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Everyman and "lowball" set.

What does "everyman" mean?

I know lowball means low grade, but is there a point to have a collection of nothing but low grade coins? Seems rather trivial to me, IMO.

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  • MilkmanDanMilkmanDan Posts: 3,764 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Everyman is classified as coins AU58 and below. Basically nothing mint state.
  • nibannynibanny Posts: 2,761
    It's a registry that "every man" can build since there are no over-AU58 grade allowed in this category.
    Low ball is way lower than this. You can have very nice coins in AU state.
    The member formerly known as Ciccio / Posts: 1453 / Joined: Apr 2009
  • JJMJJM Posts: 8,090 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You can have very nice coins in AU state.

    Indeed image
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  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I don't understand the lowball thing either.image
  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Lowballs are another way to have fun with coins, minus a huge crowd of competition and often very inexpensively.
    When in doubt, don't.
  • mozinmozin Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭
    Everyman sets are fun for not too much money. No MS coins are allowed, now the top end grade is AU58+, not AU58. Problem is, in some series there are practically no AU58s with pluses.

    When I take delivery of my 1911-D Indian Quarter Eagle in PCGS 58 CAC, I will have a 58.00 Everyman set, tied with two other collectors. This set has only 15 coins in it. My set has 9 CAC Green stickers and 2 CAC Gold stickers. Too bad PCGS Registry doesn't give a tiny point or two for the CAC stickers. image
    I collect Capped Bust series by variety in PCGS AU/MS grades.

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