Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1142462, member: 112&quot;]That thinking is a common misconceltion. Quite often a coin without the special designations will be a nicer coin. It will often have a better strike overall, better luster, better eye appeal.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do see your point about calling it a gimmick. But then you are not using the same definition that I would for the word gimmick. To me a gimmick is merely an advertising tool, a sales tactic. It is something that is used to make people think that whatever is being sold is better than it really is.</p><p><br /></p><p>And that&#039;s exactly what the special designations do - they make inexperienced and uneducated collectors think that the coins with the designations are somehow special and thus worth more than some other coins that don&#039;t have the designations while the truth is the exact opposite. </p><p><br /></p><p>A good example of this would be the First Strike, Early Strike designations. Those designations are completely meaningless. But they sure helped sell the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>But you can believe what ever you want. But people who really know coins, have studied coins their entire lives, know that what you believe simply isn&#039;t true. And you can count me among them.</p><p><br /></p><p>And it certainly isn&#039;t because I don&#039;t like slabbed coins. I personally believe that the TPGs are the best thing that ever happened to this hobby.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in