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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 877643, member: 15309"]Cat, </p><p><br /></p><p>I absolutely agree with that statement. In fact, I have a very similar statement in the introduction of my NGC registry set. Here is the quote:</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><i>"</i></span><span style="color: Blue"><i>Registry sets are typically all about grade, the number on the plastic, and points, the number on the screen. The majority of the registry participants simply list their coins in the appropriate slot never bothering to photograph or describe their coins. There is no doubt that the highest grade should be rewarded, but just as toning is only the start to eye appeal; grade is only the start to a great coin or collection. A great collection must have it all. Each coin should be superlative in one way or another, whether it is a top pop with blazing luster, a monster toner with undeniable eye appeal, or a hammered strike on a normally weakly struck issue, it must be special. Regardless of what attributes make the coin special, a number can never describe a great coin. I wouldn’t even know how to evaluate a collection without photos & descriptions."</i></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><i></i><span style="color: Black">Evan is right. It does not matter that the coin is a top pop CAC Secure Plus coin if it is ugly as hell. However, you don't become a successful business man by telling your customers they are wrong. He could have made his point in a much more positive fashion that would not have been offensive to his clientele.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 877643, member: 15309"]Cat, I absolutely agree with that statement. In fact, I have a very similar statement in the introduction of my NGC registry set. Here is the quote: [COLOR=Blue][I]"[/I][/COLOR][COLOR=Blue][I]Registry sets are typically all about grade, the number on the plastic, and points, the number on the screen. The majority of the registry participants simply list their coins in the appropriate slot never bothering to photograph or describe their coins. There is no doubt that the highest grade should be rewarded, but just as toning is only the start to eye appeal; grade is only the start to a great coin or collection. A great collection must have it all. Each coin should be superlative in one way or another, whether it is a top pop with blazing luster, a monster toner with undeniable eye appeal, or a hammered strike on a normally weakly struck issue, it must be special. Regardless of what attributes make the coin special, a number can never describe a great coin. I wouldn’t even know how to evaluate a collection without photos & descriptions." [/I][COLOR=Black]Evan is right. It does not matter that the coin is a top pop CAC Secure Plus coin if it is ugly as hell. However, you don't become a successful business man by telling your customers they are wrong. He could have made his point in a much more positive fashion that would not have been offensive to his clientele.[/COLOR] [/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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