As Mike said, this right here, this is what drives it all ! I think you'd have to go back almost to when I first joined this forum to find where...
Are high MS grades really worth paying a premium? In answer to your primary question I would say yes, high MS grades are worth a premium. The...
A valid point Michael for an exceptional situation which yours actually is. But I feel there is a broader point to be made here, especially in...
And it's important to realize that rule applies to over-valued as well as under-valued. That's a part of what I was going to discuss further...
I would ask you this, are you sure they are being undervalued ? Put another way, what makes you think the coin is worth 300 euros ?
Ever look up a coin on Heritage and then scroll down to see what all the different price guides say the coin is worth ? Heritage lists about 8 or...
What I know, what I see on a daily basis - whether it's by selling fakes, altered, harshly cleaned, damaged, no returns, over-graded or simply...
You're probably right John, one way or another they'd probably figure out how to keep changing the grading standards just like have been doing for...
I don't have recent experience there, but I do have a lot of experience there. I bought and sold coins there for many years. And I have never...
Nobody disputed that, least of all me. Which is why I said - That doesn't mean every single case - just most of them.
Sure you can, if you follow the standard and established rules for determining what a coin is. What you cannot do is rely on the TPGs to be the...
I'm well aware of counting machines, rolling machines, paper rolls and when they were invented - I've researched all of it. Have even posted...
Now about this idea of computer grading, there is one very good reason why the TPGs will never employ it. And it doesn't have anything to do with...
No they didn't, but that's because there was no reason to adjust them. The mintage numbers are a matter of fact, and unchangeable. What you're...
Ya know, there was a time when ebay was a good thing. When both buyers and sellers were protected equally. When both could post feedback, not that...
The very first two coins I ever collected were 2 dimes, one dated 1903, the other 1910. They were given to me on my 7th birthday (1960), by my...
As I mentioned above it won't even do that. PCGS has stated that they WILL upgrade coins in Secure Plus slabs. The purpose of the Secure Plus...
As already mentioned the technology does exist and is and has been in use for about 8 years now....
Paper coin rolls did not see widespread use until the 1930's. And even when they did they were only used by banks, and even then sparingly. But...
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