Unfortunately I upgrade much more often than is financially “smart”. It’s better to be patient and wait for the grade you really want for the coin, instead of not having patience, buying a coin, only to upgrade that coin a short time later. Then when you sell that lower graded coin, you often net less than you had paid for it!
Here’s just a very few of the hundreds I have upgraded in my collection. I know that some seeing these will indeed feel they like the lower grade coin(s) better:
MS65+ w/CAC:
MS66 w/CAC:
MS64FH w/CAC:
MS66+FH w/CAC:
Steve
A day without fine wine and working on your coin collection is like a day without sunshine!!!
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Like mentioned above, I try to not buy coins that I’m going to want to upgrade but rather I buy the right coin the first time, but inevitably, you do buy Coins from time to time and then find one better that you want to upgrade…
I usually delete pictures when I sell the coins, but happened to find these, so…
This one I want to upgrade, but I like the lower grade one enough that I will keep it especially being in the old holder:
I’d like a 65 in addition to this:
@asheland , I agree with you on each of your two points in your two most recent posts:
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”.
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
A day without fine wine and working on your coin collection is like a day without sunshine!!!
@winesteven said: @asheland , I agree with you on each of your two points in your two most recent posts:
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”.
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.
Just won this upgrade last night at GC. It's an 1878 MS64CAC and replaces (well kind of since the 1854 is technically a one year type) my 1854 MS62CAC.
Not sure why this is not a type of its own. Easy to see they changed the font DOLLARS.
This was my first toned 1943-D in 67+FB CAC that I picked up at GC.
Then I bought these two together from a private seller. Not sure if either are upgrades. It could take me a few years to decide so I will just hang onto all of them, most likely.
Another 67+FB
A 67FB but this one might go in for another visit one day.
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Unfortunately I upgrade much more often than is financially “smart”. It’s better to be patient and wait for the grade you really want for the coin, instead of not having patience, buying a coin, only to upgrade that coin a short time later. Then when you sell that lower graded coin, you often net less than you had paid for it!
Here’s just a very few of the hundreds I have upgraded in my collection. I know that some seeing these will indeed feel they like the lower grade coin(s) better:
MS65+ w/CAC:
MS66 w/CAC:
MS64FH w/CAC:
MS66+FH w/CAC:
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
New one - 66 DCAM
Old one - 66 CAM
Old MS67
New MS67+ CAC
Old MS67
New MS67+ CAC
My Collection of Old Holders
Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
MS65
MS67
old
new
MS65BN CAC
MS66BN CAC
Kind regards,
George
Wow - I would love to have this group's duplicates.
I am a newer collector (started April 2020), and I primarily focus on U.S. Half Cents and Type Coins. Early copper is my favorite.
old: 1864 MS62BN CAC
new: 1870 PR64+BN CAC
Nothing is as expensive as free money.
Old:
New:
old: 1932-S AU58
new: 1932-S MS62
Nothing is as expensive as free money.
Just posted this yesterday in another thread but it seems to fit here too so...
Old coin VF35 (bad pics)...
New coin XF45 CAC...
Some awesome upgrades. The only one I might disagree with, based on the photos, is the '77 20c. the before coin looks more original IMO. In hand....
New one a 66+CAC
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Old one a 65+ CAC
Successful BST with BustDMs , Pnies20, lkeigwin, pursuitofliberty, Bullsitter, felinfoel, SPalladino (CBH's - 35 Die Marriage's)
$5 Type Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/type-sets/half-eagle-type-set-circulation-strikes-1795-1929/album/344192
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/345572
Old:
New:
Here's a fun one:
Old:
New:
I don’t have pictures of the old coins anymore, but:
MS63, to 64 to this:
MS63 to this:
My YouTube Channel
63 to this:
64 (common date) to this:
My YouTube Channel
Now a 66CAC
Was a 63+ non-CAC
Successful BST with BustDMs , Pnies20, lkeigwin, pursuitofliberty, Bullsitter, felinfoel, SPalladino (CBH's - 35 Die Marriage's)
$5 Type Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/type-sets/half-eagle-type-set-circulation-strikes-1795-1929/album/344192
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/345572
I have this duplicate which I still keep in my gold type set.
MS62
But I have this upgrade in my collection as well.
MY GOLD TYPE SET https://pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/complete-type-sets/gold-type-set-12-piece-circulation-strikes-1839-1933/publishedset/321940
I'm gonna call this one a sidegrade! Keeping both.
1914-D MS64+BN PCGS CAC
1914-D MS65BN PCGS CAC
Kind regards,
George
First one
1813 O-101a "50c/UNI" P53 (101.3 discovery piece)
Second one
1813 O-101a "50c/UNI" P55 (101.2)
Yeah ... and I still have them both!
