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Before I spend my hard-earned dollars...
I've been out of the hobby for awhile (collecting US type coins) but I'm
getting back into it after starting a collection of ancient Roman imperial coinage. I have ordered a few ancients from good dealers on eBay and was happy with the coins and the service. But I've seen all kinds of garbage on eBay, too... overpriced stuff, stuff that's obviously overgraded, or cleaned without disclosure of that fact. There is just so much out there. So, I thought I'd check with you experts. Do you deal with, and can you recommend, some reputable sellers/stores on eBay for nice type coinage? I am focusing on obtaining a nice example (MS 60-65, depending on denomination) of late 19th- early 20th century coins for now, and will work my way back into the mid-19th century types as I am able. I know Ira sells awesome coins, but alas, his offerings are a bit too "high-end" for my pocketbook right now! Jackie |
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Buzzygirl wrote: I've been out of the hobby for awhile (collecting US type coins) but I'm getting back into it after starting a collection of ancient Roman imperial coinage. I have ordered a few ancients from good dealers on eBay and was happy with the coins and the service. But I've seen all kinds of garbage on eBay, too... overpriced stuff, stuff that's obviously overgraded, or cleaned without disclosure of that fact. There is just so much out there. So, I thought I'd check with you experts. Do you deal with, and can you recommend, some reputable sellers/stores on eBay for nice type coinage? I am focusing on obtaining a nice example (MS 60-65, depending on denomination) of late 19th- early 20th century coins for now, and will work my way back into the mid-19th century types as I am able. I know Ira sells awesome coins, but alas, his offerings are a bit too "high-end" for my pocketbook right now! Jackie On ebay, and especially with MS coins, I would recomend you to only buy slabbed coins. As a general rule I stick with NGC, PCGS and ANACS but some say PCI is pretty good for non-modern coins. I also have been known to break my own rules. Sometimes it works out well and sometimes not. I've got a couple of "Ira coins" but I got them a few years a go before he became so famous and still delt with us "little people". Now, the only thing he sells that I could afford are some high grade common date wheats that I have no interest in. As for your question about ebay sellers, I think there are several fine sellers that post here. Also, someone just asked a very similar question over on the CU boards. http://forums.collectors.com/message...hreadid=396477 You might want to check some of those sellers out. One seller that I can recomend for raw type is "earlyus". He doesn't sell a lot of MS stuff but he is honest in his descriptions and grades well. |
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Why do many use the cliché "hard-earned"? I worked for 56 years, in
offices, in the field, in tropical countries, cold countries and third-world countries. I never had an assignment that I did not like; they were all a pleasure. I think it is all a matter of attitude. Tony "Buzzygirl" wrote in message ... I've been out of the hobby for awhile (collecting US type coins) but I'm getting back into it after starting a collection of ancient Roman imperial coinage. I have ordered a few ancients from good dealers on eBay and was happy with the coins and the service. But I've seen all kinds of garbage on eBay, too... overpriced stuff, stuff that's obviously overgraded, or cleaned without disclosure of that fact. There is just so much out there. So, I thought I'd check with you experts. Do you deal with, and can you recommend, some reputable sellers/stores on eBay for nice type coinage? I am focusing on obtaining a nice example (MS 60-65, depending on denomination) of late 19th- early 20th century coins for now, and will work my way back into the mid-19th century types as I am able. I know Ira sells awesome coins, but alas, his offerings are a bit too "high-end" for my pocketbook right now! Jackie ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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A.E. Gelat wrote:
Why do many use the cliché "hard-earned"? I worked for 56 years, in offices, in the field, in tropical countries, cold countries and third-world countries. I never had an assignment that I did not like; they were all a pleasure. I think it is all a matter of attitude. Maybe it's attitude. My problem is that the things I enjoy doing do not make much money (if any). So, I gravitated toward what was least displeasurable yet most rewarding monetarily (IT). I don't hate my job per se; it's just that I'd rather be doing so many other things instead. If I ever win the lotto, I'll never "work" another day. -- Bob |
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On Wed, 18 May 2005 12:58:38 -0500, "A.E. Gelat"
wrote: I never had an assignment that I did not like; they were all a pleasure. I think it is all a matter of attitude. Perhaps. My "attitude" towards things associated with earning money are largely influenced by the people I am forced to work with ... my boss, my colleagues, my pupils, my pupils' parents, etc. Sometimes it's great, and other times there are the inevitable people-related conflicts. In such jobs, it takes two to have an attitude. g Sometimes a job is accompanied by frustration because of budget limitations which force one to work with suboptimal tools or on too tight schedules. As Henry Ford was supposed to have said to a customeronce (my free rendition here): "We can build it solidly, quickly, or cheaply ... pick any two." When I am pursuing an assignment where I am granted a great deal of personal freedom -- and responsibility -- then my attitude has a lot easier time of it. But people are all different -- some people enjoy jobs more which come with little freedom because they do not want to assume the extra responsibility associated with a more autonomous position. -- Bob Hairgrove |
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"Randy Thompson" wrote in message
ups.com... As for your question about ebay sellers, I think there are several fine sellers that post here. Also, someone just asked a very similar question over on the CU boards. http://forums.collectors.com/message...hreadid=396477 You might want to check some of those sellers out. One seller that I can recomend for raw type is "earlyus". He doesn't sell a lot of MS stuff but he is honest in his descriptions and grades well. Thanks Randy-- most helpful advice!! Jackie |
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