I can't tell if you are debating my point or agreeing with it?
I look at it more like the frog in boiling water. If you throw a frog in a pot of boiling water, he will immediately jump out but put him in a pot...
Thanks for the heads up on this seller. I have watched several auctions of theirs but haven't pulled the trigger on anything yet.
I agree with you but the whole toning issue is part of my point. If toning wasn't being used as part of the grade then the TPG would not get a...
I guess I don't understand why you would inflate grades just for the sake of inflating grades? That's why you need a catalyst like future sales....
Because I believe it has nothing to do with grades and everything to do with sales. To get more sales they need to slab or upgrade more coins. In...
Upgrade to gold. Seems that people who can afford gold, buy gold. Those that can't, buy silver. Silver is just not practical in large quantities....
Isn't that why there are ten available grades that can be given to a mint state coin? It's not a pass or fail grade so I don't understand your point?
Pretty sure he also painted that during a stint in a mental hospital. I feel like that is comparing apples and oranges. Coins are designed to be...
Unfortunately, by NOT immediately dismissing this ridiculous offer, the damage may have already been done. Hope I am wrong but when you venture...
Would it be fair to say that trying to use technical or market grading when determining value of a coin is like using the wrong formula to solve a...
Yep. Could have meant $205.00.
Nope, completely wrong. Technical grading is what people use when they buy coins and market grading is what people use when they sell them. :)
ebay. Completed listings is a good resource.
I am not blaming the TPG's for inflating the overall value of coins. The problem, however, is the fact that inflation will not affect everyone the...
From what I understood, eye appeal is not independent of the grade and I think you misunderstood my post. I do not think there should be a decimal...
As an ignorant newbie, I would contend that stars and stickers ARE the decimal system.
There is another thread that refers to "grade enhancement" stickers. My point is, how specific do you feel a coin needs to be graded? Why not just...
On that note, would that mean that you feel CAC and now the new "grade enhancement" stickers are a healthy addition in the fight against gradeflation?
Is there any chance the coin could have been plated? Sorry if that's a dumb question.
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