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Anybody have their double mint sets graded?
Meltdown
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Another grading company launched a new double mint set grading, preservation & authentication service in a multi-coin holder.
I'm curious if anyone here has taken advantage of it yet and/or if you were happy with the results?
I'd love to see PCGS do something similar.
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I have not
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It is pretty cost inhibitive if you ask me. I like the idea but a 10 coin double mint set is going to set you back $300 at a minimum just to get them graded.
That's my hesitation as well. I like everything else about the idea however, particularly the preservation - I'm 100% happy with the toning on most my sets and do not care to see them darken over time.
Too expensive.
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Put them in a capital plastics holder, but yet save the boards for resale later?
I could do that, sure. But I'd also like to see a grade assigned to each coin or the overall set just for my own curiosity. It's just too expensive to justify.
These guys? http://www.osv.expert/
I was in Dallas (ANA National Money Show) last year and Leo Frese was talking about them then.
http://www.coinweek.com/dealers-companies/leo-frese/double-mint-set-verification-service-osv-debuts-4k-video/
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I think it is silly. ESPECIALLY because the composite grade does not factor in whether or not the halves are FBL, which is where the most value of these sets is concentrated (at least when broken up).
Prior to ANACS starting this service Frese tried to persuade PCGS to "set grade" but they did not like the idea.
Nice idea, but 1) the pricing is prohibitive, and 2) part of the reason for the service is to certify original sets, yet the P,D,S sets are slabbed separately, allowing them, per the statement from this service, to be swapped out for other mint mark sets from other mint sets. Not original to me.
I do not like the idea of a general set grade.... seems useless to me. A holder for display would be nice, but certainly not worth that price. Cheers, RickO