Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Treashunt, post: 265118, member: 6763&quot;]mike:</p><p>&nbsp;What so many people forget is that not everyone has thousands of dollars to spend on a single grade rarity.</p><p>A friend recently (last year) spend about $3,000 on a condition rarity (I believe it was a 1917 MS-67 red, or something like that).</p><p>Nice coin, but now all of the profit has been made.</p><p>I am totally opposed to the PCGS collectors&#039; club that encourages the purchase of &#039;rarities&#039; like MS-69 or MS-70 silver eagles for thousands more than the $15 to $20 that an MS-67 or 68 would sell for.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want a professional opinion, real the last couple of month&#039;s of Dave Bowers&#039; column in Coin World, he echoes the same sentiment.</p><p>For that same $3,000 (actually less) my friend could have gotten a Barber quarter-- 1896 S in F, now that is a scarce coin, or a VG 1913 S quarter.</p><p>Both of those are truly scarce coins.[/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