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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 8396514, member: 101855&quot;]The NGC registry is taking PCGS in its U.S. coin section again. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for higher grades, getting an MS-68 for anything, is next to impossible. I won&#039;t even waste my time and money. </p><p><br /></p><p>I had &quot;registry fever&quot; for short while, I got cured from it when I saw people manipulate the system. The NGC registry gives more points for dollars spent for modern coins than old classic pieces. For example you are better off with a 1796 Quarter in AG-3 and a Standing Liberty Quarter in MS-67, Full Head. Than you are with a 1796 Quarter in VF-25 and the Standing Liberty in MS-65 Full Head. </p><p><br /></p><p>You can play other games, like putting a Mint State 1804 restrike cent in the Draped Bust Cent slot (which should never go in there) than putting a &quot;real cent&quot; in the slot in AU-50. </p><p><br /></p><p>Another lesson to learn is that the mega wealthy guys can always out gun you. They can afford to pay for the best, and you can&#039;t keep up with them. </p><p><br /></p><p>The alternative is to build sets with pictures and write-ups which can help educate people. The wealthy guys often post their collections with no pictures and no write-ups. Sometimes it makes me wonder if some of them really own the coins, but that&#039;s a different issue.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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