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PCGS Grading Class at Long Beach

homerunhallhomerunhall Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭
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New experiment...hope you like it.

At the Long Beach, Saturday, Feb 9, we will be presenting the first PCGS Grading Class. We call it Grading 101 and we'll concentrate on mint state and circulated coins. Class is 10:00 to approximately 3:00 and includes a grading test. Also includes lunch with instructors. And the instructors are Ron Guth, Mike Sherman, and David Hall.

If it works, we'll do Grading 102 and 103 later this year. We're charging a little to keep out the non-serious riff-raft. It's $199 for the public, $149 for Gold, Platinum, and Diamond Collectors Club members.

We're limiting it to 20 people and it's already over half full.

If you'll be at Long Beach and want to get some grading instruction from the pros, email PCGS Customer Service at info@pcgs.com

hrh

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  • WaterSportWaterSport Posts: 6,918 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Already told them to put my name on the list!

    WS
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  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 14,011 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've wanted to do this for years when I lived in SoCal.
    Now that I'm in Idaho I just can't make it work. image
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  • OnedollarnohollarOnedollarnohollar Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭✭
    Wish it was on Thursday. Working on that Saturday image .... this is such a great opportunity and a fantastic idea to share skills that most of us are lacking. Maybe the next Long Beach show image
  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,710 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow - what a great opportunity!
    Wished I was going out there.
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  • AhrensdadAhrensdad Posts: 2,583 ✭✭✭
    Wish I was going. This sounds really cool!
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  • nagsnags Posts: 821 ✭✭✭✭
    Thanks for putting this together I think it's a great idea and would love to attend. Doesn't fit my scheudle so I'll have to hope for a round two.
  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,608 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It hurts to read this and know I can't make it. (granddaughter's 5th b/day) Thanks for offering. Opportunities like this are few and far between, methinks.

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  • hof1998hof1998 Posts: 21 ✭
    Any info as to what coins will be covered? I would assume Morgans, and then ??? Thanks.
  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,661 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hope to see it offered at the next FUN (much closer to home).

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  • ColonelJessupColonelJessup Posts: 6,442 ✭✭✭✭✭
    image Everyone wins on this oneimage
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  • jerseycat101jerseycat101 Posts: 1,360 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice. Hopefully this will be eventually offered at all of the national shows (e.g. Philly! image )
  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>image Everyone wins on this oneimage >>



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  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    How about producing a DVD of the class?
    LCoopie = Les
  • originalisbestoriginalisbest Posts: 5,971 ✭✭✭✭
    That would be a very cool thing to attend, were I in Long Beach. Kudos to PCGS on this great idea! image
  • SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,109 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This is a great idea!

    I'm in Vegas that weekend watching the grandkids compete but the next time you offer 101 I'd certainly plan for it hrh.

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  • ranshdowranshdow Posts: 1,442 ✭✭✭✭
    Cool enough of an offer to convince me to fly down for the day, or perhaps an overnight.

    Kudos, PCGS.
  • homerunhallhomerunhall Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭
    Think about lunch with me for only $199.

    Hey lunch with Warren Buffett...once a year auction...is only $3.4 million. I'm no Buffett, but isn't $199 cheap?

    The Warren Buffett lunch charity auction started many years ago and the first one was probably a bargain for only $25,000. Free admission to any PCGS grading class for whoever can name the first winning bidder at $25,000 in the Warren Buffett lunch auction.

    hrh
  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,893 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ted Weschler?
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  • valente151valente151 Posts: 1,070 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Think about lunch with me for only $199.

    Hey lunch with Warren Buffett...once a year auction...is only $3.4 million. I'm no Buffett, but isn't $199 cheap?

    The Warren Buffett lunch charity auction started many years ago and the first one was probably a bargain for only $25,000. Free admission to any PCGS grading class for whoever can name the first winning bidder at $25,000 in the Warren Buffett lunch auction.

    hrh >>



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  • CoinCastCoinCast Posts: 510 ✭✭✭
    Pete Budlong, I guess I am a little late...

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  • leothelyonleothelyon Posts: 8,489 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The more qualities observed in a coin, the more desirable that coin becomes!

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  • orevilleoreville Posts: 12,146 ✭✭✭✭✭
    homerunhall,

    Great idea.

    Maybe in the future you could also conduct a mini version of this grading class for one hour and only throw in milk and cookies?

    As you know, we are so pressed for time at these shows that it is difficult for you as well as us to break away from the bourse floor?

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  • crypto79crypto79 Posts: 8,623 ✭
    I would pay that but with little kids my wife won't sign my permission slip to the west coast image
  • pruebaspruebas Posts: 4,651 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Is the class still open?
  • tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭
    How do I sign up? I'd love to attend.
    Tom

  • TWQGTWQG Posts: 3,145 ✭✭


    << <i>How do I sign up? I'd love to attend. >>





    << <i>If you'll be at Long Beach and want to get some grading instruction from the pros, email PCGS Customer Service at info@pcgs.com >>


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  • tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭
    Thank you!
    Tom

  • 3keepSECRETif2rDEAD3keepSECRETif2rDEAD Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Free admission to any PCGS grading class for whoever can name the first winning bidder at $25,000 in the Warren Buffett lunch auction. hrh >>



    2000: Anonymous $25,000 winning bid
    2001: Anonymous $18,000 winning bid
    2002: Anonymous $25,000 winning bid
    2003: David Einhorn $250,100 winning bid
    2004: Jason Choo $202,100 winning bid
    2005: Anonymous $351,100 winning bid
    2006: Yongping Duan $620,100 winning bid
    2007: Mohnish Pabrai, Guy Spier, Harina Kapoor $650,100 winning bid
    2008: Zhao Danyang $2,110,100 winning bid
    2009: Salida Capital $1,680,300 winning bid
    2010: Ted Weschler​ $2,626,311 winning bid
    2011: Ted Weschler​ $2,626,411 winning bid
    2012: Anonymous $3,456,789 winning bid

    ...I Tried for almost 2 hours to dig up the first winners name as I REALLY WANT TO TAKE YOUR COURSE! I live in San Diego, and I am also a PCGS member (for 2 years now).

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