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Considering buying or selling at auction? Here is the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Auctions can sometimes make sense for buying and selling items that have collector value. However, for bullion items they make absolutely no sense at all. The typical commission at auction is 20% from the seller and 20% from the buyer. Even though regular customers or...
Is Google a good way to value my coins?
The other day I was at my doctor’s office, and he had a sign on his desk that said, ”Dr. Google doesn’t work here.” It seemed a little strange to me, so I asked him what he has against Google. Google is fantastic. It’s changed the world in having information at our...
Understanding The Difference: Collections and Accumulations
– Holden Pollock, Manager/Professional Numismatist While many people, myself included, consider themselves “coin collectors”, we must first understand what it means to be a collector. A collector is someone who collects specific items primarily as a hobby. Many...
Why Trust Pegasus Coin & Jewelry?
-Art Rice, Expert Precious Metals Buyer Selling your karat gold and scrap silver is a great way to declutter and earn some extra cash, and at Pegasus Coin & Jewelry, we strive to make the process smooth, transparent and rewarding! Whether you have broken...
Pegasus Coin & Jewelry Featured in “2 For You”
We’re proud to have been selected for the Dec/Jan cover story of “2 for You” featuring our own John Maben and Justin Katz. “2 for You” is a highly successful publication and online resource (formerly “Hometown News”) that...
What is Driving the Dramatic Increase in Gold and Silver Prices?
Here are some of the reasons investors have ramped up buying and selling precious metals Whatever I write explaining it becomes obsolete as soon as these letters appear on my screen. But the reality is that the prices of gold and silver, in particular among precious...
If You Invest in Precious Metals, Where Do You Keep Them?
Here are some options; your choice depends on your goals In the 1930s and ’40s, a very rich, somewhat eccentric man named Lavere Redfield bought bags of 1,000 silver dollars each and dumped them into a coal chute to the basement of his fieldstone home in Reno, Nev. He...
Investors’ Top 4 Bullion Coins
Article looking at factors to consider by Pegasus Coin and Jewelry owner John Maben is published by CoinWeek. With global chaos seeming only a blink away and with the growing threat of inflation caused by governments pumping trillions of dollars and euros into Western...