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Re: Philippines New Discovery: 1982FM One Piso Uncirculated (U)
Pittsburgh Legacy Series to Welcome Don Everhart In 2015 the American Numismatic Association (ANA) introduced the ANA Legacy Series to recognize hobby icons and help create a record of their contributions. The series continues today, held in conjunction with ANA conventions. They consist of live interviews with notables in… -
Fake PCGS Holders out of China
Over on the U.S. Forum there is a lengthy discussion of this topic. I just received an email from PCGS on the subject. Here it is --> This is the most recent response that PCGS has sent us regarding the fake coins on eBay: COUNTERFEIT PCGS HOLDERS March 27, 2008 In recent days, counterfeit coins in counterfeit PCGS slabs… -
Re: eBay: Chinese attempt to fake a PCGS slab?
I just received an email from PCGS. Here it is --> This is the most recent response that PCGS has sent us regarding the fake coins on eBay: COUNTERFEIT PCGS HOLDERS March 27, 2008 In recent days, counterfeit coins in counterfeit PCGS slabs have begun to appear on eBay, the online auction site. All of the counterfeit… -
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… -
NY Times Consumer Advocate Complaint About Paypal
From yesterday's Sunday paper...not specifically coin-related...but we can all relate. And I love how their customer reps just plain lie and deceive at will. When 24 Hours Is 23:59 Too Long By DAVID SEGAL Published: April 21, 2012 THE Haggler’s recent column about PayPal, the online money transfer company, summoned forth a… -
PCGS: Modern submissions are down, classic coins are so-so, world coins are way up
Collectors Universe, Inc. F1Q09 (Qtr End 09/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript (courtesy of seekingalpha) here are some excerpts related to the coin grading (PCGS) portion: November 10, 2008 Michael R. Haynes "Welcome to today’s conference call. We will first review our results in the first fiscal quarter of 2009. Next Chief… -
Re: GOLD AND SILVER, ECONOMIC NEWS, COINS, 2009 forward
A well put-together summary by a JS reader of the major issues regarding China's possible stance on declaring derivative contracts as fraudulent. Something that JS concurs the US should have considered from the start. Certainly this news is at least short term gold positive. It seemd that bond yields have dropped even… -
Latvia (KM#1-3). About the mistake that catalogs and grading companies make every year.
In this article I want to speak about three Latvian coins and it's so-called "varieties": "with..." and "without..." 2 santimi 1922 5 santimi 1922 1 santims 1928 First of all, we need to check a few "Standard Catalog of World Coins" (Krause Publications) to find out the differences between editions in coins’ description.… -
Re: clct?
In case anyone cares to read. Collectors Universe Reports Financial Results for Fiscal 2016 NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Aug. 30, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLCT), a leading provider of value-added authentication and grading services to dealers and collectors of high-value collectibles, today… -
Re: Whatcha Think of This 1873-S Seated Half Dime?
The 1873-S half dime has been essentially ignored for many years by most researchers of the series. In his 1931 monograph The United States Half Dimes, by Daniel W. Valentine, he lists just one die marriage (V1), using the very ambiguous description: Obv. Heavy, even date; well placed. Rev. Large S rather close to knot.…
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