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<p>[QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 89930, member: 2972"]Most online images aren't detailed enough to grade from. Don't let pictures fool you.</p><p><br /></p><p>The difference in price in <b>sight unseen</b> sales is directly related to the confidence that the grading company's opinion is accurate. Obviously PCGS, NGC, ANACS, and ICG are respected in that order. That being said, I have gotten better deals, in general, with ANACS holders -- the market often discounts them too much. Here are two of my favorite coins, in ANACS plastic:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/mike_rementer/image/51178125/medium.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://www.pbase.com/mike_rementer/image/51178161/medium.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/mike_rementer/image/51507963/medium.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://www.pbase.com/mike_rementer/image/51508132/medium.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Sight seen</b> is a different story -- <b>buy the coin not the holder.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I shy away from most sight unseen transactions unless a good return privilege is given...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 89930, member: 2972"]Most online images aren't detailed enough to grade from. Don't let pictures fool you. The difference in price in [b]sight unseen[/b] sales is directly related to the confidence that the grading company's opinion is accurate. Obviously PCGS, NGC, ANACS, and ICG are respected in that order. That being said, I have gotten better deals, in general, with ANACS holders -- the market often discounts them too much. Here are two of my favorite coins, in ANACS plastic: [img]http://www.pbase.com/mike_rementer/image/51178125/medium.jpg[/img][img]http://www.pbase.com/mike_rementer/image/51178161/medium.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.pbase.com/mike_rementer/image/51507963/medium.jpg[/img][img]http://www.pbase.com/mike_rementer/image/51508132/medium.jpg[/img] [b]Sight seen[/b] is a different story -- [b]buy the coin not the holder.[/b] I shy away from most sight unseen transactions unless a good return privilege is given...Mike[/QUOTE]
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