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Re: Heritages owns 30% of NGC
If some form of the reverse were true--say I discovered that a coin grader at NGC owned a stake in an auction house such as Heritage--I'd request a meeting with the FBI immediately. The possibility of wrongdoing just would be too great. I would want to know if any high-grade pieces that had passed in front of that grader's… -
Plan to Mint Cheaper Coins Tests Mettle of Laundromats, Zinc Lobbyists.
MAY 10, 2010.Will Nickel-Free Nickels Make a Dime's Worth of Difference? Plan to Mint Cheaper Coins Tests Mettle of Laundromats, Zinc Lobbyists. By ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON It costs the federal government up to nine cents to mint a nickel and almost two cents to make a penny. So, in addition to overhauling Big Finance,… -
Bidask Fun show report......
It's always tough this time of year to pick between FUN and the NYINC as I am a darksider as well and the shows fall around the same time. I was bidding on coins in the Heritage auction at both venues and had seen lots in hand with my recent trip to Dallas at the end of December but going to coin shows in person is always… -
Nickels without actual nickel? Maybe
By ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON It costs the federal government up to nine cents to mint a nickel and almost two cents to make a penny. So, in addition to overhauling Big Finance, President Barack Obama wants to tinker with America's small change. The president's plan to save money by making coins from cheaper stuff seems simple… -
Re: Why is Barry Stuppler being attacked by ACG?
The following was posted on RCC by Barry Stuppler today: Hager-Stuppler hearing set at ANA Grading service owner seeks removal of ANA governor American Numismatic Association members and the public will get a rare glimpse into how the nation’s largest coin collector organization handles charges of unethical conduct March… -
Good News for Coin Sales***Stabenow 1099 repeal passes, 81-17/Senate approves 1099 repeal as amendme
Senate approves 1099 repeal as amendment to FAA measure By Vicki Needham - 02/02/11 06:08 PM ET On their first try, Senators easily approved on Wednesday an amendment the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization legislation to repeal the onerous 1099 provision included in the healthcare law. The Senate approved, on… -
Dilemma
Hi all. I'm brand new to this site, and relatively new to collecting. I only collect Silver Eagles, I currently have 58 in different presentations (i.e. PCGS slabs, mint boxes, Airtites, mint rolls, etc.). Here is my dilemma, I’m hoping for some good advice. Recently I bought an eagle (2003 PCGS PR69 DCAM) online. The… -
Make Sure You Don't Reneg On Selling These Sets
Even if you didn't get them. Here's a thread starter from elsewhere, edited a bit but the overall message should ring loud and clear: XXXXm@art threatening to sue ASE 25th sellers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My order was canceled from the US mint and I never received the… -
An Important Lincoln Civil War Token Die
I have heard some collectors say that they were interesting in coins, but had absolutely no interest in the dies that produced them. Although I can understand this opinion from a budgetary standpoint (You can't buy everything!) I still can’t see why the die that struck something in your collection that you admire could be… -
Re: Registry Set Statistics Revisted
I should stand back like one of supercoins's three monkeys and let supercoin and wondercoin continue their excellent dialogue, but it was my thread, so... My original suggestion was simply to report population data in a certain way and I stopped short of suggesting that those statistics be used to evaluate the sets…
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