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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sundance79, post: 2783945, member: 84413&quot;]Are any of you familiar with the term, “Jumped the Shark!”</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.numismaticnews.net/article/pawn-star-sign-ngc-slabs?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=nmn-cfb-nl-170630&amp;utm_content=954013_EDT_NUM-FRI170630&amp;utm_medium=email" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numismaticnews.net/article/pawn-star-sign-ngc-slabs?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=nmn-cfb-nl-170630&amp;utm_content=954013_EDT_NUM-FRI170630&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="nofollow">Rick Harrison signed NGC slabbed</a> coins has “Jumped the Shark!” for slabbed coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think anyone can make a fairly good argument for the designer, Sec. of Treasury or even an astronaut in special cases.</p><p><br /></p><p>But a pawn shop owner! Give me a break. (Not everyone watches Pawn Stars – I happen to and I even like it.)</p><p><br /></p><p>But who’s next??&nbsp; Kim Kardashian? Jay Leno? Justin Bieber? I hear Tiger Woods is short on cash.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think that this move actually cheapens the entire signature program.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’ve seen the signature craze get out of control with lots of other collectables, from plates to collectable cards.</p><p><br /></p><p>It gets confusing and overwhelming to the collector who basely just gives up and stops collecting that category.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know that many collectors don&#039;t think much of the signature programs in the first place. But now they have some real good ammo to fire off at the programs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is there anyone out there that just can&#039;t wait to get their hands on an AU50 gold coin that has been slabbed with Rick&#039;s signature??[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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