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Re: If you knew then, what you know now about coin collecting…
Hi Seatedlib3991, That is an interesting view that collectors forgetting about common coins could make coins go the way of stamps. I can't say if that could be true or false for coins. To me coins and stamps are likely dissimilar enough for this not to happen, but I honestly don't know. I've also been collecting since the… -
Re: Shouldn't this be the standard for adding a coin to one's collection? (selectivity)
With a box of twenty approach it’s certainly possible to have this type of emotional response when buying a lot of your coins. On the other hand if building a set there may be some coins where you get this type of response but without unlimited time or funds or few examples of key dates it’s going to be very difficult to… -
Re: For those who own a 1794 dollar or half dollar – or both
firstmint August 23, 2010: Having studied for many years the situation regarding the first silver dollars, I can say that I think we still don't have it quite right. Actually, we do. It is firstmint that does not understand the records. For instance, the waste book shows a total of 1523 oz. 12 dwt's were needed to create… -
Re: One more time- Bad eBay Morgan in a fake PCGS slab reported...
Some simple truths I've discovered while attempting to get eBay to ban the selling of counterfeits on their platform: -If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are headed. -No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place. -
Re: eBay Fakes (and What Can I Do About Them?)
So many lame excuses and straw men....they don't have to spend ANY additional revenue. Simply use AI and crowdsourcing knowledge to their advantage, users who have a history of reporting items that get taken down, should have a higher weighted "report" when the feature is used. Perhaps a handful of reports trigger a manual… -
Re: How many coins were melted down into bars to be placed in fort knox
I've heard many different years mentioned as the date of the most recent audits, and to my knowledge, no audit results detailing the number of bars, bar assays and serial numbers have ever been made available to the American Public. So much gold has been re-hypothecated and loaned out that no correlation exists between… -
Re: Walter Breen's accuracy
What Coinosauraus said, with one exception. Although his die variety work is not perfect, and some of what he wrote was from memory or little scraps of paper, in its time it was the best published. In my research I still go back to Breen's work and try to prove him either right or wrong. This same question came up in a… -
Re: Hard to believe this is the same coin!
As mentioned, axial vs. direct lighting. Both can be equally accurate. It falls upon the buyer yo exercise knowledge of photography, and evaluate the photos based on that. If the buyer lacks such expertise, it greatly limits the options of coins they have available to buy (for example, a decent gem Proof Barber half can be… -
Re: thanks for responding to the what were you doing when you heard about what happened on sept 11 thre
I'll never forget where I was and what happened. Just like I still recall where I was and what I was doing when JFK was murdered. I was at work, just an ordinary day. I had a need to go up to the front of the building. I slowly made my way through the halls and passed the help desk area. I poked my head in at Daves station… -
Re: For the old time members...Mike Lewis (Zep33) passed away
I'm sure most of us fall into this category? BTW, didn't we coincidentally meet at the BB HOF?
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