For those who might be interested - Coin World TV interview with John Albanese
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aq-CU4DCYUMark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
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And for those who are not interested:
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@lermish said:
And for those who are not interested:Well played, I had to look.
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@lermish said:
And for those who are not interested:That's nice on a 65 inch screen..
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I just Imagine all the top-pop and extraordinary coins that has past through his hands. Love him or hate him, He has changed/influenced the entire industry for decades.
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Not surprisingly, I thought it was an excellent interview.
And, as has been his habit over the nearly 50 years I’ve known him, J.A. was refreshingly candid, down to earth, highly dedicated to the hobby and a wonderful source of information about coins, coin grading and the rare coin market.Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
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@MFeld said:
Not surprisingly, I thought it was an excellent interview.
And, as has been his habit over the nearly 50 years I’ve known him, J.A. was refreshingly candid, down to earth, highly dedicated to the hobby and a wonderful source of information about coins, coin grading and the rare coin market.Thanks for being the grownup in the room, mr. Feld. When I click on the video, I get this message:
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"Two things are infinite: human stupidity and the universe; and I'm not sure about the universe."
-Albert Einstein-Mistakes are natural. But repeated mistakes without reflection are something else. That may be the “stupidity” he was referring to. In research, he admitted uncertainty openly. “If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?” This shows humility. Even a Nobel laureate accepted doubt. That humility makes the quote less cynical and more observational.
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@MFeld said:
Not surprisingly, I thought it was an excellent interview.
And, as has been his habit over the nearly 50 years I’ve known him, J.A. was refreshingly candid, down to earth, highly dedicated to the hobby and a wonderful source of information about coins, coin grading and the rare coin market.Thanks for being the grownup in the room, mr. Feld. When I click on the video, I get this message:
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I’m sorry to hear you’re having trouble viewing the video. I’ve accessed it multiple times without any issues of the type you described. And that includes an additional time a minute ago, before posting this.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
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No trouble watching. Thanks for posting.
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Video worked just fine for me. Enjoyed watching it although I thought the intro part was excessively long.
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@coinbuf said:
Video worked just fine for me. Enjoyed watching it although I thought the intro part was excessively long.
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My takeaway, and I don't particularly like video references where you have to wade through a lot of back and forth with fluff and irrelevancies, is that JA's standard at cac is first eye appealing coins, and with Morgans in higher grades, fully struck.
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@logger7 said:
My takeaway, and I don't particularly like video references where you have to wade through a lot of back and forth with fluff and irrelevancies, is that JA's standard at cac is first eye appealing coins, and with Morgans in higher grades, fully struck.I don’t think he prioritizes eye appeal to the extent that you seem to. Eye appeal is important to just about everyone, but I don’t think J.A. will bump up the grades of gorgeous coins as much as much as some graders do.
And I don’t believe that he requires fully struck Morgan’s at higher grades, but, he doesn’t tolerate weakly struck ones. There’s a wide go between fully struck and weakly struck.Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
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Great video, thanks for posting this, @MFeld.
I had no idea that Ed Hipps was such an early influence on JA, and really enjoyed hearing the references to him.
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@logger7 said:
My takeaway, and I don't particularly like video references where you have to wade through a lot of back and forth with fluff and irrelevancies, is that JA's standard at cac is first eye appealing coins, and with Morgans in higher grades, fully struck.Why would you want a softly struck Morgan in gem or higher? Why would you want any coin that is not fully struck in higher grades?
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What rot! The American Numismatic Association created the first major third party certification service in the early 1970's!!!!!
TD
Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.0 -
@coinbuf said:
@logger7 said:
My takeaway, and I don't particularly like video references where you have to wade through a lot of back and forth with fluff and irrelevancies, is that JA's standard at cac is first eye appealing coins, and with Morgans in higher grades, fully struck.Why would you want a softly struck Morgan in gem or higher? Why would you want any coin that is not fully struck in higher grades?
Maybe if it was otherwise pristine?
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@ProofCollection said:
@coinbuf said:
@logger7 said:
My takeaway, and I don't particularly like video references where you have to wade through a lot of back and forth with fluff and irrelevancies, is that JA's standard at cac is first eye appealing coins, and with Morgans in higher grades, fully struck.Why would you want a softly struck Morgan in gem or higher? Why would you want any coin that is not fully struck in higher grades?
Maybe if it was otherwise pristine?
And maybe it also had strong luster and/or color and/or eye appeal - attributes that to many, are as or more important than a full strike.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
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good stuff. thanks
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@CaptHenway said:
What rot! The American Numismatic Association created the first major third party certification service in the early 1970's!!!!!TD
Capt, can you opine on your recollections of early ANACs grading and the entry of PCGS in the market (before my time in the hobby) ? One thing that JA said several times was that PCGS was set by and for the dealers (the "group of 32"), I think maybe ANACS was taking a more technical, perhaps collector oriented approach.
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@AngryTurtle said:
@CaptHenway said:
What rot! The American Numismatic Association created the first major third party certification service in the early 1970's!!!!!TD
Capt, can you opine on your recollections of early ANACs grading and the entry of PCGS in the market (before my time in the hobby) ? One thing that JA said several times was that PCGS was set by and for the dealers (the "group of 32"), I think maybe ANACS was taking a more technical, perhaps collector oriented approach.
I have discussed the early days of grading before. Let me see if I can find something already written.
My main objection is that JA said that our host was the first CERTIFICATION service! The "American Numismatic Association CERTIFICATION Service" was certifying coins as Genuine starting in 1972. It added Grading to the CERTIFICATION services offered in 1979. Both services contributed enormous benefits to the Hobby.
