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<p>[QUOTE="ddddd, post: 8321302, member: 22377"]Day 2 update:</p><p><br /></p><p>~I got the message from PCGS that my sub was ready to pick up around 1 PM....quick service! It's pricey-I did show economy at $70 per coin-but I wanted to get that show grading experience and not have to worry about mailing on some of my favorite coins....I plan to do some guess the grades, so no reveal yet...I will say that 2 coins matched my expectation, 1 could have been better but I figured the assigned grade was a strong possibility, 1 was a disappointment but helped me learn (a few dealers also gave me plausible explanations for the result), and 1 was a positive surprise.</p><p><br /></p><p>~I brought five more things to sell today given the positive results yesterday; these items didn't sell; two were under $100 but no takers (I figured it was a 50/50 chance they would sell); the other three I was pretty sure would not sell but I wanted to give it a try just to test out the market (or potentially offer as trade bait for something to buy)</p><p><br /></p><p>~On the other hand, I did come away with three new purchases. All are toned Morgans and I will post them soon. The last coin was bought right as I was about to leave so it was a fortunate thing that I stopped at one more table[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ddddd, post: 8321302, member: 22377"]Day 2 update: ~I got the message from PCGS that my sub was ready to pick up around 1 PM....quick service! It's pricey-I did show economy at $70 per coin-but I wanted to get that show grading experience and not have to worry about mailing on some of my favorite coins....I plan to do some guess the grades, so no reveal yet...I will say that 2 coins matched my expectation, 1 could have been better but I figured the assigned grade was a strong possibility, 1 was a disappointment but helped me learn (a few dealers also gave me plausible explanations for the result), and 1 was a positive surprise. ~I brought five more things to sell today given the positive results yesterday; these items didn't sell; two were under $100 but no takers (I figured it was a 50/50 chance they would sell); the other three I was pretty sure would not sell but I wanted to give it a try just to test out the market (or potentially offer as trade bait for something to buy) ~On the other hand, I did come away with three new purchases. All are toned Morgans and I will post them soon. The last coin was bought right as I was about to leave so it was a fortunate thing that I stopped at one more table[/QUOTE]
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