How much is a disgusting example of a rare coin worth?

RYK

The answer lies here, inside another entertaining and informative CRO Road Report. Enjoy.

If you do not care to read the report and just want to know the answer to the question in the title, it is $6900.

Apologies to fc for the possible misuse of the word "rare". In my defense, there are thirty graded total at PCGS, distributed among the six major varieties.

lasvegasteddy

i think of those ag/g 16-d mercury dimes compared to the same money that buys a 36' proof mercury dime when i read your title....yup....no lie...ugly coins is ugly coins...money can be spent better

JZrarities

My hat is always off to the CRO Road Report.

Dang,, I love reading that thing....

Longacre

Will the numismatic unwashed call for RYK's head the same way they wanted Longacre's on a pike when L referenced a dealer's website last week?

Tvac897

good report..gave me some insight into the value of having clean coins

RYK

<< <i>Will the numismatic unwashed call for RYK's head the same way they wanted Longacre's on a pike when L referenced a dealer's website last week? >>



There are two major differences:

1. I did not make mention of any sale of coins, just an informative and entertaining article.

2. I hardly ever refer to fellow forumites as "the numismatic unwashed" (in public, anyway ).

sumnom

The numismatic unwashed would be NT, right? Isn't that a good thing?

BlindedByEgo

<< <i>Will the numismatic unwashed call for RYK's head the same way they wanted Longacre's on a pike when L referenced a dealer's website last week? >>



No, we think that RYK is funny and informative.

SeattleSlammer

I can't wait to drool on CRO's inventory in-person on Thursday.

PrivateCoinCollector

You guys wait here, I'll go start scrubbing.

fc

<< <i>The answer lies here, inside another entertaining and informative CRO Road Report. Enjoy.

If you do not care to read the report and just want to know the answer to the question in the title, it is $6900.

Apologies to fc for the possible misuse of the word "rare". In my defense, there are thirty graded total at PCGS, distributed among the six major varieties. >>



heh. 30 at pcgs, 40 at ngc, lets say 30 more in other various holders,
god knows how many more raw in old timers collections that disdain
plastic.. and well it is no longer rare ;-)

i was hoping for a picture but i guess not seeing i am too lazy to look
it up online via the lot #.

RYK

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<< <i>The answer lies here, inside another entertaining and informative CRO Road Report. Enjoy.

If you do not care to read the report and just want to know the answer to the question in the title, it is $6900.

Apologies to fc for the possible misuse of the word "rare". In my defense, there are thirty graded total at PCGS, distributed among the six major varieties. >>



heh. 30 at pcgs, 40 at ngc, lets say 30 more in other various holders,
god knows how many more raw in old timers collections that disdain
plastic.. and well it is no longer rare ;-)

i was hoping for a picture but i guess not seeing i am too lazy to look
it up online via the lot #. >>



Actually, there is only one example at NGC. PCGS dominates the colonial coin grading market. I would not be concerned about the other grading cos having a lot of examples, either, but who knows how many raw ones are out there?

Here's your link.

fc

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<< <i>The answer lies here, inside another entertaining and informative CRO Road Report. Enjoy.

If you do not care to read the report and just want to know the answer to the question in the title, it is $6900.

Apologies to fc for the possible misuse of the word "rare". In my defense, there are thirty graded total at PCGS, distributed among the six major varieties. >>



heh. 30 at pcgs, 40 at ngc, lets say 30 more in other various holders,
god knows how many more raw in old timers collections that disdain
plastic.. and well it is no longer rare ;-)

i was hoping for a picture but i guess not seeing i am too lazy to look
it up online via the lot #. >>



Actually, there is only one example at NGC. PCGS dominates the colonial coin grading market. I would not be concerned about the other grading cos having a lot of examples, either, but who knows how many raw ones are out there?

Here's your link. >>



thanks for the link! you know my first reaction to the coin was not ugly
at all! looks like a very old coin and adds to the appeal to me. understand
that i know crap about these coins, but i thought it was neat looking.

i was joking about the pops thing.. but i feel you know what i meant!

TwoSides2aCoin

Fortunately, we value ingenuity at CRO, and I lifted a bulb from a box I found on a corner table, jury-rigged a mount from spare parts, got the thing up and running like some kind of numismatic McGivor and felt extremely proud of myself in the process.

GFourDriver

I feel like I need to take a shower but beauty is in the thickness of the beholders wallet.

ColonialCoinUnion

<< <i>you know my first reaction to the coin was not ugly at all! looks like a very old coin and adds to the appeal to me. understand
that i know crap about these coins, but i thought it was neat looking. >>



Variety: it is the very spice of life.

RYK

Updated earlier today.

I especially enjoyed the Wnuck gag.

dbldie55

I would much rather have a "disgusting" example of a coin like a 1796 Half Cent, 1901-S Quarter, 1893-S Morgan .... than a PR/MS 70 modern. There is really no comparison between the two.

IGWT

<< <i>Updated earlier today.

I especially enjoyed the Wnuck gag. >>


You must have been hitting the refresh button every few seconds. I checked a short while ago, and Day III hadn't yet been posted. Funny joke on Dave . . . I wonder who was calling the Superior auction?

guitarwes

Crazy crazy stuff. Some people are nuts.

I particulary like this one:

"Lot #3908, the 1937 3-Legged Buffalo in MS63 PCGS, sold for a not-unexpected $4,025. What was more interesting to us is that the previous lot, another 1937 3-Legged Buffalo in another PCGS MS63 holder, sold for $18,400. And while the respective prices were vastly different, the difference in quality of the two coins might have been even more so. So put that in your price guide and smoke it (but not in my hotel room, since they told me at check-in that there would be a $300 fine assessed if I smoked in the room)."

Longacre

<< <i>Updated earlier today.

I especially enjoyed the Wnuck gag. >>




Those coin dealers are too much. You should see what the lawyers do when they get together for a convention. I am sure the AMA convention is full of gags and assorted tomfoolery, too.

RYK

Note to self: Make sure to mention to JA some of the perils of using the in-room hotel coffee machines.