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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 3183489, member: 82322&quot;]This is why I used the example of an MS coin with huge test cut.&nbsp; Earlier in the day an XF owl sold for 1.5x what the MS example sold for.&nbsp; NGC lists a few attributes such as &quot;fine style&quot;, &quot;test cut&quot;, &quot;brushed&quot;, and star (=&quot;impressive&quot;).&nbsp; Star is the only one currently worthy of display.&nbsp; It is possible the market wants something like baseball statistics (&quot;... average against left-handers on the home court ...&quot;).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>WINGS is already doing stickers for slabbed ancients.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Two possibilities.&nbsp; The first is &quot;a second Cleo has entered the arena&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>I glanced at that coin at the preview last month.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t spend more than a few seconds because I didn&#039;t know what a star it would turn out to be.&nbsp; I recall thinking it might sell for over the high estimate.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps the coin was actually good and worth the money?&nbsp; This can be hard to tell from photographs.&nbsp; Mint state owls especially.&nbsp; Here is an exercise that I have found helpful.&nbsp; Pick a few dozen nice coins that will be in an upcoming glossy-catalog auction without looking at the estimates.&nbsp; Then write your personal estimate based on the catalog photos.&nbsp; Do it again with the online photos.&nbsp; Then do it again with the coins in hand at the preview.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes the numbers won&#039;t match up, especially for high relief coins in high grades.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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