Well, they are different Die STATES!!
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New:
."It's a dangerous business... going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to" -JRR Tolkien_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Outstanding BST transactions as a seller, buyer and trader with: ----- mustanggt, Kliao, claudewill87, MWallace, paesan, mpbuck82, moursund, basetsb, lordmarcovan, JWP, Coin hunter 4, COINS MAKE CENTS, PerryHall, Aspie_Rocco, Braddick, DBSTrader2, SanctionII, Histman, The_Dinosaur_Man, jesbroken, CentSearcher ------ANA Member #3214817
Like mentioned above, I try to not buy coins that I’m going to want to upgrade but rather I buy the right coin the first time, but inevitably, you do buy Coins from time to time and then find one better that you want to upgrade…
I usually delete pictures when I sell the coins, but happened to find these, so…
This:
To this:
And this:
To this:
My YouTube Channel
This one I want to upgrade, but I like the lower grade one enough that I will keep it especially being in the old holder:
I’d like a 65 in addition to this:
My YouTube Channel
@asheland , I agree with you on each of your two points in your two most recent posts:
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
A pair of Kennedys.
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Upgraded to:
64-D ms66 QDO FS-105(013.6)
Wayne
Kennedys are my quest...
The upgrade - PCGS XF45
The original - PCGS VF30. (I still have this one)
Great points made. 👍
My YouTube Channel
The upgrade - PCGS AU-58
The upgraded - NGC AU55
This is barely an upgrade but technically it is. Upgrade PR63CAM
Upgraded MS63
Very nice coin. I have trouble believing this is only an MS62!
Very nice coin. I have trouble believing this is a BN
Another very nice coin. I have trouble believing this is also a BN
Just won this upgrade last night at GC. It's an 1878 MS64CAC and replaces (well kind of since the 1854 is technically a one year type) my 1854 MS62CAC.
Not sure why this is not a type of its own. Easy to see they changed the font DOLLARS.
Successful BST with BustDMs , Pnies20, lkeigwin, pursuitofliberty, Bullsitter, felinfoel, SPalladino (CBH's - 35 Die Marriage's)
$5 Type Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/type-sets/half-eagle-type-set-circulation-strikes-1795-1929/album/344192
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/345572
Have upgraded a few of my SLQ and trade dollars etc. but currently can find only pics of the 1885 CC Morgan (GSA) and 1931-S penny in my archives.
Upgrade the Morgan to MS 64
From MS 63
And the penny to an AU 55
From a VF 35
Will post the rest later after going through my hard drive.
Cheers.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/quarters/PCGS-2020-quarter-quest/album/247091
Old MS65, pop 3/3
New MS66, pop 3/0
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"Numismatic categorizations, if left unconstrained, will increase spontaneously over time." -me
When I have a top registry set, I live mostly in the space of making small incremental improvements wherever I can find them.
Old MS65
New MS65
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"Numismatic categorizations, if left unconstrained, will increase spontaneously over time." -me
My old 1814 CBH E/A PCGS AU58 CAC
My new 1814 CBH E/A PCGS MS63+ CAC
Dave
Very nice @drddm I have been liking the CBH coins since buying my 1811 $5 capped bust.
Successful BST with BustDMs , Pnies20, lkeigwin, pursuitofliberty, Bullsitter, felinfoel, SPalladino (CBH's - 35 Die Marriage's)
$5 Type Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/type-sets/half-eagle-type-set-circulation-strikes-1795-1929/album/344192
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/345572
This was my first toned 1943-D in 67+FB CAC that I picked up at GC.
Then I bought these two together from a private seller. Not sure if either are upgrades. It could take me a few years to decide so I will just hang onto all of them, most likely.
Another 67+FB
A 67FB but this one might go in for another visit one day.
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
Cant ever have enough proof walkers.....
Thanks @pcgscacgold
Be careful if you do buy a CBH, it’s a slippery slope
Dave
upgrade for 100 Greatest Women on Coins PR66 to SP68 Anne Bonny
For my type coins in rattler holders set I upgraded a $3 gold in xf40 to an au50.
Chance favors the prepared mind.
Incumbent:
Replacement:
My other gold type set upgrade.
I don’t have a photo of the 64+ 1903S $5 Liberty but here is the 66CAC replacement I won Sunday.
Successful BST with BustDMs , Pnies20, lkeigwin, pursuitofliberty, Bullsitter, felinfoel, SPalladino (CBH's - 35 Die Marriage's)
$5 Type Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/type-sets/half-eagle-type-set-circulation-strikes-1795-1929/album/344192
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/345572
My old 1824 Over Various Dates CBH PCGS AU53
My new 1824 Over Various Dates CBH PCGS AU58+
Dave