Inquire about grading standards adhered to by the particular dealer. This would be especially relevant if you find the prices to be higher. Online There are several free guides for silver investing which can be available online. Get hold of one of these before you can start off on your inves...
HIGHEST PRICES LOWEST SERVICENGC is consistently late on grading and returning coins.They give a turnaround time and then take 3-4 weeks longer Quality control is lacking. coins crooked in holders, pictures with someone's hand in them. Customer service will placate you with promises and then ...
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...
Gold coins increase in value both because of rising gold prices and because of the premium prices on collector items.Becoming a Coin Dealer January 16, 2011 // 0 Comments Posted in: General Starting a coin dealership business does not have to be complicated if you follow a number of simple...
The answer is a resounding no. It is generally not recommended to clean coins before submitting them for grading, as this will decrease the value of the coin. If you must clean your 1930 buffalo nickel coin, be sure to check with a professional first and do your due diligence in researchi...
There were at least two grading services that went by NGS. One was Nugrade, and I don't recall the name of the other at the moment. I believe CCGS was Capitol Coin Grading Service. All were "third world" grading services, which are now out of business. As with most of these types...
There is a finite supply of high-end U.S. rare coins, which can be publicly verified on the census reports of the two major authentication companies:Professional Coin Grading ServiceandNumismatic Guaranty Corporation. These historical artifacts are not known to flood the market, as weal...
I don't think that the coins you would get out of a 2006 Mint Set would be called "Mint State." I think that the grading services call them "specimens." Therefore you would get an "SP" grade, not a Mint State grade. Most everything that came out of the "specimen period" of Mint...
hotels, Marina Bay Sands. As one of the biggest coin shows in the Asia-Pacific region, the show attracted a large and diverse range of international and local dealers, as well as many of the world's official mints, accessories suppliers, and the two largest coin grading services, PCGS and...
Some dealers are taking advantage of customers by charging excessive prices for these coins. He was critical of grading services in general, saying they have their favorites and some tend to give higher grades to those dealers who submit large quantities of material for grading. He also indicated...