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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 1413342, member: 13650"]Luster plays a major roll in grades too. When considering blast white coins typically the luster is far superior on a 65 compared to a 63. Most of the time this is not recognizable in pictures on a computer. </p><p><br /></p><p> Many gold coins are hard to tell the difference. Morgans are probably the easiest to see the quality difference.</p><p><br /></p><p> In collectible hobbies, people pay for quality even if it is barely incrementally better. You can buy a Nolan Ryan rookie for $250 in a lower grade if you want. Or you can get one that is slightly better centered and sharper corners for $700. You can say theyre the same card but not to collectors. Or the guy selling it. This isnt a new concept.</p><p><br /></p><p> You may as well ask why theres a numismatic premium on any coin over their metal value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 1413342, member: 13650"]Luster plays a major roll in grades too. When considering blast white coins typically the luster is far superior on a 65 compared to a 63. Most of the time this is not recognizable in pictures on a computer. Many gold coins are hard to tell the difference. Morgans are probably the easiest to see the quality difference. In collectible hobbies, people pay for quality even if it is barely incrementally better. You can buy a Nolan Ryan rookie for $250 in a lower grade if you want. Or you can get one that is slightly better centered and sharper corners for $700. You can say theyre the same card but not to collectors. Or the guy selling it. This isnt a new concept. You may as well ask why theres a numismatic premium on any coin over their metal value.[/QUOTE]
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