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Who is the dealer who uses "+" signs in his ads? Will he need to take a new approach?

LongacreLongacre Posts: 16,717 ✭✭✭
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I don't have my issue of Coin World hand with me, as I enjoy a rather tasty blueberry muffin for breakfast. I know that there is a coin dealer who uses "+" signs in his advertising each week. For example, he might describe a coin as "MS65, W, +, +, +" or something similar. Now that PCGS owns the arithmetic "+" sign, will it cause confusion among this dealer's clients as to whether a coin is a "+", or whether it is really a "+"?
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  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,799 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I don't have my issue of Coin World hand with me, as I enjoy a rather tasty blueberry muffin for breakfast. I know that there is a coin dealer who uses "+" signs in his advertising each week. For example, he might describe a coin as "MS65, W, +, +, +" or something similar. Now that PCGS owns the arithmetic "+" sign, will it cause confusion among this dealer's clients as to whether a coin is a "+", or whether it is really a "+"? >>


    I am not going to lose sleep over that one!

    I am looking forward to seeing some Secure Plus coins in the marketplace. image
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  • ColonialCoinUnionColonialCoinUnion Posts: 10,087 ✭✭✭
    Can you trademark the + sign?

    If so, I am going to go ahead and do the semi-colon and the umlaut first thing in the AM.
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  • CoinosaurusCoinosaurus Posts: 9,644 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yeah, I've seen that plus sign too.

    Dealers probably have a legal right to use it any way they want, but the fact is, it they will now confuse their customers unless it is referring to Secure+ situation.
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  • mrpotatoheaddmrpotatoheadd Posts: 7,576 ✭✭✭


    << <i> Now that PCGS owns the arithmetic "+" sign, will it cause confusion among this dealer's clients as to whether a coin is a "+", or whether it is really a "+"? >>

    Why can't it be both?
  • bidaskbidask Posts: 14,028 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think your speaking of Gus Giso....everything he own is PQ according to his ads.
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  • LongacreLongacre Posts: 16,717 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Can you trademark the + sign?

    If so, I am going to go ahead and do the semi-colon and the umlaut first thing in the AM. >>




    image

    OK. I got my laugh for the day.
    Always took candy from strangers
    Didn't wanna get me no trade
    Never want to be like papa
    Working for the boss every night and day
    --"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,893 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Can you trademark the + sign?

    If so, I am going to go ahead and do the semi-colon and the umlaut first thing in the AM. >>

    I know that's tongue-in-cheek. But I remember back in the late '70's a high tech company, Zilog (who manufactured microprocessor CPU's, notably the famous Z80 used in TRS80's, Osborne, Sinclair, Commodore, et al), tried to trademark the letter Z. Can you imagine asking for one of 26 letters? No, they didn't succeed.
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  • SeaEagleCoinsSeaEagleCoins Posts: 3,262 ✭
    I have been using the + sign on some (a small %) of my 2x2's for a number of years now... always to signify "strong for the grade"... perhaps a PCGS spy saw my cases at a show image

    I will continue to do so for as long as I am in business... image (and after working thru some things today, I think that will be for quite a while, thank you)

    Re: Slabbed coins - There are some coins that LIVE within clear plastic and wear their labels with pride... while there are others that HIDE behind scratched plastic and are simply dragged along by a label. Then there are those coins that simply hang out, naked and free image
  • BaronVonBaughBaronVonBaugh Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I have been using the + sign on some (a small %) of my 2x2's for a number of years now... always to signify "strong for the grade"... perhaps a PCGS spy saw my cases at a show image

    I will continue to do so for as long as I am in business... image (and after working thru some things today, I think that will be for quite a while, thank you) >>




    Glad to hear it!
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  • ziggy29ziggy29 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I know that there is a coin dealer who uses "+" signs in his advertising each week. For example, he might describe a coin as "MS65, W, +, +, +" or something similar. Now that PCGS owns the arithmetic "+" sign, will it cause confusion among this dealer's clients as to whether a coin is a "+", or whether it is really a "+"? >>

    He was doing it first. No need to change it unless it's describing PCGS coins.

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