Do problems coins have more numismatic value today than 10 years ago?

I'm interested in your thoughts regarding trends for "problem" coins...
I've been out of the loop for a while - less active - and have recently become more active again. I have noticed that compared to about 8-10 years ago there seem to be significantly more problem coins for sale and auction than I ever remember. There are myriad of PCGS, NGC, ANACS problem slabs everywhere I look. What's interesting is the prices being quoted / sought appear to only be fractions less than non-problem coins, as opposed to significantly less.
Are dealers simply stabbing their problem coins as genuine (versus selling raw) so same amount of problem coins but now they are in plastic?
Do problem coins now have more numismatic value than before?
In any event, from my vantage point, I am scratching my head a bit when I see what problem coins in slabs are selling for (and might be artificially pushing up prices of non-problem coins) so I'm interested in your thoughts?
Thanks.
/mdg
I've been out of the loop for a while - less active - and have recently become more active again. I have noticed that compared to about 8-10 years ago there seem to be significantly more problem coins for sale and auction than I ever remember. There are myriad of PCGS, NGC, ANACS problem slabs everywhere I look. What's interesting is the prices being quoted / sought appear to only be fractions less than non-problem coins, as opposed to significantly less.
Are dealers simply stabbing their problem coins as genuine (versus selling raw) so same amount of problem coins but now they are in plastic?
Do problem coins now have more numismatic value than before?
In any event, from my vantage point, I am scratching my head a bit when I see what problem coins in slabs are selling for (and might be artificially pushing up prices of non-problem coins) so I'm interested in your thoughts?
Thanks.
/mdg
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SeaEagleCoins: 11/14/54-4/5/12. Miss you Larry!
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
I loved the coins and none was badly compromised, but when gold recovered
to 1420 I sold them all around 8 weeks ago.
Several were no motto $10 and $20 Libs, one was a $3 and one was
a better date $5 Lib. I was surprised at the strong bids.
Sold them on Craigslist. No fees helped.
Second with the price of problem free, very scarce coins go up all the time, these problem coin alternatives become more attractive to collectors. It is just a matter of budgets and economics