20 years for one coin to resurface and another I can't find reference to for the past 112 years. What goes aro… (View Post)

There has always been and always will be more coins available to collect than collectors to absorb them, so there is no reason for the recent prices seen to drive away collectors. As I see it, the bi… (View Post)

Most dealers aren't too fussed whether a coin is in a slab or not as long as they can make money on it. Most will not put a premium on the coin based on the label. Most coins that do get slabbed are … (View Post)