Dating slabs - good idea?
dan1ecu
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Would there be any benefit to putting dates on slabs (i.e., the year that the coin was slabbed)?
I think it might complicate things. For example, a "2003 MS 65 1921 S1$" might be worth more or less than a "2004 MS65 1921 S1$" if the grading is perceived as tighter during one of those years. It would add a new dimension to pricing coins in slabs.
What do you think about the idea of dating slabs?
Dan
I think it might complicate things. For example, a "2003 MS 65 1921 S1$" might be worth more or less than a "2004 MS65 1921 S1$" if the grading is perceived as tighter during one of those years. It would add a new dimension to pricing coins in slabs.
What do you think about the idea of dating slabs?
Dan
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hey dan
i much prefer dating women, but every once in a while i'll take a coin along just for, well, the fun of it. i'm really gonna mix things up in July when i take my, uh, girlfriend to Baltimore. she's the one that looked at the photo of a certain woman in a plastic holder and asked what was up with the pimple on her chin!! women, ya know!! they are so jealous. so far i haven't been given any ultimatums, such as her or me but you can't have us both. geez.
al h.
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but for me
in the end when all is said and done
it is the coin and nothing else
weather it be an old slab
a brand new slab
a coin that has been resubmitted 50 times
or a coin everyone knows just got upgraded the most of any coin ever submitted in coindum
all that really matters is the coin
and if you cant do ALL the above that is OKIE you spends your money and takes your chances
JUST LET THE BUYER BEWARE
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
look at the coin yourself in the holder
make sure you know and understand what you are looking at
know exactly what this coin is worth today for cash out of the holder
say to yourself is the money better folded in my pocket or this coin?
buy coins only for fun as a hobby
with discretionary funds money you can afford to lose
then after all this make your decision i hope you make all the right ones!!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
then i thinks you will do very well in coins
and at the very least barring any extraordinary unpredictabe circumstances in this crazy world you should at the very least get your money back
i have no doubt there are some exceptions to the rules as per the above where coin sellers can sell coins and make huge profits in a short period of time but most of that is with the coin sellers selling to coin buyers
with limited experience in the market
lots of money to spend
and huge expectations and other passions that cloud their minds as such with visions of sugar plums from many coin sellers
such is the co(i)n game
sincerely michael
quite a bit of wisdom in that post, especially the part that you bracketed with all the ++++++'s. one thing that is rather interesting to me about this hobby is that if i pay attention to what i'm doing, if/when i sell what i've enjoyed as a hobby, i'll get a respectable percentage back, maybe even on the +++++ side of 100. with most hobbies i've indulged in, the money spent is gone for good and the memories are all that remain. we get that here, too.
thanks for a well structured post.
al h.
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It should be dated.
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.........and have you ever gone on a blind date?? talk about a sight-unseen nightmare. it's always best to at least have a picture.
al h.
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