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Firm Told to Stop Making Claims About 9/11 Coins
National Collector’s Mint has been ordered by a judge to stop making false claims about a commemorative 9/11 coin. New York State Supreme Court Justice Joseph R. Cannizzaro ruled that the firm’s ads for its 2004 Freedom Tower Silver Dollar “clearly are deceptive,” and permanently enjoined the firm from continuing them,… -
Re: L I B E R T Y?? Male or Female??
I'm surprised nobody has posted this image yet: From www.uspatterns.com: The following article was originally published in a Bowers and Merena Rare Coin Review and is also available on their website. It is reproduced here courtesy of Tom LaMarre and Bowers and Merena. Reproduction without the permission of the author and… -
Re: Shill bidding
<< <i> << <i>While ebay tries to characterize shill bidding as a crime, in fact it is not. >> It's a crime in Florida and most other states. >> Florida Statutes Where does it say "felony?" Where does it specify prison time? Title XXXII REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS Chapter 468 MISCELLANEOUS PROFESSIONS AND… -
Re: $19 bulk value 20 card min with membership vs $19 value no minimum non-membership
Emails surely can have typos and people make honest mistakes. False advertising is the risk of this mistake. It does not seem like the false information is intentional but it does not need to be intentional for an advertisement to be considered False. Unfortunately we live in a society where some people don't recognize an… -
Re: Question about dipping a Morgan
A quick dip shouldn't do any harm unless there is something hidden underneath. A better date if if it comes out right, you're in the money. If you dip, have a glass of water mixed with a little A&H baking soda for a quick dip to neutralize the acid, and you won't have to rush the rinse. Just a tablespoon in about 8 oz of… -
Accidental Slab Quality Test
This frame was on the wall, fully loaded with graded cards. 40 CGC and 10 PSA slabs. . It decided to fall off the wall and crash to the ground taking a few framed pictures I had on the wall below the frame with it. It was a bloody mess. . This was an accidental slab quality control test: All CGC cases remained untouched… -
Re: 1988d Doubled Ear
Yes, very simply. There is no doubled earlobe. Just like your alt @Married2Coins , you lack the experience and ability to correctly assess die varieties, and consequently arrive at false conclusions. And like @Married2Coins , you harm inexperienced members of the Forum by spreading misinformation. Here is another such… -
2005 Ocean In View First Day Covers - Crazy Prices
Have you noticed the leap in price of the 2005 Westward Journey Series First Day Coin Covers? The mint sold these for an outrageous $20 each -- and prior to January 1, the second hand market for these on Ebay was somewhere in the neighborhood of $7 - $12. I picked up a few of each type in this price range. Now that mint… -
Re: You Gotta Admire The Genius of America
THEFT BY DECEPTION (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-4) The defendant is charged with committing the offense of theft by deception. A person is guilty of this form of theft if (he/she) purposely obtains property of another by deception. (If appropriate here define, as applicable: "Property" (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-lg) or "Property of another"… -
Re: Silver down
I believe that the Precious Metals market, at least for Gold and Silver, is manipulated. It is driven and controlled by wealthy speculators to their advantage and they profit by millions/billions when there are swings like this. I first started to think this way when I worked in a shop for a dealer who did a lot with PM’s.…
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