@Zoins said: @ianrussell I noticed that the cricket is the #3 highlighted item on the GC homepage.
Any way to get it to the #1 slot?
Are you suggesting it gets the #1 position over the 7-figure Morgan Dollar collection? I'm not sure that's a good idea.
The banner placement for the cricket is going to to jump around over the next five weeks. Not sure it's ever going to get to #1, but should be in the top 30 throughout the listing.
Walkerfan- I agree with everything you just said, and I estimated 10k in a previous post. But the PCGS Cricket is racking up the bids, tracking and publicity- so the sky’s the limit!
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@Zoins said: @ianrussell I noticed that the cricket is the #3 highlighted item on the GC homepage.
Any way to get it to the #1 slot?
Are you suggesting it gets the #1 position over the 7-figure Morgan Dollar collection? I'm not sure that's a good idea.
The banner placement for the cricket is going to to jump around over the next five weeks. Not sure it's ever going to get to #1, but should be in the top 30 throughout the listing.
Ian
I'm thinking of getting some marketing bang and customer acquisition for your site
For example, while the 7-figure Morgan collection is the number one slot, check out these stats:
Cricket: 5443 page views. 99 GC members tracking
1893-S Morgan: 472 page views, 47 GC members tracking
I'm not saying Cricket should be #1 the entire time but it may be good for marketing given how much interest there is.
It could get more people to create accounts to track, and then they are on the road to becoming buyers / sellers.
• Cricket has 5,664 views
What else needs to be said!
• 93s $1 has 511 views
That’s a nice, lightly toned 93S Dollar!
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I think it’s a combination of popularity, curiosity, amusement and fascination that a cricket got slabbed by PCGS...
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I would want a PCGS True View shot through the existing slab.
I wonder the reaction of those opening up that submission.
On the mailer, Handle With Care, Dead Cricket Inside.
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@Zoins said:
The cricket is over 7500 views on GC now with over 120 trackers!
I wonder how many views did the most popular GC get before auction?
The recent 7-figure 1893-S Dollar achieved over 20,000 page views. Since the cricket still has 30 days to go, I think it's highly likely it will exceed this.
@Zoins said:
The cricket is over 7500 views on GC now with over 120 trackers!
I wonder how many views did the most popular GC get before auction?
The recent 7-figure 1893-S Dollar achieved over 20,000 page views. Since the cricket still has 30 days to go, I think it's highly likely it will exceed this.
Ian
Good info! It’s exceeded last weekend’s 93-S by a good margin.
Will be interesting to see what happens on the next 30 days!
Walkerfan- yes lots of new views but no new bids yet. I’m high bid at $3600. but that’s meaningless since there should be a flurry of activity when it’s about to end.
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I actually viewed it in my hands at the Long Beach show to examine the plastic slab. It’s 20 years old but surprisingly showed little to no wear or scratches. Fred Weinberg obviously cared deeply for his cricket. The purpose of examing the slab is because in my opinion it’s in it’s final holder.
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@Byers said:
Walkerfan- yes lots of new views but no new bids yet. I’m high bid at $3600. but that’s meaningless since there should be a flurry of activity when it’s about to end.
Zions- at this point I will wait until 5 seconds remaining and place my one and final bid, unless it’s already too high ( for me). It’s hard to determine what ‘too high’ is since this is the world famous PCGS Cricket from the Fred Weinberg Collection😳
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The cricket has jumped ( no pun intended) to the #3 position of the most popular lots viewed ( by bids).
The most popular viewed ( by bids) is a rare proof Ike Dollar struck on a clad Half Dollar blank. It’s rare since it’s a silver only issue in proof, but struck on a clad Half Dollar blank.
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@Byers said:
The cricket has jumped ( no pun intended) to the #3 position of the most popular lots viewed ( by bids).
The most popular viewed ( by bids) is a rare proof Ike Dollar struck on a clad Half Dollar blank. It’s rare since it’s a silver only issue in proof, but struck on a clad Half Dollar blank.
Zions- the very unusual thing about this proof Ike off metal is that they were striking 1972 S.F. SILVER proof-only Ike Dollars, (none struck in proof in clad until 1973) when this CLAD Half Dollar blank was struck by Proof Ike Dollar dies.
The ones that I have sold ( in my website archive) have been the proof 1973S Clad Ike Dollars on clad Half Dollar blanks.
mikebyers.com Dealer in Major Mint Errors, Die Trials & Patterns - Author of NLG Best World Coin Book World's Greatest Mint Errors - Publisher & Editor of minterrornews.com.
