Ever Try to Beat Grading Records? = World Record?

Do you ever look for raw coins to perhaps beat the current PCGS/NGC highest graded record?

As I'm looking to send some coins in to NGC, I can't help but notice the highest recorded grades they show, and how my examples are probably exponentially worse than those. Which immediately makes me wonder if I should upgrade to one that'll do better (way better) and top the current record.

Though, I'm not really into owning or buying slabbed MS-70 or PRooF-70 coins, as to me the marginal benefit over the 69 ones are slim. Perhaps this urge to beat the record is a phase that first time submitters get. Maybe it's a constant depending on your personality. Or maybe numismatists collectively share this urge since "high" coin grades in general are important to us.

Is it just me or do you have that competitive urge, too?

Or, maybe you already submitted a coin and you hold the record (if so, pics please!)? That makes it a world record, right? lol Would it technically be correct to say that you hold the world record, literally in your hand (although if we're getting technical, it would be the world record of only the known graded examples). And, yes MS-70 and PRooF-70 examples of moderns are at the top already... but this is mostly for older examples that don't have grades in the 70's by PCGS and NGC.

 

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GO FOR IT!

In the future, you'll probably be called a visionary.

 

Bottom line:

Good luck

 

same reason I don't post my coins to the registries.

I guess my ego doesn't need the boost, or that I just don't care.

 

I don't like to put my coins on registries either. It's enough for me to know, even if I ever do hold the "world record"

I see it as a fun game - a treasure hunt to get raw coins and see what it'll come back as. But, that's just me, I'm the gamer-type, just as with my opportunity cost game I play for everything I purchase, and buying/collection strategies. It makes coin collecting more fun, IMHO, even though it'll probably get exponentially more difficult to get the highest grades of older, non-modern coins.

And, imagine the resale value of the coins you have if they'd grade higher than the current top of the pop! You'd be able to buy more raws, rinse, and repeat lol.

 

It's a funny old World Record with only one country competing or interested. Rather like World Series baseball when only the US is involved.

 

Anyone can participate - and I know that Canada has at least one MLB team, so it's not just USA.

So throw your hat into the ring and let's get ready to rumble!!!

 

What is MLB?

 

Major League baseball.

Ya know, that very, very slow game where he players grow moss on them between plays.

 

BUT...If you did, shouldn't that make your coin more valuable? What if you died? Your heirs would not know your coins were very special!

 

I'm about to submit a 1940's Ireland mint set with coins that were just sitting there in the pastel green OGP, possibly for as long as they were first minted. I recently posted about it in the World coins forum in a GTG thread. I'm not sure it'll beat any of the top pops, but it's exciting to see (and speculate!) what they'll each turn out to be!

To me, it's like a variation of the GTG game many of us already post and play here.

 

I am in the process of putting together a Francisci presentation that I'm going to pull off at a coin show in late 16/early 17. No details yet - don't want copycats!

It's not 100% yet, but very close - and page 1 on the registry now.

http://coins.www.collectors-society...etListing.aspx?PeopleSetID=174970&Ranking=ngc

 

I mean no offence @iPen but this kind of thinking drove me away from collecting moderns.

Also I think you're making an unwise decision to send in coins for grading if you don't know how the graders are going to grade the coin. It seems to me the people who do the best on this forum sending coins in are the ones who can anticipate how the coin will be graded.

 

Yeah, I mentioned the exclusion of moderns, not really a fan of the crazy speculation that goes on with that.

 

Leave notes for your relatives?

 

Actually not really a competitive streak. But I do look for raw coins that could come back at a higher grade than I paid for the coins(plus grading fees). I am not good enough to do it on a consistent basis, but there have been a few. And no I do not look on ebay for raw coins, even though some do.

I did one registry set - but stopped because I was never going to be able to beat the best graded set. It was moderns, but I would not buy any 70's.

 

I've only submitted a couple of coins that came back PF70UCAM. One of those is a Top Pop at NGC because it is a variety, and PCGS doesn't have it in a PF70DCAM, either.

I don't buy 70's. I sell them!

Chris

 

I am with you sir. I collect coins for my relaxation, and as a means to learn more about history. I honestly do not care what anyone thinks about my coins, especially some company charging fees to tell me their opinion. I own coins for my personal enjoyment and for what they are, not someone else's grade of them.

Like @Jwt708, I left modern numismatics over the whole "grade rarity", registry set epeen pissing contest.