I've never defended the hosts over at the PCGS forum. Oh sure, I've held my tongue once or twice and pointed out when they were being unfairly...
I thought we were in agreement that grading as practiced now is mere pricing. This is the main reason people submit; so they can just look at...
No. Market grading isn't meeting demand for coins market grading is pricing of coins. Most collectors' first question is "how much is this...
In all probability the cent is accurately graded. This is not because I have any more confidence in third party graders than you do but because...
Vavet; There's no question that market grading is inconsistent. This is the nature of the beast. The market is composed of people and not...
I suspect Mr Bowers was referring to classics. The problems with grading isn't seeing the difference, the problem is with the weighting of...
Modern coins are easier to grade than classics since surface conditions are rarely an issue. If a modern looks unc then it is unc and hasn't been...
With some dates and some coins I'd agree that there probably isn't a single high grade coin in existence in rolls. This applies to many of the...
...Tough call without a lot more information. Rolls of cents tend to be all from only a few die pair with just a few odd balls once in a...
There are some gems in '74 rolls and this is even more common than the '79 roll. '74-P's in mint sets come extremely nice quite often. About 4%...
I don't recommend investing in any coin. I do it myself I guess but wouldn't suggest anyone else do it since it's very risky. I also would...
I'm surprised. I'm also surprised you do well with these assortments. Most of the people cutting up mint sets are cutting out all the gems...
I don't have a lot of experience for every date. I do collect these so do have a little feel for them. What's tough depends somewhat on how...
I don't buy or collect in coins less than three years old. It takes this long for them to rotate out of FED storage. I do set aside a few brand...
Perhaps you're right. I don't think so but that's just my opinion. But look at it this way, if $84 is enough to compete in the registry than...
Again, it's a free country. You can go out and slab these coins yourself and make a killing.
People actually started collecting high grade moderns back in the early '80's... ...long before the registries and the grading companies.
Surprisingly most moderns are not available in rolls. There are a few of all of them but you can't just open up the latest issue of Coin World...
In point of fact he got a steal on the coin. It lists for $250 in the PCGS price guide. Even Coin World which tends to be pretty conservative...
These wholesale at about $1.75 in unc. Most coins seen are from mint sets since rolls and even singles are most uncommon. Mint set coins tend...
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