I miss this place

cosmicdebris

Just wanted to pop in and say high to all the registry people. I have not been active over here for awhile and miss you guys. I need some new set to get me back into it.

wondercoin

Bill: Hi. I took care of that favor you asked of me today

Wondercoin

cosmicdebris

Thanks Mitch

Fairlaneman

This place misses you and a bunch of the others that have vanished.

Ken

cointime

Hey Bill,

Hows the darkside? Bet your eyes hurt now Come back more often and it only gets better
Ken

Popcoin

Bill,

Maybe when the new Basic Type Set that Greg has suggested is available all us old 20th Century Type Set builders can join in and have the same fun helping/discussing/competing as we did before. I miss that alot.

Larry

Bcsican

I`ve been gone quite sometime myself just popped in to see whats new....I miss my coins......

RegistryCoin

I miss my reg. sets too. I miss the reg. comraderie as well.
The success of the registry, the forum, and the reg. collectors, and their collections, may have unnecessarily caused a lot of sour grapes, I'm afraid. Maybe things will change back to when having a reg. set was perceived as a "positive". There is still a lot of positiveness in most of those who post to the reg. forum. The reg. forum will flourish (again) when those focused on demeaning reg. sets, and demeaning reg. set holders, find an alternative pastime.

CarlWohlforth

I just sold some registry Jeffersons and can now afford to work on a basic type set. It would be fun to see others do the same. I have a pretty good start. I better corner some of those early bust type coins pretty soon though

madmike

I too have not been present here in a very long time. Due to the Technology Sector downslide, I'm working at a job which pays much less and haven't even thought of purchasing a coin in over a year! Hopefully I'll be back to work (someday) and have a bit of money for things such as coins.

Good to see some of the same names still hanging out here.

madmike

itsnotjustme

Maybe BJ will get that not for circulation strike type set up for you. Then you can jump back in.

dbldie55

I am still looking for a place that doesn't look like the want ads.

cosmicdebris

Brian BJ is all set to go on that set. DH is dragging his butt on the weighting but he told me another week or 2 and it should be done.


P.S. What I want to know is why a set some of us have been waiting for over a year and a half to be put up comes after some fantasy matte proof gold set that only a few people in the whole world could ever even think of trying to assemble comes first?

tgilliams

NGC Forums have really picked up. All should take a look. # of posts have increased dramatically thanks to HRH.

BJ

Bill,

I have good news for you. Your Collector Mint Set is high on David's queue. I'm hoping to have it back in my hands by Monday. If that's the case, I'll load it right up.

I know it may seem strange to you that we would prioritize a matte proof gold set, but there is a method to the madness. The Set Registry serves many purposes. It provides a safe haven on the Internet to show off your coins and compete with others who share the same interests. It provides a place for camaraderie. It's a way to track your collection. It adds value to your collection. But is also a place where history can be recorded. David Hall has been working with other numismatists and has been adding comments and price history to some of the greatest collections ever assembled. Eventually, we will have all these great collections viewable and filled with interesting sales records. One collector, who viewed some of the Eliasberg and Price sets we recently enhanced, told us "it took me 5 hours to fall asleep last thursday night after leaving pcgs...that's how exciting those two hours were for me."

Here's an example of what I'm talking about: Louis Eliasberg Proof 20th Century Gold Series

Now, there will be those collectors who could care less about these old-time sets and their history. But there are those who will find this kind of information inspiring and educational. Remember, the Set Registry is designed for all types of collectors from beginner to advanced. It is for the collectors of modern coins and for collectors of classic coins. And what may seem frivolous to one collector will be fascinating to another. I think that is what keeps the Registry interesting.

Please let me know should you have any questions or comments. Thank you.

Steve27

BJ, the number one questions is; if it's not in PCGS plastic then why is it in the Registry? (I.E. does anyone think estimated sets belong in the Registry?)

BJ

Many of these fantastic old-time sets were assembled before the days of certification services, yet their sheer awesomeness deserve recognition in the PCGS Set Registry. For each set we will be adding the definition of "estimated grade" which reads like this:

Estimated grades are used for great collections that were put together and/or sold before PCGS was in existence. The estimated grades are based on auction catalog notes of PCGS founders David Hall, Gordon Wrubel, and John Dannreuther, all of whom attended many of the great auctions held in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s and viewed the actual coins. The estimated grades also are derived from input from the PCGS Advisory Board.

Steve, did you visit the link to the Eliasberg set I posted above? Don't you find that information an enhancement to the Registry?

DAM

BJ,

For what it's worth, I support 100% what PCGS is doing by recognizing these sets. The problem I and others have, is allowing these sets to be in direct competition with todays PCGS graded coins.

With that in mind, are there plans in the works to separate the so called "Phantom Sets" from the PCGS graded sets?

BJ

An interesting concept, DAM. Although, in light of the fact that the grades being assigned to these old-time sets are what these coins would grade with today's standards, don't you think it cool that these collections set a standard of excellence with which to compete?

DAM

I would say yes, if you were to validate each coins grade by using the grade it's been assigned, assuming these coins have been graded by a third party grading service.

The problem with the records you mentioned; The estimated grades are based on auction catalog notes of PCGS founders David Hall, Gordon Wrubel, and John Dannreuther, all of whom attended many of the great auctions held in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s and viewed the actual coins. , is some of the grades will be 30 years old. Standards have changed in 30 years.

As I said, I personally welcome these sets to the Registry. I enjoy viewing historical collections of that calibar. As an example of what I'm talking about, looking through the Eliasberg catalog you can compare the grades given by the catalogers versus what they where given by the grading services after the auction. In some cases the grades were different by as much two grades.

It's a matter of consistancy and fairness. To today's collectors, as well as yesterday's.

cosmicdebris

Bj I can appreciate the history and the amazing collections these guys have put together and it is great of PCGS to post them here.

Please don't take this the wrong way but where I have a problem is a lot of sets that you worked your butt off putting together and putting up on the website are sitting empty while a set me and at least 3 others I know of have been waiting for over a year and a half for is not up yet.

itsnotjustme

ttt

cosmicdebris

I agree Brian let's get that set up there. By the way Dave does know we are waiting for the set to go up. When I talked to him at the Registry lunch the first thing he said to me was I owe you a set don't I?

cosmicdebris

Hello still waiting!