I started accumulating foreign coins when I was in the Navy back in 1960. Started collecting in earnest in 1963. Quit about two years ago and gave...
The definition of extrapolate is "to infer (unknown information) from known information". Since there are no auction records for MS64 and MS66...
Come to think of it, when the ANA came out with the 70 point grading system in 1977, they weren't even using most of the grades that the index is...
Are you suggesting that the Red Books are 500% out of whack? I happen to think that comparing red book prices from one year to the next presents...
I'll take that challange GDJMSP. According to the chart, the index went from about 500 in 1977 to about 5500 in 1998. Thats a factor of 11X....
Nice to see that you get it as well, Coleguy. I'm not sure just what the objective of that index was, but it sure isn't meant to represent the...
Thanks for your opinion GDJMSP. I see that the only circulated Indian Cent on the list is the 1877. Are we to believe that MS Indians trade more...
Thanks for the link 900Fine. I did a quick scan and one thing caught my eye right away so I dug a little further. If that 3000 coin index isn't...
I don't see a 1990 style plummet either, but I do expect a noticable downward trend sometime in the future. Just when that will happen is...
One thing about graphs, the results are determined by the data used, which I don't happen to see here. If the 3000 index includes Three Cent...
Todays coin market is being fueled on the lower end by those having been introduced by the State Quarter program. I suspect that that lever of...
Talk about revisionist history. The primary reason the ANA sent bid forms to all those TPG's was to try and generate a higher sale price for their...
Here's another successful court case against a grading company for unethical practices. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/predawn/F93/pcgs-coin8.txt
NGC and Heritage are solid????????????????? We just had a thread where it's obvious that NGC is loose with their grading on poorly struck coins....
So what exactly did you pay for it?
I'd rather give a friend in need the $50 rather than pay that kind of money for those kinds of coins. I wouldn't want any of my collector friends...
This coin is an interesting example for those who want to learn about grading and especially third party grading companies. Back in the late 80's...
The reason the 1887 is generally considered to be poorly struck is because the dies were used well after they should have been retired. BUT, with...
I used to pick up coins like that one out of a dealers loose pile of assorted Morgans.
I picked them up from two sources. Five from a charity auction, and the rest from a woman off eBay a few years ago.
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