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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bmmartin, post: 4392575, member: 98956&quot;]Hi y&#039;all!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Just to hopefully put the issue (and this thread) to bed... Although I know it won&#039;t be until the CPG is released later this year (assuming no pandemic-related delays).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Be careful of blanket statements.&nbsp; Apparently ALL of the experts did not already decide that the &quot;5&quot; was nothing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Both Mr. Fivas and the late Mr. Stanton have:</p><p><br /></p><p>(1) Seen the coin AND</p><p>(2) Agree it&#039;s a variety</p><p><br /></p><p>Are you stating that Mr. Fivas is NOT an expert?</p><p><br /></p><p>If so, you&#039;re pitting yourself against one of the original CPG authors (and several of its contributors)...</p><p><br /></p><p>By inference, you&#039;re also pitting yourself against anyone that relies on the CPG as a variety resource.&nbsp; I&#039;ll just throw out a few &quot;names&#039; here: NGC, PCGS, ANACS, probably many of your acquaintances...&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>And, well, good luck with your credibility after that...&nbsp; Unless you&#039;re just trolling the variety threads, then take a bow!!!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, everyone is entitled to their opinion, and people can be very wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just please let them be your own and not someone else&#039;s, especially when that particular expert refuses to see one in-hand.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If I want to hear from a parrot, I&#039;ll go to the closest pet shop.&nbsp; If I want to hear from an expert, I&#039;ll go directly to an expert.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you would like to seek an expert&#039;s advice, or at least one who has seen the coin, I suggest Mr. Fivas; he&#039;s extremely friendly and very knowledgeable.</p><p><br /></p><p>At least, IMHO, I consider him to be a leading expert.&nbsp; Some may disagree, again opinions are opinions...</p><p><br /></p><p>However, unless the editors change their minds prior to publication...&nbsp; let&#039;s agree to disagree.</p><p><br /></p><p>While we wait for the release date, how about we go back to talking about birds:&nbsp; When the CPG comes out, let&#039;s agree that one of us will let the other know how crow tastes?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll admit if I&#039;m wrong if this isn&#039;t a variety.&nbsp; Do you have the confidence to admit when you&#039;re wrong as well?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The &quot;big four&quot; will typically not slab a variety that is not in the CPG, CONECA, etc.&nbsp; You&#039;ll find this info on their variety guidance pages, e.g., NGC&#039;s VarietyPlus. </p><p><br /></p><p>For quick reference: <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/variety-plus/standard-references/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/variety-plus/standard-references/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ngccoin.com/variety-plus/standard-references/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As for the price - It seems like typically once the CPG recognizes a variety, sometimes it creates an auction frenzy?&nbsp; If you knew you had a variety that you knew was going be published in the CPG, would you price high or low.&nbsp; Especially given the controversy and heated debates that typically follow this variety? </p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s put off any further discussion on this until the CPG is actually released.</p><p><br /></p><p>On a side note, this might have &quot;flown&quot; under the radar, but the Superbird is now back on NGC&#039;s VarietyPlus list as a &quot;new&quot; variety.&nbsp; My arguments in the other thread must have been pretty persuasive.&nbsp; Law school WAS useful&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>On another note - Snide remarks and self-aggrandizement are what turn people off of the coin community.&nbsp; Shouldn&#039;t we seek to enlarge it?&nbsp; Isn&#039;t this forum a tool for education?&nbsp; Or is this to boast about our knowledge!&nbsp; OH! WHAT GODS HAVE WE BECOME! (can I have your autographs?)</p><p><br /></p><p>I sent my elementary school on here to get an education... He doesn&#039;t like this site because he said there&#039;s a lot of arrogant people on here and said he received a lot of rude advice.&nbsp; Thank you to those responsible for almost turning my son off of collecting!</p><p><br /></p><p>Some people on here should really self-reflect.&nbsp; Are you fluent in sarcasm or do you want a cracker?&nbsp; I prefer triscuits with brie.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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