@Byers said:
Zions- the very unusual thing about this proof Ike off metal is that they were striking 1972 S.F. SILVER proof-only Ike Dollars, (none struck in proof in clad until 1973) when this CLAD Half Dollar blank was struck by Proof Ike Dollar dies.
The ones that I have sold ( in my website archive) have been the proof 1973S Clad Ike Dollars on clad Half Dollar blanks.
Wow, I hadn't thought about the transition years. Having a clad blank a year before clad proofs were issued is certainly unusual and makes this a lot more interesting!
Zions- Yes it’s very interesting and the first one that I am aware of.
It’s not a transitional mint error in the true sense of the word ( like a 1943 Copper Cent or a 1944 Steel Cent) but they did transition to clad in 1973 to strike proof Ike Dollars, making this a 1972 proof ‘Clad Ike’ (on a clad Half Dollar blank).
mikebyers.com Dealer in Major Mint Errors, Die Trials & Patterns - Author of NLG Best World Coin Book World's Greatest Mint Errors - Publisher & Editor of minterrornews.com.
mikebyers.com Dealer in Major Mint Errors, Die Trials & Patterns - Author of NLG Best World Coin Book World's Greatest Mint Errors - Publisher & Editor of minterrornews.com.
Am I the only one here that thinks PCGS slabbing a dead cricket is a dumb idea and is not a good look for a serious grading service? PCGS should buy it and dispose of it and hope people forget they ever saw it.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
Cricket jumped from 3900 to 5000 in one bid increment.
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@PerryHall said:
Am I the only one here that thinks PCGS slabbing a dead cricket is a dumb idea and is not a good look for a serious grading service? PCGS should buy it and dispose of it and hope people forget they ever saw it.
It's not the first time the slabbing machines have been used for oddball stuff, it won't be the last.
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@Walkerfan said:
I love how the header reads 'from the Fred Weinberg Collection' in an effort to attempt to add more credibility to the provenance. LOLOLOL
Is it adding more credibility to the provenance or simply stating the provenance?
@PerryHall said:
Am I the only one here that thinks PCGS slabbing a dead cricket is a dumb idea and is not a good look for a serious grading service? PCGS should buy it and dispose of it and hope people forget they ever saw it.
People are people and this is part of history. I think it makes the company feel more relatable, especially with the story of the cricket interrupting the grading process. We won't have this when we moved to computer grading, but this is a good reminder of the human element in the process.
@Walkerfan said:
I love how the header reads 'from the Fred Weinberg Collection' in an effort to attempt to add more credibility to the provenance. LOLOLOL
Is it adding more credibility to the provenance or simply stating the provenance?
Whatever you wanna call it…. I still find it amusing to state the Pedigree of a dead cricket…
“I may not believe in myself but I believe in what I’m doing” ~Jimmy Page~
Comments
Are you suggesting it gets the #1 position over the 7-figure Morgan Dollar collection? I'm not sure that's a good idea.
The banner placement for the cricket is going to to jump around over the next five weeks. Not sure it's ever going to get to #1, but should be in the top 30 throughout the listing.
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Walkerfan- I agree with everything you just said, and I estimated 10k in a previous post. But the PCGS Cricket is racking up the bids, tracking and publicity- so the sky’s the limit!
I'm thinking of getting some marketing bang and customer acquisition for your site
For example, while the 7-figure Morgan collection is the number one slot, check out these stats:
I'm not saying Cricket should be #1 the entire time but it may be good for marketing given how much interest there is.
It could get more people to create accounts to track, and then they are on the road to becoming buyers / sellers.
Zions-
• Cricket has 5,664 views
What else needs to be said!
• 93s $1 has 511 views
That’s a nice, lightly toned 93S Dollar!
Those are indeed pretty striking numbers.
10x the views = 10x the popularity?
If not popularity, then curiosity.
Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value. Zero. Voltaire. Ebay coinbowlllc
Funny - A slabbed cricket - 74,000 posts, I got the secret recipe from KFC - Crickets -
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
This thread really has legs.
I think it’s a combination of popularity, curiosity, amusement and fascination that a cricket got slabbed by PCGS...
I would want a PCGS True View shot through the existing slab.
I wonder the reaction of those opening up that submission.
On the mailer, Handle With Care, Dead Cricket Inside.
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
The cricket is over 7500 views on GC now with over 120 trackers!
I wonder how many views did the most popular GC get before auction?
I don't see a CAC sticker so I'll pass on that one.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
The recent 7-figure 1893-S Dollar achieved over 20,000 page views. Since the cricket still has 30 days to go, I think it's highly likely it will exceed this.
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GreatCollections Coin Auctions - Certified Coin Auctions Every Week - Rare Coins & Coin Values
Good info! It’s exceeded last weekend’s 93-S by a good margin.
