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<p>[QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 558701, member: 2972"]I'm glad that you feel that way, and in the end that's all that matters!</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm also glad that you didn't take offense to my post. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Take care...Mike</p><p><br /></p><p>p.s. people absolutely got to see that coin in person. Just because a coin auctioned at the floor doesn't mean it isn't available to be viewed at the show. Quite to the contrary, in my experience (admittedly at FUN, not ANA, but I would expect it to be no different). Heritage typically rents a large room at each show and provides private viewing of all coins -- just hand them a list of auction lots and you'll have the coins delivered to you and a nice table to sit at and study them.</p><p><br /></p><p>p.p.s. viewing 1000 coins on the internet isn't as valuable as viewing 10 coins in-hand. Don't fall into the trap of trying to grade the upper MS grades from photos or you'll only grade for ticks and taps. Whereas the TPGS look at much more than that including eye appeal and luster which are even more important than ticks and taps, IMO, and PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE to judge from photos.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 558701, member: 2972"]I'm glad that you feel that way, and in the end that's all that matters! I'm also glad that you didn't take offense to my post. :) Take care...Mike p.s. people absolutely got to see that coin in person. Just because a coin auctioned at the floor doesn't mean it isn't available to be viewed at the show. Quite to the contrary, in my experience (admittedly at FUN, not ANA, but I would expect it to be no different). Heritage typically rents a large room at each show and provides private viewing of all coins -- just hand them a list of auction lots and you'll have the coins delivered to you and a nice table to sit at and study them. p.p.s. viewing 1000 coins on the internet isn't as valuable as viewing 10 coins in-hand. Don't fall into the trap of trying to grade the upper MS grades from photos or you'll only grade for ticks and taps. Whereas the TPGS look at much more than that including eye appeal and luster which are even more important than ticks and taps, IMO, and PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE to judge from photos.[/QUOTE]
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