You need to be able to assess the coin you have selected by its condition, year of manufacture, grading, and so on. Overpaying for something which is not as rare as is made out to be would take half the advantages away from your investment. Stick to this research even for branded coi...
Avoidstoring coinsin a basement or attic. Attics tend to be overly hot, dry, or musty, and basements are usually damp and prone to water damage. Sodo notstore your coin collectionin these places unless your attic or basement is air-tight, water-tight and climate-controlled. ...
Examples grading below AU-50 are very unusual and typically are coins carried as lucky coins, without actually circulating. The one exception to this appears to have been the city of Regina in Saskatchewan where a friend of mine lived in the 1960's and tells me it was the one place both...
Make sure you library is well stocked, and that it includes books such as The Official Redbook: A Guide Book of United States Coins as well as The Official American Numismatic Association Grading Standards of United States Coins and the latest edition of U.S. Coin Digest. Magazine ...
I cannot say they are wrong to do so, just that I don't agree with them but if you are happy with those standards you will be very happy with the coins you buy from me.The concepts of grading by the amount of wear on these George V coins apply to any coins, but the definitions...
First, another dealer brought me this old ANACS cert card and coin to take a look at. Of course, these old ANACS certification grading cards are collectible by themselves, but what was interesting about this one was that it came with the actual envelope that the coin and card were shipped...
Buying a raw coin, especially a relative rarity like the 09S VDB requires even more research and a very good understanding of both grading and the flaws, like obvious cleaning or rim dings, that would cause a coin to lose value, even at a higher grade. So, best policy is join a local...
19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny. 20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? 21 They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that ...
In his presentation, Stewart talked about mintages, error coins, grading and finding coins of each denomination. Thanks for a very interesting program, Stewart! August Meeting - President Allen Scott called the 999th consecutive meeting of the Dallas Coin Club to order. There were eighteen Members...
Many of today's slab jobs involve atrociously overgraded coins in spite of loud trumpeting by the grading services to the contrary. Whenever wear is evident on the high points (typically hidden under the toning) I use this euphemism for "worn"--not wishing to offend the consignor, who is...