Registry Set Excellence

keoj

With the new addition of populations on the Registry sets, one can now easily see where collections are relative to "condition census" coins. Okay, take a look at the Legend collection under circulation strike Trade dollars and look at the significance of what this collection has accomplished:

1) In all dates, no finer PCGS coins exist.
2) For 13 dates out of 18 dates total, population 1 with no finer.
3) For the remainder of the dates (except 1) the population in the grade is less that 10 (typically 2 or 3)
4) I know from the pop reports that several of these are better by 1-2 grades than the next nearest coin.

Anyone know of any current or all-time bext collections that set themselves apart this far above the crowd? This is truely an numismatic accomplishment.

keoj

jmp81

Thanks for pointing out this collecton. I am in AWE! They are also beautiful coins. I wish more collections had pictures so that you could really see why the collection is exceptional.

CarlWohlforth

Truly remarkable.

At first it looked like there were only 17 PCGS slabbed proof Jeffersons that could upgrade my early proof Jeff set. Then I realized when it says "pop higher" that doesn't inlcude upgrades from Cam to DCAM. And my top coins have pops of 3 or 4 rather than 1. And it is likely to stay like that as I focus on type coins.

I think there are several sets that are hard to improve (proof franklins, HD's type sets, ...) I haven't noticed any that come close to those trade dolars though!

Keyrock

amazing

sonofagunk

and according to the top, the legends set does not have the best possible set?

keithdagen

gunk,

My bet is that when the set was weighted, the Finest Possible score wasn't updated. What an amazing set of dollars.

Keith

tradedollarnut

Thanks everyone! I truly was a pleasure putting this set together.

I, too wish more sets had pictures up - I sure love looking at great coins!

boiler78

Tradedollarnut- I think it is time PCGS crossed your 1885. They have already recognized it as the finest known in another services proof 66 holder. Maybe you could post a scan of the coin and then we could start a petition among the rank and file members. You would get my vote. That coin is among my top 5 favorite coins of all time.

tradedollarnut

It's amazing to me that they would cross the 1913 Liberty Head nickel for one of their business partners but won't cross the 1885 Trade Dollar! There's no way that nickel was a 66 - I flew to Salt Lake City and seriously considered buying it until I viewed the coin. I was so put off by the appearance that we scaled our top bid wayyyyy back.

Of course, if I'd have bought it there's no way it would have crossed.