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Re: My thought about the constant talk of grade-flation.
Agreed! The grading company websites used to have multiple images of coins for inspection. Over time you could track coins that raised a grade, or two, by comparing the photos. Guess what? You can not see those images anymore...... Nothing nefarious going on just the markets maturing. After all, there are only so many… -
Re: Is it common for dealers to buy from auctions and sell on the bay?
You're assuming that it is a widget that has a fixed price with little deviation. You'd be hard-pressed to execute the arbitrage with a common date MS-65 Morgan. But for the less clearly priced items, sometimes a coin slips through the cracks. It could be because it is surrounded by "better" coins or "worse" coins.… -
Re: How about posting some coins from your type set 7070
First is a toned 1842 Seated Dollar which was graded by ANACS as a AU55. Picked up from Teletrade. GORGEOUS Toning! Second is a 1868 Seated Dollar bought from Executive Coin company. The price was right and the coin is gorgeous in hand! Next is a nicely toned Trade Dollar which was graded by NGC as a MS60. Lastly, and one… -
A lil background info on F. C. C. Boyd...
Most of the F. C. C. Boyd collection was in the Stack's John J. Ford sales and here's some info I ran across on the web doing some research... The mid-1940s were the twilight numismatic (coin-collecting) years for “Fred” C. C. Boyd, who in his life combined the fortunate circumstances of being a highly successful business… -
Re: Um, EXCUSE ME? ******** Update in Original Post
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_6102#:~:text=in%20the%20world.-,Prosecutions%20related%20to%20Executive%20Order%206102,Gold%20Reserve%20Act%20of%201934. "Litigation arising from GRA The passage of the Gold Reserve Act of 1934 signified that the American people could no longer hold gold, with the exception of… -
Re: Is there anyone in this hobby...
Yes! All it take is one senior executive from one of the top grading companies to tweet that the coins we submitted were swapped and replaced with high grade counterfeits. :D -
Re: How to ID a proof seated dollar. GRADE IN! PF55!
Thanks for the info speety. This was sold to me as a proof a few years ago. Would I have any recourse at this point? It was bought from Executive Coin Company. They are still in business today. -
Re: Dansco 7070: Dealer Recommendations For Lower-Grade Type?
ebay seller "tecc1" seems to have fairly graded lower-grade type at reasonable prices. I've done some BINs with him and have been happy with the result. http://stores.ebay.com/The-Executive-Coin-Company -
Re: Update ANA/Shepherd lawsuit revised filing lists names, exposes the "dirt"
<< <i> << <i>Why couldn't Simco be revived by Mr Sheperd after he left the ANA? If anything Mr Sheperd was even more well known among collector/dealers because of his tenure as a former ANA executive director. >> For those of you that have the PCGS Calendar, this month's coin, the awesome PCGS MS68+ Antietam Half, and… -
Re: 1869 Washington Memorial Norwalk CT Baker B-369C (on eBay)
A lil background info on F. C. C. Boyd... The mid-1940s were the twilight numismatic (coin-collecting) years for “Fred” C. C. Boyd, who in his life combined the fortunate circumstances of being a highly successful business executive and a discriminating collector of rare coins. Actually, in the early years he may have…
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