Ponterio's Chicago auction is up...

MrEureka

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1960NYGiants

How accurate, in your opinion, is their grading? Their pix are not very good.

MrEureka

How accurate, in your opinion, is their grading?

They tend to be conservative. However, as with any other auction, the sight-unseen bidders will tend to end up with the overgraded coins.

TwoKopeiki

There are a few pieces that I wouldn't mind adding to my colonial collection, but they have some very steep expectation on some of them. Also, I'm a little upset by lack of War of Independence material.

Well, back to my cave....

wildjag

<< <i> Their pix are not very good. >>



The above is why I plan on being at the show and holding the coins I want in my hand and looking them over before I bid on them

CIVITAS

I just got my catalogue today.

I think there are going to be some real surprises in this sale.

danglen

Back when I was just getting into coins, I stopped by Pontero's table at one of the ANA Shows. I had some NGS slabbed material I wanted to sell and Pontero took a half glance at them before going on a tirade against me, TPGs and basically calling me a moron for having the gaul to even approach his booth. I decided then and there that if Pontero was the last coin dealer on Earth, I would find another line of work before dealing with him. Since then I have had some coins I KNOW he would have liked to handle, but I'm thankful there are several alternative world coin dealers I can deal with. Sorry to have to vent, but everytime I see his name it makes my blood boil