For those that follow the registries, Gerald Forsythe has had the number one Buffalo Nickel Mint State Set on both NGC and PCGS for some time. In the last few weeks, someone under the name Brenda John has overtaken him and now has the number one set on NGC by a small margin. Unfortunately, the set is obscured so it is hard to tell exactly what the collection entails. I would like to complain that neither has photos but I have none on my set either so I have to keep my mouth shut. Anyway, someone has been quietly amassing some pretty high-end Buffalo's:secret:, although because the new collection is obscured, it is hard to tell how many of the coins are NGC or PCGS.
Two comments - obscured sets are absolutely worthless, beyond pointless, and should be banned. I hate them, and do not think they should be eligible for any awards or first place prizes. Second, pictures are always good! Descriptions are even better. See my Franklin set in my signature below for what a Registry set should look like!
I certainly agree with you on obscured sets -- I wonder why PCGS and NGC allow it. Mr. Forsythe has obscured his Walker set on PCGS, and although I have great respect for his collections, it would be nice to know the coins that comprise that set. I looked at your Franklin set in the NGC Registry and give you a lot of credit. I would like to give better information and certainly photos with my sets some day. Out of curiosity, I see you often traded up to finer pieces for a particular coin. What did you do with the replaced coins? Sell them or do you still have them?
Thanks Many of the coins I've upgraded I have sold, unless they were special. If a coin has exceptional toning, I'll keep it. If it has a particular sentimental value (such as it was the first Franklin I got, or I got it on a particularly memorable trip) I'll keep it. If it is a variety, such as a double die, usually I'll keep it. Oftentimes, however, I'll sell the old one to help pay for the new one - sort of an incremental investment working my way up to those 66FBLs, so that I don't have to try and come up with the whole price at once. I just sold the 1957 NGC-65FBL that I just upgraded to 66FBL, it was for sale here in the marketplace. I'll be selling a couple more that I recently upgraded in the not too distant future.
