Do Moderns look out of place at coin shows?

relayer

At larger shows you get to see many very nice coins in dealers cases.

But then you come to case full of modern slabs they seem to look rather lame. Like stacks of ICG statehood quarters and Kennedy's, and even NGC and PCGS modern slabs. Just common stuff you see on eBay all the time that is readily available.

Even a covetted PCGS PR70DCAM modern would sell for more on eBay I think.

Do you think it is a waste to load cases with modern slabs at shows?

Russ

<< <i>Do you think it is a waste to load cases with modern slabs at shows? >>



With graded moderns, yes. But dealers should make sure to load their cases with unsearched 1964 to 1970 proof and mint sets.

Russ, NCNE

DHeath

Interesting moderns would be nice, boring ones wouldn't. For me, it's sort of like seeing 50 raw common Morgans, or 200 low grade MS Washingtons. I always see plenty of them at every show. Pack the case with PQ stuff priced a little below market, a few toners, some SMS Cams, some 50's mint set toners, some MS Ikes, some Lincoln cameos, etc., and I wouldn't find it too boring and certainly not out of place. They seem to fit in the auctions.

FC57Coins

I think Mr. Heath put it well as usual - throw a bunch of lame common stuff in a case, whether it's classic or modern, and it remains a lame common stuff. Put in some nice toned material, some really well struck pieces, unusual stuff, and you have the makings of a case people will look at.

BillJones

Modern coins are not out of place at major coin shows, but most dealers don't bring them because of their mostly low market values. When you are traveling to a coin show and have only limited space, you have got to get "bang for the buck" and "bang for the weight" for the weight that you have to carry. A lot of modern coins don't sell for that much and to you have carry a lot of them to boost your sales.

coinguy89

I think most of them make the dealer look alittle cheap, most of the time you aren't gonna get a nice big amount of money. However, you could just want to get rid of them. Im not sure how dealers think.

orie

Do you think it is a waste to load cases with modern slabs at shows?
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Not if the dealer is making money.

roadrunner

It's starting to get to the point where classics look out of place at a coin show!

roadrunner

nwcs

Quality coins are quality coins and are never out of place.

kranky

I don't think they look out of place, but I don't care for moderm commems in 69 slabs. It's getting hard to find modern commems in original packaging, and most of them are 69's anyway. Like most recent proofs, they don't need slabs. They are almost always high grade, and a 69 is so commonplace I don't see how they could command any premium anyway. Leave them in the original packaging!

I'm sure what Bill Jones mentioned is a big factor - space.

BillJones

There is one dealer at the Baltimore show that has a lot of modern commemorative coins in their original holders. There are a few others who have them on a hit and miss basis. But I'm with you. As soon as the modern commemorative coins are put into slabs, they lose whatever character they had, and they are of no interest to me.

Of late I've been buying the double sets in the cherrywood boxes, when I can purchase them in nice condition for around "bid." To me they are kind of like "poor man's Pan-Pac sets."

Coinerww

IMO, coins (any variety) should be at a coin show. commemorative, classic, bullion, sets, rolls, slabbed. everything

mercurynut

I usually bypas the moderns at shows becuase its not what I am looking for but I don't think it makes their table look cheap.

MacCoin

I like seeing some moderns I ain't talking common junk but nice high grade low mintage moderns coins. the shows I attend have a little of everything and I like it like that because I collect a little of everything.