I disagree. It's marketing. It's like when a kid sees a commercial for some stupid toy or breakfast cereal during the Saturday morning cartoons.
It's not just the number grade. It's the First Strike too. And now PCGS has convinced some people that a common Silver Eagle is somehow special...
They're just not very fond of educated sellers. It's usually not worth their time.
It's not like other collectibles. A coin can't be graded better than 70, so the sealed box will be worth less than those already graded....
If the shtf, shiny trinkets with engravings of cute birds, politicians, furry mammals, mythical figures, liberties, and tree leafs will be worth...
I ship equipment around the world. Box in a box is the way to go. But in their defense, if you ship 30,000 packages, a few of them might run into...
Based on the tighter supply of 70s and PCGS's popularity. The 2011 and 2010 silver proofs (Kennedy, quarter sets, etc) generally show a 30%...
I would expect the following: The open, cherry picked sets will gradually decline in price. The sealed boxes will hold value or go up in price....
If people are complaining, demanding, and crying I haven't seen it in this thread.
That's a bit dramatic. I don't see anyone demanding anything.
I was in Bermuda for work. The internet crapped out for most of the afternoon. I did manage to get two sets in my shopping cart at about 2pm, but...
Yeah. And plus, he doesn't even know what's inside the box at this point.
The negative to this strategy is that you don't have the silver value to fall back on as much because you're paying approximately the same amount...
If you're talking about the 1995 set, people have been picking over those for 16 years looking for the best examples to get graded. The PR70 coins...
I wouldn't be surprised if the prices shot up fast sometime soon. There are elements that could lead to a real bubble before the market settles down.
So, would these get a different (lower) grade than the more shiny ASEs?
It looks like the same finish as on the 2010 ASE.
I like this quiz. I'm going to have to look it up, so I'm 0-1 so far. Oh I take that back. I actually guessed it before I looked it up.
It's scripted? You mean Barrie didn't really hire a dwarf and have him use stilts to see inside the lockers?
There are quite a few ATB collectors (look at the proof set sales). There just aren't many 5oz silver ATB coin collectors. Those things aren't...
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