Hi Gang - Can you believe this: I put in a SNIPE bid for the following auction: http://offer.ebay.com/ws3/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=3919766854 and got out bid by one second?? Why sniper program does this?? I thought VRANE was the thing, until now. apparently their is another sniper program...

I want to transport about 100 rolls of pennies on a domestic US air flight. If I put them in my checked baggage, I fear they will be stolen by the TSA. If I put them in my carry-on baggage, I fear the TSA will need to open each roll to check for hidden weapons. How have others overcome this...

My wife recently got an old Lincoln wheat cent in change from the store. Its pretty worn. The wheat stalks are smooth. It definitely has a mint mark, and I am 80% certain it's a Denver mint mark. The first 3 digits of the date are nicely visible.....191?....... I can't discern the last digit. ...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3921146573&ssPageName=STR K:MESE:IT Nothing great, but a nice full liberty for a type set Mention you saw it here and get FREE shipping! I've always wanted to say that.. ;-) ---

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3393&item=3920304995&rd=1 He has been selling Siberian, and Russian fakes for years. He is a danger to collecting because while people know more or less how to spot American fakes, ie the trade dollars etc, these sell to the relative...

Look at these pictures and tell me, how long will the gold coins be MS62+ if he keeps piling them up this way? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=525&item=3920349756&rd=1 -- * /?\ /___\ -O=O-

What's it worth? With a thanks to Stu Miller Check out this web page before you ask "What's It Worth"? http://www.coinpeople.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26 Acronyms used in Coin Collecting This list is intended to cover the acronyms which are commonly used in

Greetings, I have received my 2004 11-coin proof set and I noticed something odd. There was no COA in the box? Has anyone else come across this? --Geoffrey

See http://www.heritagecoin.com/HNAIphoto300.asp?357014036 Note the spots on the lions ... and now compare that with an1870 1/13 at http://fly.hiwaay.net/~hfears/pen13/13_70l.htm . Harold

I'm really lucky and the Pope likes me. I received this time: * 2 Proof 2004 Euro sets and * 5 Unc 2004 Euro sets Greetings, Martin

I saw a 1795 dollar that had had its date altered to 1794. The coin was for sale as an altered coin, for $800. Thanks but no thanks. If a legitimate 1794, it would have been priced at something like $20,000. Even as an altered coin (counterfeit), it's still collectable in the minds of those who ......

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11946&item=3920506810 &rd=1 Idiots, the world is full of idiots...... We can only hope that the bidder is a shill account..... ---

He is constantly defeated in every single attempt to attack Greek posters:-) He said he would bet on Greece's defeat against France! HE HAS LOST ;-) He said he would bet on Greece's defeat against Czech Rep! HE HAS LOST ;-) He said he would bet on Greece's defeat against Portugal! HE HAS LOST...

Well, that auction has finished now too. "The seller ended this listing early to sell to the high bidder(s) at current bid price." http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3920506810 I *sure* hope (as I suspect) that the last two bids are bogus. It seems that notifying eBay doesn't help...

Hello folks :o). I have just received my Denmark gold 20 Krone 1914 won on auction, graded by NGC as an MS 64. I have graded, purchase and sold a lot of this type of coins, and I can guarantee you that this coin will never be an MS 64. Personally I would grade it AU 58. I guess NGC have no idea how...

OK, I need some advice on this. I collect silver bullion art bars, rounds/coins, etc. Would it be better to sell them all off individually or in lots, sets, etc.? I have approximately 117 ounces of silver and some sets of niobium coins and a few single titanium and niobium coins. I also have...

If you live in the Western States, you can probably get all the Louis and Clark nickles you want from Bank of America. I went to five different branches and picked up Five boxes of them (10,000 coins!). 99% of the coins in the rolls were the westward journey variety with the handshake/peace...

Question for the Group: Considering having some prime UNC Mexican coins Certified. Any advice as to whether PCGS, NGC or ANACS will, over time be the most marketable? Thinking of the day when they will be in my estate. Thanks in advance for your thots. Jackson AKA: Jack Grant

A contest just for the fun of it. What do you think the final price of the 175,000 Ikes will be? I'll go out on a limb and ay $300,000 -- * /?\ /___\ -O=O-

I'm riffling thru a roll of 2000-d dimes when I take a close look at FDR's mug. I can see in the Fields that there is a die clash. I can see an acorn from the reverse. Trouble is, I thought that clashes only showed up on the Devices. Is this type of strike more common than realised? Huh?