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Shouldnt all pop 1 PCGS coins....

Also get a + by mathematically definition?

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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 35,850 ✭✭✭✭✭
    no


    it is relative to the grade and not the other coins.
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  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,550 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No.

    Pop 1 means it's the only coin certified at a particular grade. It is not an indication of where the coin falls within the range for that grade; i.e., it does not mean it is high end for the grade.
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,838 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Plus 1 means it's very close to the next higher grade which has nothing to do with pops.

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  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Plus 1 means it's very close to the next higher grade which has nothing to do with pops. >>



    Coins aren't "graded on a curve". --Jerry
  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Coins aren't "graded on a curve".

    by my way of thinking they most certainly are and the result is an expected thing that we whip a nasty name on....................gradeflation.

    the more coins of a specific series/date/variety or whatever that a grader or grading company looks at, the more acclimated they become to what that coin is supposed to look like in a specific grade. as more "data" is stored in our brains we naturally have a greater set to compare against when we look at a coin; the same happens with the graders. over time the perception and hence, the grade, changes. i can guarantee that what i thought was an MS65 Morgan Dollar 15 years ago probably wouldn't cut the Mustard at that same grade today simply because i have a better understanding of what an MS65 Morgan Dollar should look like based on everything i've seen in that 15 year period.

    i realize that probably isn't the definition of "curve" where certain grades would be assigned intentionally based on the highest and lowest, but i think it's close.


  • << <i>Plus 1 means it's very close to the next higher grade which has nothing to do with pops. >>


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  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Close enough! And good anology Al.
  • TomBTomB Posts: 22,078 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Also get a + by mathematically definition? >>


    Statements such as this show a fundamental misunderstanding of the grading process.
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  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭


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    << <i>Also get a + by mathematically definition? >>


    Statements such as this show a fundamental misunderstanding of the grading process. >>



    I agree as most pop 1 coins just barely got over the wire, and most of the time are just waiting for the next contestant.
  • GrivGriv Posts: 2,804
    All of my coins are pop 1 coins. image

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