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Category Archives: Coin Wisdom
Dealers to avoid (part 3: my negative experiences with dealers at the brouse floor)
Welcome to the 3rd segment of my Dealers to Avoid series. Here, I will talk about actual experiences I have had, and can quite possibly happen to you too. Dealers to avoid doesn’t always mean you shouldn’t do business with … Continue reading
Dealers to avoid (part 1)
This is part 1 of a series of many. As many as the types of coin dealers to avoid. These posts will not cover fly-by nighters and thieves offering $100 on Bust Dollars and things like that. Assuming you are … Continue reading
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Getting your proof 1964 Kennedy
Although we are talking about a modern coin, the learning curve is quite steep and the market tricky. One easy way to make money is to buy these coins in higher grade (66+) Proof Cameo or Ultra Cameo on Teletrade … Continue reading
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MS-63
How often do you see dealers selling raw coins ranging from Choice AU to Choice BU, but with no coin graded in between? When it comes to the most important point ranges in coin grading, there should be little doubt. … Continue reading
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Appearances can be deceiving?
Appearances can be deceiving. How safe is it really to buy raw coins online without seeing the actual coin? Let’s look at some examples. Pretty nice coin right? How would you grade it? MS-65? MS-66? Maybe at worst MS-64? This … Continue reading
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The coin business in a fortune cookie
After eating Chinese food for lunch, I opened my fortune cookie. Its words of wisdom rang truth to me. “Don’t accept that others Prior to the treatment, a chiropractic doctor would perform a standard procedure such as history taking and … Continue reading
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Whittier Coins
Today is Small Business Saturday. Signed up online for the $25 credit offer for my AMEX card and looked for a place to buy coins. It’s been pretty hard to do. Many coin shops don’t even take AMEX if they’re … Continue reading
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Lincoln Cents
Recently, I completed my set of Lincoln cents. It would be a full set, but just missing a few modern issues and proofs. I read today that completing this set is only the beginning. To complete a full BU set … Continue reading
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Perfect grade danger
Don’t get caught up by the fabled 70. There is danger in playing this game when you pay high prices for non-rarities such as these. In 2007, there was a 1999-S State Quarter graded PF70 DCAM by PCGS which auctioned … Continue reading
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Overstock.com is a HORRIBLE place to buy coins
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