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<p>[QUOTE="baseball21, post: 4601674, member: 76863"]Thats a fallacy of an actual test. More modern thing such as 1700s and beyond and especially ultra moderns the populations are relatively well known as there are actual rarities based on quality and grading makes a lot of sense for them. Ancients grading doesn't really lend itself too as they grading itself is so wide spread and authentication isn't even assured in many cases. No knock on those trying it at all and I do think there will be a day where they do assure it, but if there's no guarantee about being authentic then grading won't really catch on.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said if you put out a well known offer of such an overpay I can assure you pieces would come out of the woodwork willing to sell. Just because more modernish coins are more well known to what is mostly out there doesn't mean there isnt a lot hiding in other areas especially less documented ones of things being raw.</p><p><br /></p><p>Quality is a MAJOR driving force in the non-ancient collecting world and to ignore that is just a lack of understanding of a different collecting area. There is also the entire discussion about rarity vs demand which I won't really get into. </p><p><br /></p><p>The real point is (which I know took awhile and want to keep this as sort as possible) the internet and everything else has opened up a lot of things for what is there, ancients that hasn't happened yet but will. If you think you could buy whatever you like with more modern coins or modern coins by simply offering an over payment you are mistaken and saying you would be happy to scare away any sort of collector I will never agree with</p><p><br /></p><p>Cliff notes version, collecting has very different aspects to it all of which are equally enjoyable to the people that have interest there. Needing to at least try and understand the differences is important to not sound like a jerk[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="baseball21, post: 4601674, member: 76863"]Thats a fallacy of an actual test. More modern thing such as 1700s and beyond and especially ultra moderns the populations are relatively well known as there are actual rarities based on quality and grading makes a lot of sense for them. Ancients grading doesn't really lend itself too as they grading itself is so wide spread and authentication isn't even assured in many cases. No knock on those trying it at all and I do think there will be a day where they do assure it, but if there's no guarantee about being authentic then grading won't really catch on. That said if you put out a well known offer of such an overpay I can assure you pieces would come out of the woodwork willing to sell. Just because more modernish coins are more well known to what is mostly out there doesn't mean there isnt a lot hiding in other areas especially less documented ones of things being raw. Quality is a MAJOR driving force in the non-ancient collecting world and to ignore that is just a lack of understanding of a different collecting area. There is also the entire discussion about rarity vs demand which I won't really get into. The real point is (which I know took awhile and want to keep this as sort as possible) the internet and everything else has opened up a lot of things for what is there, ancients that hasn't happened yet but will. If you think you could buy whatever you like with more modern coins or modern coins by simply offering an over payment you are mistaken and saying you would be happy to scare away any sort of collector I will never agree with Cliff notes version, collecting has very different aspects to it all of which are equally enjoyable to the people that have interest there. Needing to at least try and understand the differences is important to not sound like a jerk[/QUOTE]
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