Here is the 1819 B3 now cracked out from ANACS, and two more 1820 crackouts, B2 and B3, that I did this morning, one PCGS and one NGC. Also shown is a neat storecard that arrived with one of the slabs
It's true that this collection would look great in the registry. The problem is that most bust quarter fans collect by variety, and PCGS insists that their attribution be on the holder to be included in the registry set by variety. Because most quarters are not attributed when graded, Baley would have to get ALL his coins regraded and attributed. For most people, the cost of doing this is prohibitive. PCGS is losing out on a lot of registry competition among early US collectors this way. It's too bad. On the other hand, if they were to attribute the early quarters as part of their grading service, that would do away with most cherry picking opportunities!
I think the best of all worlds from a collectors point of view would be the ability to self-declare varieties in the registry. This could then be policed by the community. Unfortunately it would do away with the need to pay extra to get the varieties on the holders, which doesn't make sense from PCGSs' point of view.
This standoff is why there are so few sets by variety for early US coins in the registry.
<< <i>>>>I view slabbed coins the same way I view walnuts and oysters: the good stuff is inside, once you work to get the shell open <<<
ARGH!!! This set would look sooooooooo great in the PCGS Registry! >>
Thanks! I think it would, too, but scuba is absolutely right.
I know what the coins grade, I know what variety they are, I have safe, compact storage for them, and I can view them NOT through plastic.
What exactly would I gain by sending them in and paying $50 per coin? I know what I'd lose.. the money, the SDB space, and the ability to handle the coins at will and easily see and photograph them.
As scuba says, this might change if the variety attribution fee was more reasonable, (particularly since I could do the work for them, and all they'd have to do is verify the variety)
PS I intend to keep these coins for many more years, have no interest in participating in the registry at this time and level of expense (i.e. opinions that cost ~20% of the value of the coins themselves, for information that I already have)
Also, some of the rarer ones would come back "genuine" and what good would that do me in the registry?
<< <i>It's true that this collection would look great in the registry. The problem is that most bust quarter fans collect by variety, and PCGS insists that their attribution be on the holder to be included in the registry set by variety. Because most quarters are not attributed when graded, Baley would have to get ALL his coins regraded and attributed. For most people, the cost of doing this is prohibitive. PCGS is losing out on a lot of registry competition among early US collectors this way. It's too bad. On the other hand, if they were to attribute the early quarters as part of their grading service, that would do away with most cherry picking opportunities!
I think the best of all worlds from a collectors point of view would be the ability to self-declare varieties in the registry. This could then be policed by the community. Unfortunately it would do away with the need to pay extra to get the varieties on the holders, which doesn't make sense from PCGSs' point of view.
This standoff is why there are so few sets by variety for early US coins in the registry. >>
A lot of great points. I would like to see the ability to "self-declare" at least in the complete variety sets. It's not too big a deal to attribute, say an 1825 B-1, since they are usually quite valuable and the attribution is worth the cost, but there are only a few dozen varieties that can boast such a situation. Most of the varieties aren't going to get an attribution, there's just no value there.
BTW, I just sent in my 1825 B-1 for attribution. It's a low grade coin, but I was able to pick it off ebay so the price was very reasonable! Needless to say it will show up in my Browning Varieties Set.
Holy cow, it's been over a year since I got a decent coin for my set, I started a different thread about this one, but thought to ttt this thread and add this newp
Patience finally pays off, I've tried over the years to talk myself into this or that 1825 B-1, but none of them were "the right coin" until now
Bit of a play on words, there is a roll of bust quarters, actually, nearly two rolls now, all but a couple are raw, so could go ahead and roll them up if wanted to
should maybe make another bit of a play on words, then there would be.. wait for it... Two Bits!
Hi Jmski52, the fun comes sporadically, it had been over a year again before finding something to add to this set, until a few weeks ago a forum member had an 1819 in late die state with the cracks through the date, and then recently added this, a variety that had eluded me for over a decade..
@Baley said:
It's been a while since I've added a coin to this set, here's one with a nice provenance, recently from a very advanced collector and forum member
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Also shown is a neat storecard that arrived with one of the slabs
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I view slabbed coins the same way I view walnuts and oysters: the good stuff is inside, once you work to get the shell open
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ARGH!!! This set would look sooooooooo great in the PCGS Registry!
