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New registered bidders are generally assigned a bid limit of $10,000.00. If you would like your bid limit increased, please contact us at [email protected] or telephone 1-800-442-6467.Your bid limit is calcu...
The GC Top Ten ListEach Monday, we will be publishing the GC Top Ten List - a weekly addition to the GreatCollections website, which will be posted every Monday morning for that week of auctions.Each Top Ten List...
We are often asked what is the best guide to use to value coins. There are many different catalogs, online and in print, listed in magazines, sheets and so forth.The simple answer is that there is no 100% perf...
GreatCollections maintains a complete coin auction archive, available to all members at no charge. This is a useful pricing reference for certified coins, used by collectors, dealers and other coi...
We are asked on a regular basis how clients can insure their coin collection, so I thought we should post our recommendation on our website and explain the process a little.First, a lot of people don’t realize how reasonabl...
The perfect grade is MS-70 or Proof-70 and in many cases, they are not easy to come by. For example, we have clients that submit 1,000s of coins a year to PCGS and NGC, and depending on the coin issue, sometimes less than one...
We are often asked what reference books we recommend for new collectors.For U.S. coins, we recommend the official Red Book, a guide book of United States Coins by R.S. Yeoman. It's published by Whitman and is...
A "raw" coin is a coin that has not been graded by a third-party grading service, such as PCGS, NGC or ANACS, among others. Even though the coin may come in a plastic holder or flip, it is still considered raw if it's not in a...
We are often asked what does First Strike and/or Early Releases mean on PCGS and NGC coins.PCGS uses the First Strike term and this applies to coins delivered to be graded in the first 30 days of issue, noting that the coins ...
What is a Certified Coin or Third-party Grading? A certified coin is a coin that has been professionally authenticated, graded, and encapsulated in a protective holder (or slab) by a third-party coin grading service....
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