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<p>[QUOTE="wxcoin, post: 3585214, member: 74624"]I'm not questioning his expertise here. The point I was trying to make is that any one person looking at that many coins can and probably will make mistakes. If the coins he was evaluating were truly the cream of the crop rarities then I would not be so critical. I would assume that he would give each of these coins the adequate amount of time to make a reliable evaluation. Given the number of CAC stickered coins on the market today one needs to ask how much time does he spend looking at a given coin and how many hours per week does he spend doing this. Any human has a point where they become mentally fatigued and their work suffers.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm a big baseball fan but find your Mike Trout analogy flawed. He only comes to bat roughly 4 times per game over a three hour period, makes a half dozen or so plays in the field and spends most of his time standing in the outfield or sitting in the dugout. It would be different if he took all the teams at bats and played all field positions.</p><p><br /></p><p>For a particular coin I'd find it more valuable to have an expert for that type/series evaluate it. For example, if I wanted an opinion on an early copper coin, I'd value the opinion of someone who specializes in early copper coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, I don't question John's experience and knowledge. I question one individual handling that many coins and providing the proper amount of time to make an adequate evaluation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wxcoin, post: 3585214, member: 74624"]I'm not questioning his expertise here. The point I was trying to make is that any one person looking at that many coins can and probably will make mistakes. If the coins he was evaluating were truly the cream of the crop rarities then I would not be so critical. I would assume that he would give each of these coins the adequate amount of time to make a reliable evaluation. Given the number of CAC stickered coins on the market today one needs to ask how much time does he spend looking at a given coin and how many hours per week does he spend doing this. Any human has a point where they become mentally fatigued and their work suffers. I'm a big baseball fan but find your Mike Trout analogy flawed. He only comes to bat roughly 4 times per game over a three hour period, makes a half dozen or so plays in the field and spends most of his time standing in the outfield or sitting in the dugout. It would be different if he took all the teams at bats and played all field positions. For a particular coin I'd find it more valuable to have an expert for that type/series evaluate it. For example, if I wanted an opinion on an early copper coin, I'd value the opinion of someone who specializes in early copper coins. Again, I don't question John's experience and knowledge. I question one individual handling that many coins and providing the proper amount of time to make an adequate evaluation.[/QUOTE]
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