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With collectors seeking PO-01 coins and MS-70 coins has anyone endeavored to collect coins graded on

SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 12,193 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Perfect 70 slabs and conversely perfect 01 slabs representing opposite ends of the Sheldon scale. Has anyone tried to collect series (i.e. Buffalo Nickels) were every coin in the series is slabbed a 35 grade?

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  • TorinoCobra71TorinoCobra71 Posts: 8,052 ✭✭✭
    image Not Me I ALWAYS try to get XF-40 and better myself......

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,285 ✭✭✭✭✭
    never heard of anyone collecting only 35's but a lot of gold coin collectors build AU58 collections because of the value of coins in this grade.




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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,661 ✭✭✭✭✭
    People seek PO-1 coins for the novelty factor, and 70 coins for the perfection factor (and, as mentioned, 58 coins for the value factor)

    I would think that certain series would lend themselves more to a mid-grade collection than others..

    a matched set of VF draped and large sized capped quarters or dimes would be a sight to behold.

    a set of VF peace dollars or Washington quarters would be kind of neat but also kind of yawn

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  • MrHalfDimeMrHalfDime Posts: 3,440 ✭✭✭✭
    I don't know about PO-1 or MS-70 grades, but I have always sought AU-58 grade half dimes in the Capped Bust and Liberty Seated series. To be sure, many Liberty Seated half dimes (and even Capped Bust) are not too expensive in the MS grades, but I collect by die marriage, and like uniformity in grade and appearance, so the AU-58 grade works well for me.

    For the early half dimes, however (Flowing Hair and Draped Bust) I have attempted to locate all of them in a uniform VF grade. This was purely an economic necessity.
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  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭
    I give a little more leeway, but I'm currently assembling a set of VF to EF coins. They're raw, so I don't need matching numerical grades (as would show on a slab).
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  • CoinosaurusCoinosaurus Posts: 9,631 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Perhaps PCGS should add a "maximum" grade to their forms. Ie, "cross this coin, but only if it is no more than 35" image
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  • InYHWHWeTrustInYHWHWeTrust Posts: 1,448 ✭✭✭
    USCG Craig is attempting PCGS Barber halves in exclusively XF45. (see the Registry). Personally, VF35 is my favorite grade for silver coins and would love to assemble any set of US silver (pre1916) in original, 2toned, VF35. Almost started a thread on this a while back, why is VF35 the ideal collector grade!

    Don
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  • michaelmichael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭
    With collectors seeking PO-01 coins and MS-70 coins

    $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

    as the slab is 99% of the value
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    Barber Half collectors will often collect VF 30, 35 and XF grades.

    We try to match the color and overall appearence of the set.
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