TD
Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.2 -
@CaptHenway said:
@AngryTurtle said:
@CaptHenway said:
What rot! The American Numismatic Association created the first major third party certification service in the early 1970's!!!!!TD
Capt, can you opine on your recollections of early ANACs grading and the entry of PCGS in the market (before my time in the hobby) ? One thing that JA said several times was that PCGS was set by and for the dealers (the "group of 32"), I think maybe ANACS was taking a more technical, perhaps collector oriented approach.
I have discussed the early days of grading before. Let me see if I can find something already written.
My main objection is that JA said that our host was the first CERTIFICATION service! The "American Numismatic Association CERTIFICATION Service" was certifying coins as Genuine starting in 1972. It added Grading to the CERTIFICATION services offered in 1979. Both services contributed enormous benefits to the Hobby.
TD
Tom, I’ll forward the part starting with “My main objection ” to J.A.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
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@CaptHenway said:
@AngryTurtle said:
@CaptHenway said:
What rot! The American Numismatic Association created the first major third party certification service in the early 1970's!!!!!TD
Capt, can you opine on your recollections of early ANACs grading and the entry of PCGS in the market (before my time in the hobby) ? One thing that JA said several times was that PCGS was set by and for the dealers (the "group of 32"), I think maybe ANACS was taking a more technical, perhaps collector oriented approach.
I have discussed the early days of grading before. Let me see if I can find something already written.
My main objection is that JA said that our host was the first CERTIFICATION service! The "American Numismatic Association CERTIFICATION Service" was certifying coins as Genuine starting in 1972. It added Grading to the CERTIFICATION services offered in 1979. Both services contributed enormous benefits to the Hobby.
TD
Tom, after forwarding your post to J.A. I received this reply:
“I apologize, he’s correct. I was referring to “ slabbing”. ANACS provided a wonderful service and was definitely the pioneer!
I have fond memories of the ANACS certs…. I can’t post there otherwise I’d do it.”Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
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I vividly remember ANACS stepping up and revolutionizing the hobby. It was a real mine field for collectors in those days. We had reliable dealers and auction houses that we could rely on, but God help the collector who ventured out on his/her own.
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@MFeld said:
@CaptHenway said:
@AngryTurtle said:
@CaptHenway said:
What rot! The American Numismatic Association created the first major third party certification service in the early 1970's!!!!!TD
Capt, can you opine on your recollections of early ANACs grading and the entry of PCGS in the market (before my time in the hobby) ? One thing that JA said several times was that PCGS was set by and for the dealers (the "group of 32"), I think maybe ANACS was taking a more technical, perhaps collector oriented approach.
I have discussed the early days of grading before. Let me see if I can find something already written.
My main objection is that JA said that our host was the first CERTIFICATION service! The "American Numismatic Association CERTIFICATION Service" was certifying coins as Genuine starting in 1972. It added Grading to the CERTIFICATION services offered in 1979. Both services contributed enormous benefits to the Hobby.
TD
Tom, after forwarding your post to J.A. I received this reply:
“I apologize, he’s correct. I was referring to “ slabbing”. ANACS provided a wonderful service and was definitely the pioneer!
I have fond memories of the ANACS certs…. I can’t post there otherwise I’d do it.”Apology accepted.
Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.1 -
@CaptHenway said:
@MFeld said:
@CaptHenway said:
@AngryTurtle said:
@CaptHenway said:
What rot! The American Numismatic Association created the first major third party certification service in the early 1970's!!!!!TD
Capt, can you opine on your recollections of early ANACs grading and the entry of PCGS in the market (before my time in the hobby) ? One thing that JA said several times was that PCGS was set by and for the dealers (the "group of 32"), I think maybe ANACS was taking a more technical, perhaps collector oriented approach.
I have discussed the early days of grading before. Let me see if I can find something already written.
My main objection is that JA said that our host was the first CERTIFICATION service! The "American Numismatic Association CERTIFICATION Service" was certifying coins as Genuine starting in 1972. It added Grading to the CERTIFICATION services offered in 1979. Both services contributed enormous benefits to the Hobby.
TD
Tom, after forwarding your post to J.A. I received this reply:
“I apologize, he’s correct. I was referring to “ slabbing”. ANACS provided a wonderful service and was definitely the pioneer!
I have fond memories of the ANACS certs…. I can’t post there otherwise I’d do it.”Apology accepted.
I’ll let him know.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
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I never put 2 and 2 together on ANACs and PCGS. Just asked the AI and it came up with the dates for ANACs soapbox slabbing as Feb 1989 through Feb 2006. I did not realize that that was after PCGS, in Feb 1986.
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John’s always interesting and always makes me think. One stunning comment this time. He explained how in the old days, pre-slabs, tens of thousands of people knew how to grade accurately and confidently - partly because there were fewer grades - and that now it’s more like just a few dozen. When I’ve discussed the same subject with people, I’ve said pretty much the opposite, explaining how the edge I had before slabs is now not such a big deal, because many hundreds of people have learned how to expertly grade coins, largely by studying slabbed coins. The reality is probably somewhere between his numbers and mine, but I need to think on it.
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@logger7 said:
My takeaway, and I don't particularly like video references where you have to wade through a lot of back and forth with fluff and irrelevancies, is that JA's standard at cac is first eye appealing coins, and with Morgans in higher grades, fully struck.I’m reasonably sure that John would take the same approach to strike with all other series.
Andy Lustig
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.0
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