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<p>[QUOTE="Bonedigger, post: 83982, member: 4367"]I "HOPE" this certified coin craze is a passing thing. I remember (honest to gosh) when I purchased my FIRST slabbed/certified coin just this past January! It was the 84-O PCGS rattler. I grew up with only the "RedBook" as a guide and then it might have been three or four years old. Poor, About Good, Good, Fine, Very Fine, Extra Fine, About Uncirculated, and Proof were the grades used.</p><p><br /></p><p>Has it ever changed since then and they aren't making (ahem, lets hope) anymore of the same coins I collected as a kid but alas it sure seems there is. More Coins, More Crooks, More Grades and we don't even use them all. Ever see an AU56 or a XF48, how about a G9? Here's a thought, how long until you can get a certified (cut PSA/DNA) autograph of FDR matched with a 1964 (PCGS) MS-64 dime. You'd be amazed at JUST how many of these potential combinations there might be out there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bone[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bonedigger, post: 83982, member: 4367"]I "HOPE" this certified coin craze is a passing thing. I remember (honest to gosh) when I purchased my FIRST slabbed/certified coin just this past January! It was the 84-O PCGS rattler. I grew up with only the "RedBook" as a guide and then it might have been three or four years old. Poor, About Good, Good, Fine, Very Fine, Extra Fine, About Uncirculated, and Proof were the grades used. Has it ever changed since then and they aren't making (ahem, lets hope) anymore of the same coins I collected as a kid but alas it sure seems there is. More Coins, More Crooks, More Grades and we don't even use them all. Ever see an AU56 or a XF48, how about a G9? Here's a thought, how long until you can get a certified (cut PSA/DNA) autograph of FDR matched with a 1964 (PCGS) MS-64 dime. You'd be amazed at JUST how many of these potential combinations there might be out there. Bone[/QUOTE]
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