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@winesteven said:
@asheland , I agree with you on each of your two points in your two most recent posts:

1. Collectors don’t like to buy coins that they will end up replacing with an upgrade, but as humans, certain emotions and fears overrule better judgement. It happens to me plenty of times. We have an empty slot, a coin becomes available, and although we prefer one at a higher grade, we wonder “Will a nicer one come along in the grade and eye appeal I want in the next few years, or NOT?” A psychological trick that helps me deal with submitting to this fault, is I then say to myself after buying the upgraded coin and selling the coin that was replaced, “The $xxx loss I took on the lower graded coin sold is “the rent” I paid to have that coin temporarily fill that slot for that time period until this nicer coin came along”.
2. Something important I learned about six years ago that I think is valuable, is when a new coin comes along that’s an upgrade, before pulling the trigger, I now always ask myself “Does this coin in the higher grade have nicer eye appeal than the coin to be replaced, OR is the eye appeal of the coin to be replaced at least as nice as the eye appeal of the higher grade coin? If so, I pass on the upgrade.

Steve

Great points made. 👍

PF-66 CAC

@Walkerguy21D said:

@asheland said:
Month or two ago, I got a type three gold dollar and it’s in one of the NGC holders that I actually like, pre-prong, of course, anyway if you look at the back, the hologram has some areas that are missing…

In fairness, it may have been made this way or it could be from a sticker, either way this is about the extent of what I can allow without wanting to re-holder it…

In fairness, I wouldn’t even glance at the hologram or the holder, as I would be focused on that mesmerizing little gem of a coin!

I will admit, I was quite taken by that one… She went home with me!
😎

@asheland said:
Month or two ago, I got a type three gold dollar and it’s in one of the NGC holders that I actually like, pre-prong, of course, anyway if you look at the back, the hologram has some areas that are missing…

In fairness, it may have been made this way or it could be from a sticker, either way this is about the extent of what I can allow without wanting to re-holder it…

In fairness, I wouldn’t even glance at the hologram or the holder, as I would be focused on that mesmerizing little gem of a coin!

This is graded PR-63, CAM.