PCGS is losing out on a lot of registry competition among early US collectors this way. It's too bad. On the other hand, if they were to attribute the early quarters as part of their grading service, that would do away with most cherry picking opportunities!
I think the best of all worlds from a collectors point of view would be the ability to self-declare varieties in the registry. This could then be policed by the community. Unfortunately it would do away with the need to pay extra to get the varieties on the holders, which doesn't make sense from PCGSs' point of view.
This standoff is why there are so few sets by variety for early US coins in the registry.
<< <i>>>>I view slabbed coins the same way I view walnuts and oysters: the good stuff is inside, once you work to get the shell open <<<
ARGH!!! This set would look sooooooooo great in the PCGS Registry!
Thanks! I think it would, too, but scuba is absolutely right.
I know what the coins grade, I know what variety they are, I have safe, compact storage for them, and I can view them NOT through plastic.
What exactly would I gain by sending them in and paying $50 per coin?
I know what I'd lose.. the money, the SDB space, and the ability to handle the coins at will and easily see and photograph them.
As scuba says, this might change if the variety attribution fee was more reasonable, (particularly since I could do the work for them, and all they'd have to do is verify the variety)
PS I intend to keep these coins for many more years, have no interest in participating in the registry at this time and level of expense (i.e. opinions that cost ~20% of the value of the coins themselves, for information that I already have)
Also, some of the rarer ones would come back "genuine" and what good would that do me in the registry?
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
<< <i>It's true that this collection would look great in the registry. The problem is that most bust quarter fans collect by variety, and PCGS insists that their attribution be on the holder to be included in the registry set by variety. Because most quarters are not attributed when graded, Baley would have to get ALL his coins regraded and attributed. For most people, the cost of doing this is prohibitive.
PCGS is losing out on a lot of registry competition among early US collectors this way. It's too bad. On the other hand, if they were to attribute the early quarters as part of their grading service, that would do away with most cherry picking opportunities!
I think the best of all worlds from a collectors point of view would be the ability to self-declare varieties in the registry. This could then be policed by the community. Unfortunately it would do away with the need to pay extra to get the varieties on the holders, which doesn't make sense from PCGSs' point of view.
This standoff is why there are so few sets by variety for early US coins in the registry. >>
A lot of great points. I would like to see the ability to "self-declare" at least in the complete variety sets. It's not too big a deal to attribute, say an 1825 B-1, since they are usually quite valuable and the attribution is worth the cost, but there are only a few dozen varieties that can boast such a situation. Most of the varieties aren't going to get an attribution, there's just no value there.
BTW, I just sent in my 1825 B-1 for attribution. It's a low grade coin, but I was able to pick it off ebay so the price was very reasonable! Needless to say it will show up in my Browning Varieties Set.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Patience finally pays off, I've tried over the years to talk myself into this or that 1825 B-1, but none of them were "the right coin" until now
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
<< <i>on a roll with bust quarters >>
For some reason, I read the title of this thread to mean you have a roll of Bust quarters.
Which sounded like fun.
should maybe make another bit of a play on words, then there would be.. wait for it... Two Bits!
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Just sayin'
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<< <i>Varlis, that is a great looking midgrade set of quarters! they look wonderful in that album, very cool. >>
pure fun!
<< <i>on a roll with bust quarters >>
"Roll" and "Bust quarters" together in the title made me envision a roll of Bust quarters, which was kind of a fun fantasy.
I like the look of that 1820 in the OP.
Actually, looking at some of the images in this thread, it appears you have several rolls of Bust quarters.
I knew it would happen.
Hi Jmski52, the fun comes sporadically, it had been over a year again before finding something to add to this set, until a few weeks ago a forum member had an 1819 in late die state with the cracks through the date, and then recently added this, a variety that had eluded me for over a decade..
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
It's been a while since I've added a coin to this set, here's one with a nice provenance, recently from a very advanced collector and forum member:
(Pictures in quoted post below)
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B-2?
Nice pickup! Do you have all the retained cuds in the series?
That's right! Here it is with the appropriate page in Steve M. Tompkin's excellent book about the series
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Not yet..
but I'm slowly chipping away at it! 😏
Here's a relatively recent family portrait
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