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<p>[QUOTE="Arcane76, post: 7745260, member: 113565"][USER=114675]@potty dollar 1878[/USER] : thank you! I had read a thread earlier in the year and liked the reference to these types of large coins</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=79017]@Andres2[/USER] : Thank you! And nice coin! And awesome comparison pictures!</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=41219]@furryfrog02[/USER] : this one was a lot lower in price than another I had bid on in a different auction. With what I have seen these size go for I feel I did ok since they are usually out of my range too. Nonetheless nice coin too!</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER]: beautiful portrait!</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=82549]@gsimonel[/USER] : I can’t keep them in those plastic prisons! As far as how NGC does it: ♂️ </p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=87200]@ancient coin hunter[/USER] : lovely coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=98035]@Finn235[/USER] : nice upgrade!</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=12789]@scottishmoney[/USER] : nonetheless nice!</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=83956]@Gavin Richardson[/USER] : thank you! The price was good for sure! I wasn’t sure I wouldn’t be outbid.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] : I agree with you on the “I like it” “It stinks” way of looking at it. I didn’t” buy the holder “. My opinion (and it is just my opinion no facts attached), I hate grading of coins, modern, ancient or any others. I do see the value in TPG for authenticity vs forgery especially since modern fakes are getting ridiculously good. I like that I can get a second opinion so to speak if I’m not sure on a coin ( although since NGC doesn’t guarantee authenticity not really sure how that holds up but I digress). But, again in my opinion, a single number( ie 64 vs 65 for modern MS )making hundreds or thousands of dollars difference in a coins value when the coin looks pretty much the same as the other is crazy. I would go back to circulated vs uncirculated/ doctored/cleaned undoctored/uncleaned, genuine/not genuine and then leave it to the collector to determine how much they want to spend on it if it is appealing to them. Rant over. No fat wars here haha I know my coin wouldn’t hold its weight carb diet or not. I’m content as a middleweight…</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER]: thank you for the link! And I love holding the actual coin vs looking through the plastic at it. I can do that at a museum…</p><p><br /></p><p>PS I love coin talk ancient forum! You guys and gals are great![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Arcane76, post: 7745260, member: 113565"][USER=114675]@potty dollar 1878[/USER] : thank you! I had read a thread earlier in the year and liked the reference to these types of large coins [USER=79017]@Andres2[/USER] : Thank you! And nice coin! And awesome comparison pictures! [USER=41219]@furryfrog02[/USER] : this one was a lot lower in price than another I had bid on in a different auction. With what I have seen these size go for I feel I did ok since they are usually out of my range too. Nonetheless nice coin too! [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER]: beautiful portrait! [USER=82549]@gsimonel[/USER] : I can’t keep them in those plastic prisons! As far as how NGC does it: ♂️ [USER=87200]@ancient coin hunter[/USER] : lovely coin! [USER=98035]@Finn235[/USER] : nice upgrade! [USER=12789]@scottishmoney[/USER] : nonetheless nice! [USER=83956]@Gavin Richardson[/USER] : thank you! The price was good for sure! I wasn’t sure I wouldn’t be outbid. [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] : I agree with you on the “I like it” “It stinks” way of looking at it. I didn’t” buy the holder “. My opinion (and it is just my opinion no facts attached), I hate grading of coins, modern, ancient or any others. I do see the value in TPG for authenticity vs forgery especially since modern fakes are getting ridiculously good. I like that I can get a second opinion so to speak if I’m not sure on a coin ( although since NGC doesn’t guarantee authenticity not really sure how that holds up but I digress). But, again in my opinion, a single number( ie 64 vs 65 for modern MS )making hundreds or thousands of dollars difference in a coins value when the coin looks pretty much the same as the other is crazy. I would go back to circulated vs uncirculated/ doctored/cleaned undoctored/uncleaned, genuine/not genuine and then leave it to the collector to determine how much they want to spend on it if it is appealing to them. Rant over. No fat wars here haha I know my coin wouldn’t hold its weight carb diet or not. I’m content as a middleweight… [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER]: thank you for the link! And I love holding the actual coin vs looking through the plastic at it. I can do that at a museum… PS I love coin talk ancient forum! You guys and gals are great![/QUOTE]
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