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<p>[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 2930588, member: 15199"]Maybe just older "designations" are being phased out by lower income available "designations". Why have common coins with "Split skull" " Speared buffalo" "Lincoln in Jail", and all of the supposedly Double dies from single squeeze striking? They all are obviously to enhance the hunting and discovery of coins that can be claimed to be special.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then what is the fuss? I certainly don't carry a device to look up PCGS prices or any other sources at a show or auction, I look at the coin and if I want it bad enough, I will buy it. If not, I pass and don't moan and groan about the pricing of today ...as they say, this is not my first rodeo, I know the prices will go up and will go down over time. PCGS could multiply the prices by 10X and it wouldn't affect any except those, counting on the investment reserve of the specific coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 2930588, member: 15199"]Maybe just older "designations" are being phased out by lower income available "designations". Why have common coins with "Split skull" " Speared buffalo" "Lincoln in Jail", and all of the supposedly Double dies from single squeeze striking? They all are obviously to enhance the hunting and discovery of coins that can be claimed to be special. Then what is the fuss? I certainly don't carry a device to look up PCGS prices or any other sources at a show or auction, I look at the coin and if I want it bad enough, I will buy it. If not, I pass and don't moan and groan about the pricing of today ...as they say, this is not my first rodeo, I know the prices will go up and will go down over time. PCGS could multiply the prices by 10X and it wouldn't affect any except those, counting on the investment reserve of the specific coin. Jim[/QUOTE]
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