Labels sell coins...that's just the way it is.

MidLifeCrisis

Sellers look for any way to show that their coin is different - special - from all the other ones out there.

Buyers usually believe that what they are getting is special...as long as it says so on the label.

It is what it is.

SUMORADA

[/Sellers look for any way to show that their coin is different - special - from all the other ones out there.

Buyers usually believe that what they are getting is special...as long as it says so on the label.

It is what it is.
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Barndog

Agreed

comma

I don't know about that...
For me "special" is a date, or a color, or something unique about the coin. The coin tells me if it is special or not...the only job of the label is to tell me the coin is real, and had someone more knowledgable than me give it a grade. Period.

Gemineye

The only way that labels sell coins is to differentiate one coin from another.If I cannot educate myself or refuse to understand either the grading aspect or to distinguish what a mint mark on a coin means or to understand a proof from a circulated or what a mint state coin is then what the He$ll am I doing.??
If i'm gonna buy what the plastic is ..then forget it.
Before I buy ..I learn at least what the basics are...JMHO....

TheRegulator

Are we talking stickers or pedigrees???

MidLifeCrisis

<< <i>Are we talking stickers or pedigrees??? >>


Yes.

TheRegulator

Gemineye

<< <i>Labels sell coins...that's just the way it is. >>



How else will you be able to tell the Grade of your coin...?!?!...........

BBN

It's all about marketing. Nothing deceptive, just simple marketing to herds of sheep. If wireless phone, automobile, or potato chip companies can brag about how their product is better, so can coin dealers.

Lehigh96

I am a little confused by this thread, can someone post some examples of what we are talking about.

thisnamztaken

<< <i>I am a little confused by this thread, can someone post some examples of what we are talking about. >>

Justacommeman

Mundus vult decipi

MJ

MidLifeCrisis

<< <i>Mundus vult decipi >>


...ergo decipiatur.

TwoSides2aCoin

I could use a few labels. Would a reasonable facsimile work ?

OPA

<< <i>Mundus vult decipi

MJ >>



What's deceiving about a label, if you know the truth behind it?

Caveat Emptor

ricko

The majority of coin collectors today (and remember, this forum is but a small percentage) depend exclusively on labels and 'other people's opinions'. This provides a huge market and any differentiation between slabs that seems to impart distinction, will attract this type of collector. Whether or not it is real (i.e. first strike) or historical (i.e. provenance), it allows this group to feel they have something special. They enjoy the hobby their way. Cheers, RickO

Lehigh96

<< <i>The majority of coin collectors today (and remember, this forum is but a small percentage) depend exclusively on labels and 'other people's opinions'. This provides a huge market and any differentiation between slabs that seems to impart distinction, will attract this type of collector. Whether or not it is real (i.e. first strike) or historical (i.e. provenance), it allows this group to feel they have something special. They enjoy the hobby their way. Cheers, RickO >>



And others depend upon something else to impart distinction from the blast white widgets. That is the primary appeal of a toned coin. I'm just saying!

notwilight

Coins with good eye appeal sell quickly. The slab has become part of the eye appeal. An appealing label is a good thing. --Jerry

bidask

<< <i>Coins with good eye appeal sell quickly. The slab has become part of the eye appeal. An appealing label is a good thing. --Jerry >>

I like that comment!

jzbrown

Well here is a label I have never seen. Since the coin is a 1976 I guess the slab was much later. Anyone know when and why they did this? And is this one of those "moon money" special labels I have heard people talk about? Or do I need to wait another century or so