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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jaceravone, post: 361001, member: 9474&quot;]Whoa, Whoa Cladking! Take it easy. Wow, those are fightin&#039; words. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I like your enthusiasm!&nbsp; :thumb:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Its like my friend who not too long ago bought a Mercedes for $120K.&nbsp; Would I love to own one - hell ya.&nbsp; Am I ever going to pay that - hell, no.&nbsp; Doesn&#039;t necessarily mean I wouldn&#039;t like to own one or can&#039;t afford one - just think it is crazy to spend that kind of money on a vehicle.&nbsp; Of course if I were a die-hard Mercedes collector/driver like my friend is, then I probably would buy one. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>David Bowers made an interesting statement in the latest issue of CW.&nbsp; I know I am going to mess this up, but I will try to paraphrase his story without getting my butt up to go look at it.&nbsp; He used the 1893 Columbian Comem coin as an example - but this could apply to any coin.&nbsp; He said, would you pay $14,000 for a MS67 or $800 for a MS65. He basically said that he would buy the MS 65 and spend the money on other coins.&nbsp; He went on to say that as far as the visual difference goes, very few people can tell the difference between a 67 and 65 and that grading is a matter of opinion and that goes for the PCGS people as well.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>To the many of us, that is a lot of money to be spent on a Memorial cent, but to the obvious enthusiast such as yourself, you find that to be a great deal worth investing in.&nbsp; Not condemning you for your love of the coin - its just a lot of money for a coin that IMO is going for that much because of the name.&nbsp; What would that same graded coin go for if it were slabbed ICG or SGS?&nbsp; Its the same opinion of the SGS grader so does that mean it should go for the same price? Probably not - why? Because of the slab its in.&nbsp; Just my two cents - doesn&#039;t change the fact that I would love to have the coin.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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