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<p>[QUOTE="calcol, post: 25958885, member: 77639"]It’s always a tough balancing act in comparing sets. How do you weigh completeness against quality? Many sets can be completed with good and fair coins that are relatively inexpensive. How do you balance that against collections that have concentrated on high grade coins but aren’t complete. It’s easy to say that those collectors that have high grade coins should just buy cheap ones to fill the holes. But for some collectors, it’s a matter of principle to have minimum standards for each slot. And upgrading can get expensive. There’s the markup or premium on the initial coin and on its replacement. And maybe a seller’s fee on the initial coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>NGC and PCGS try to achieve a balance by weighting points for coins in registry sets by rarity (equates to expense). I don’t always agree with the weights. One difference between the two is that to get an annual award for best set, PCGS requires 95% completion. For sets of less than 20 coins, that means 100% completion. NGC doesn’t care about completion … best sets get annual awards.</p><p><br /></p><p>I enjoy both registries because it’s easy to see lots of sets of my favorite coins. I have coins in some categories but am not overly fixed on rankings. It’s only fair that if some folks are going to show me theirs that I show them mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="calcol, post: 25958885, member: 77639"]It’s always a tough balancing act in comparing sets. How do you weigh completeness against quality? Many sets can be completed with good and fair coins that are relatively inexpensive. How do you balance that against collections that have concentrated on high grade coins but aren’t complete. It’s easy to say that those collectors that have high grade coins should just buy cheap ones to fill the holes. But for some collectors, it’s a matter of principle to have minimum standards for each slot. And upgrading can get expensive. There’s the markup or premium on the initial coin and on its replacement. And maybe a seller’s fee on the initial coin. NGC and PCGS try to achieve a balance by weighting points for coins in registry sets by rarity (equates to expense). I don’t always agree with the weights. One difference between the two is that to get an annual award for best set, PCGS requires 95% completion. For sets of less than 20 coins, that means 100% completion. NGC doesn’t care about completion … best sets get annual awards. I enjoy both registries because it’s easy to see lots of sets of my favorite coins. I have coins in some categories but am not overly fixed on rankings. It’s only fair that if some folks are going to show me theirs that I show them mine. Cal[/QUOTE]
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