Would coin collecting be as fun as it is if coin grading was not subjective...........

SanctionII

...........and instead was objective (like math, 1 + 1 = 2).

I think a lot of the fun would be taken out of the hobby if this subjectivity were removed. Doing so would eliminate (or at least reduce) the part that emotion plays in the hobby.

However, even if subjectivity in grading was eliminated and replaced with an objective system, I can still envision the same reality ("when I sell a coin it is PQ for the grade and when I buy the same coin it is low end for the grade").

Thoughts please.

kranky

It would be more fun for me if grading could be scientific and the guesswork was removed.

cladking

<< <i>It would be more fun for me if grading could be scientific and the guesswork was removed. >>



I agree. And most of the subjectivity can be removed even though beauty will always be in the eye of the beholder.

Russ

It would be less fun for me. I enjoy finding the blown grades.

Russ, NCNE

rays

To answer your question, no. Consider how fun one's stocks and bonds are.

TorinoCobra71

<< <i>It would be less fun for me. I enjoy finding the blown grades.

Russ, NCNE >>



This is a TRUE FERENGI. Always looking for the PROFIT angle.........

TorinoCobra71

Gemineye

<< <i>It would be more fun for me if grading could be scientific and the guesswork was removed. >>



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CharlieB

<< <i>It would be more fun for me if grading could be scientific and the guesswork was removed. >>



That's the way I feel because my time could be better spent studying more about coins in general
instead of wasting a lot of time trying to decide if the certified coin is near the low end or the high
end of the assigned grade, or if it is even that grade on the holder. Also I wish there was a crystal
ball at each dealer's table and it determined the exact price you should pay and what a dealer
should pay for your coin. All you do is ask the ball the question. In other words, simplified for you
just like the stock market works. That's why I like the stock market so much, unlike coins and real
estate there is no question about pricing, it's cut and dry.

ChangeInHistory

It would take away SOME of the fun, but I like what CharlieB brought up. I'd like to spend more time learning about the history and the coins themselves than talking myself into or out of a potential good purchase.

tmot99

It would not change me in the least. I collect what I like. Take my elongated set. I certainly don't think I can get it graded. It is challenging. It is unique, they are rare. Its fun.

OKbustchaser

I personally feel like it would be much more fun if grading disappeared from the scene totally...subjective or otherwise.

fivecents

NO!!!!!!! Because it would be the end of cherrypicking.

ziggy29

It would take away some "fun" and some opportunity, but it would also take away some uncertainty. It would be different, but whether the experience would be better or worse on net, I can't say.

Myqqy

I think it would take away some of the stress that one can encounter in numismatics....

rainbowroosie

"It would be less fun for me. I enjoy finding the blown grades."

Could not agree more!!!

slumlord98

It is absolutely irrelevant to my enjoyment of coins.