Will be interesting to see what happens on the next 30 days!
CricketTracker Update
We are over 8,000 views with 24.5 days to go!
Can't wait for the auction to end to see what the final price is.
Wayne
Kennedys are my quest...
The more times I see that thing the more it strikes me as GROSS!
It likely holds a macabre fascination with lots of folks. And there is no denying that it appears unique!
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
A lot of views but no new bids in 18 days.
Yes, I am anxious to know the final hammer price, as well.
“I may not believe in myself but I believe in what I’m doing” ~Jimmy Page~
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Walkerfan- yes lots of new views but no new bids yet. I’m high bid at $3600. but that’s meaningless since there should be a flurry of activity when it’s about to end.
I'd love to send it in for re-holder and TrueView.
Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.
You would likely receive and all but empty slab when it came back!
I actually viewed it in my hands at the Long Beach show to examine the plastic slab. It’s 20 years old but surprisingly showed little to no wear or scratches. Fred Weinberg obviously cared deeply for his cricket. The purpose of examing the slab is because in my opinion it’s in it’s final holder.
It's up to $3,700 now!
What are you going to do Mike? Decisions, decisions!
Zions- at this point I will wait until 5 seconds remaining and place my one and final bid, unless it’s already too high ( for me). It’s hard to determine what ‘too high’ is since this is the world famous PCGS Cricket from the Fred Weinberg Collection😳
As with any other auction; I am sure that the true, deciding bids will come in the final seconds.
“I may not believe in myself but I believe in what I’m doing” ~Jimmy Page~
My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947)
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
This is an auction where it would be fun to have a live auctioneer. I'd love to hear the commentary
The cricket has jumped ( no pun intended) to the #3 position of the most popular lots viewed ( by bids).
The most popular viewed ( by bids) is a rare proof Ike Dollar struck on a clad Half Dollar blank. It’s rare since it’s a silver only issue in proof, but struck on a clad Half Dollar blank.
What's more unusual?
A cricket in the slabbing room?
A clad blank getting into a proof press?
Zions- the very unusual thing about this proof Ike off metal is that they were striking 1972 S.F. SILVER proof-only Ike Dollars, (none struck in proof in clad until 1973) when this CLAD Half Dollar blank was struck by Proof Ike Dollar dies.
The ones that I have sold ( in my website archive) have been the proof 1973S Clad Ike Dollars on clad Half Dollar blanks.
Wow, I hadn't thought about the transition years. Having a clad blank a year before clad proofs were issued is certainly unusual and makes this a lot more interesting!
Zions- Yes it’s very interesting and the first one that I am aware of.
It’s not a transitional mint error in the true sense of the word ( like a 1943 Copper Cent or a 1944 Steel Cent) but they did transition to clad in 1973 to strike proof Ike Dollars, making this a 1972 proof ‘Clad Ike’ (on a clad Half Dollar blank).
This is what the last minute of bidding will be like:
Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.
This is a crack out I was going to send in but I hear the wait times are up.
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IG: jb_rarities
Looks like a Specimen 66.
Yep i'd say so. Also FH (detatched)
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I'm saying it's not a sample.
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Am I the only one here that thinks PCGS slabbing a dead cricket is a dumb idea and is not a good look for a serious grading service? PCGS should buy it and dispose of it and hope people forget they ever saw it.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
That poor cricket is going to outlive Col. Sanders. Just let them go.
Cricket jumped from 3900 to 5000 in one bid increment.
It's not the first time the slabbing machines have been used for oddball stuff, it won't be the last.
ANA 50 year/Life Member (now "Emeritus")
I love how the header reads 'from the Fred Weinberg Collection' in an effort to attempt to add more credibility to the provenance. LOLOLOL
“I may not believe in myself but I believe in what I’m doing” ~Jimmy Page~
My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947)
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
I just don't get it - $5250 with 14+ days to go????????
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Has anyone assayed a dead adult cricket to determine a melt value?
I wonder how many here like it but are afraid to bid on it because it doesn't have a CAC sticker.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
Is it adding more credibility to the provenance or simply stating the provenance?
Not sure about the "Certified Acceptance Corporation", but we have a good seller!
People are people and this is part of history. I think it makes the company feel more relatable, especially with the story of the cricket interrupting the grading process. We won't have this when we moved to computer grading, but this is a good reminder of the human element in the process.
Whatever you wanna call it…. I still find it amusing to state the Pedigree of a dead cricket…
“I may not believe in myself but I believe in what I’m doing” ~Jimmy Page~
My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947)
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
Can PCGS please conserve the cricket and reattach some appendages