Why dont Modern coins, or modern proofs ever get a fair shake?

psxchelly

What i mean is this.... Spending 3 grand on a nice Morgan dollar doesnt mean that coin is any better then someone who spends 200.00 on really nice Ike proof. It only means that the Morgan dollar costs more.

Looking at the awards that were given (not the certificates), just about all the awards were to people who spent tons of cash on pre 1964, and a bunch more pre 1900 coin sets.

Why isnt attention given to modern coins? Is it that PCGS only wants to acknowledge people who spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on high graded PCGS early coins to boost its own company profile?

I am not sure really. Its just a thought.

michelle

PS. Before you start flaming me, I enjoy modern coins over early coins. Something about the pretty shine. No i am not bitter about awards or anything. I have a few completed top 5 sets and i am happy with them.

291fifth

Why have you allowed yourself to be drawn into the registry set trap? Collect what you want. Like what you want. Forget about what PCGS seems to like. I personally don't like Morgans or Ikes but that doesn't mean you can't like either or both. Why should you care what I like?

cladking

One would think the grading companies would want to encourage modern collecting
since there are so very many more moderns which can still be graded and since they
are cheaper people can buy a lot more slabs.

Please don't flame me, I meant this literally, and I really like moderns from most stand-
points.

mdwoods

Moderns are appreciated by PCGS, I assure you. They slab tons every year. The Registry has plenty of Modern categories. I love modern coins. Many MS68 examples can be had for low prices. To me that is cool.

coincollector1989

Modern collector here. MDW is correct if it wasn't for moderns the grading companies would suffer a loss, but on the bright side if that happened your current submissions would be completed in a timely manner. Happy collecting.