Numismatic year in review…

cameonut2011

So, I’ve been on hiatus for the better part of a year. What have I missed? I know about JA’s announcement.

pcgscacgold

Well, there have been several Fairmont auctions of old gold and prices stayed strong to the end. Especially the CAC branch mint items. Many more collectors now have coins from that era then ever before. The demand is strong.

LanceNewmanOCC

we, the forum, had a meeting and unanimously decided it is ok to drop multi-million dollar coins. go figure.

ngc has a new grading scale.

there are still ocean treasures being found, also in peoples homes.

there is supposedly a new roman emperor (a little one?) based on a shoddy "gold" coin that was found, that looks highly spurious

edited to add:

the unique $3 1870-s has been in concrete, jewlelry, graffitied, polished and whom knows what else and is straight-graded and is up for auction if you want to put in a high bid.

welcome to life on (hopefully) the back-end of SARS CoV2 (the thing c19 starts life as)

gumby1234

You missed out on lots of new parking lot finds/errors that the posters swear are highly valuable and rare.

cameonut2011

@gumby1234 said:
You missed out on lots of new parking lot finds/errors that the posters swear are highly valuable and rare.

Is the associated coin photography improving any?

gumby1234

@cameonut2011 said:

@gumby1234 said:
You missed out on lots of new parking lot finds/errors that the posters swear are highly valuable and rare.

Is the associated coin photography improving any?

Sure just ask emeraldATV

cameonut2011

@LanceNewmanOCC said:
ngc has a new grading scale.

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Are you referring to NGCX? I’m looking through their site, but I’m confused as to why and how the scale is materially different other than changing the numbers.

LanceNewmanOCC

@cameonut2011 said:

@LanceNewmanOCC said:
ngc has a new grading scale.

>

Are you referring to NGCX? I’m looking through their site, but I’m confused as to why and how the scale is materially different other than changing the numbers.

ya. that's the one.

a scale of 1 to 10 is easier on us hoopleheads i think? although, i think there is 100 grades. 1.1, 1.2 et al.

LanceNewmanOCC

early pcgs and ngc holders brought (bringing) unimaginable premiums.

jesbroken

Maybe we should go back to "that looks purdy good, but maybe a brillo pad might help".
Jm

PeakRarities

@cameonut2011 said:

@gumby1234 said:
You missed out on lots of new parking lot finds/errors that the posters swear are highly valuable and rare.

Is the associated coin photography improving any?

I would say the answer is an astounding yes. Just ask @RobertLahti

hfjacinto

Hey... I joined in 2022 and my photography is pretty good.

ricko

Coin photography has certainly improved...as the above example attests to.... Many members are showing amazing skill in photography of coins. Cheers, RickO

Fraz

Much hair to you!

Zoins

@LanceNewmanOCC said:
we, the forum, had a meeting and unanimously decided it is ok to drop multi-million dollar coins. go figure.

But only if you do it on a carpet!

Zoins

@cameonut2011 said:

@LanceNewmanOCC said:
ngc has a new grading scale.

Are you referring to NGCX? I’m looking through their site, but I’m confused as to why and how the scale is materially different other than changing the numbers.

I don't think it's supposed to be materially different than changing the numbers. The coins are the same. The numbers will allow collectors of other areas to have a common grading scale.