Of course, it’s an easy thing to see if a PCGS/NGC coin has ever worn a sticker. You can search by cert number on the CAC site. Won’t tell you whether it’s ever been submitted & failed; but if it’s been stickered, it’ll show up.
@Cougar1978 said:
CAC not on my list of buying what I like lol.
That's okay. For you.
What would you tell a ....fairly.... novice collector of means who is planning on buying "relatively" higher end ($800 up) coins and wants to get nice coins that are also easily salable if he so decides?
@Gazes said:
I see the cliche "buy what you like" all the time on these boards and it is often given as advice to new collectors. However, I have noticed the cliche "buy what you like" seems to be used narrowly on here. For instance:
1) If someone likes a coin and pays "moon money" for the coin we often see comments that "i would rather have" some other coin for that money, "that collector is buried", etc. If someone loves a coin and decides to pay more than the market, why do we not hear "good for them---they bought what they liked."?
2) Some collectors like the look of CAC coins (for instance, i definitely prefer the look of CAC liberty quarter eagles over non CAC quarter eagles). Why do collectors who prefer CAC coins not get the same "buy what you like and if that is CAC good for you"
3) Often we hear "buy what you like" and don't worry about the registry or competition. In fact, collectors who are competitive are sometimes looked down upon. But what about collectors who enjoy the registry competition? Its like golf, some people like to go out and enjoy a social game and others get their enjoyment from competing and trying to be the best. If buying coins that improve their registry ranking is what they like, why are those collectors often chastised?
My point is "buy what you like" is very subjective to each person. Where you see it most here is describing a coin that may be low grade, inexpensive, etc. That is fine but it also applies to other coins. So before you negatively comment on a coin or collector because they bought it for moon money or for registry purposes---maybe they were just doing what everyone says---they bought what they like.
Here’s my two cents:
Nobody can predict the future. Moon money today might be a bargain 20 years from now. Bottom line, it’s your money and if you like something buy it. Hopefully before purchasing you’ll do your due diligence and get second and third opinions from trusted sources. Nobody likes losing money but most collectors who buy expensive coins won’t suffer financially if their collection were to drop significantly in value.
I’m no expert but I do have 20+ years of lot viewing experience in Southern Ca. between Heritage, Stacks, Legend, and GC. Obviously there are exceptions but in a vacuum CAC coins are more attractive than non-CAC coins and similarly PCGS coins are more attractive than NGC coins grade for grade IMHO.
I don’t participate in the registry game but different strokes for different folks.
If we all collected the same stuff and our tastes and interests were similar numismatics would be quite boring.
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Of course, it’s an easy thing to see if a PCGS/NGC coin has ever worn a sticker. You can search by cert number on the CAC site. Won’t tell you whether it’s ever been submitted & failed; but if it’s been stickered, it’ll show up.
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That's okay. For you.
What would you tell a ....fairly.... novice collector of means who is planning on buying "relatively" higher end ($800 up) coins and wants to get nice coins that are also easily salable if he so decides?
Here’s my two cents:
Nobody can predict the future. Moon money today might be a bargain 20 years from now. Bottom line, it’s your money and if you like something buy it. Hopefully before purchasing you’ll do your due diligence and get second and third opinions from trusted sources. Nobody likes losing money but most collectors who buy expensive coins won’t suffer financially if their collection were to drop significantly in value.
I’m no expert but I do have 20+ years of lot viewing experience in Southern Ca. between Heritage, Stacks, Legend, and GC. Obviously there are exceptions but in a vacuum CAC coins are more attractive than non-CAC coins and similarly PCGS coins are more attractive than NGC coins grade for grade IMHO.
I don’t participate in the registry game but different strokes for different folks.
If we all collected the same stuff and our tastes and interests were similar numismatics would be quite boring.
My Liberty QE happens to be CAC and I love the look of it.
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You really should buy the coin and not just blindly avoid cac coins
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Oh I do (if buying it right) it just doesn’t have to be CAC.