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<p>[QUOTE="V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2758134, member: 71723"]Okay, but that's just PCGS slabbed coins, right? What do I do with that when I live and mostly trade in a "raw only" environment? Am I not due something for the "risk" I regularly assume? Serious question, not rhetorical.</p><p><br /></p><p>I already have and use Numismedia FMV's. I like to have multiple sources, to avoid relying on an "outlier". As an example, in two weeks, I'll be attending an auction where there are now 7 coins I've identified as possible targets in the $200-$500 range, all of them raw. My budget likely will force me to stop after two successes at that sale in that range. I will have ZERO Internet availability between the time I first see the coin and when I need to bid. How does the PCGS source help me?</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, in the next 14 days, several coins may be added or subtracted from my "hit list" for that sale.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2758134, member: 71723"]Okay, but that's just PCGS slabbed coins, right? What do I do with that when I live and mostly trade in a "raw only" environment? Am I not due something for the "risk" I regularly assume? Serious question, not rhetorical. I already have and use Numismedia FMV's. I like to have multiple sources, to avoid relying on an "outlier". As an example, in two weeks, I'll be attending an auction where there are now 7 coins I've identified as possible targets in the $200-$500 range, all of them raw. My budget likely will force me to stop after two successes at that sale in that range. I will have ZERO Internet availability between the time I first see the coin and when I need to bid. How does the PCGS source help me? By the way, in the next 14 days, several coins may be added or subtracted from my "hit list" for that sale.[/QUOTE]
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