Registry weighting dilemma

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Wondo
Wondo Posts: 2,916 ✭✭✭
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I'm working on a type set, currently 40th or 50th depending which entry one looks at, and I am having trouble deciding whether to buy a 1793 chain cent vf25 or a 1964 Jeff proof 68. Does anybody know if one is weighted more than the other?. Obviously, this is a stupid rhetorical question (redundant). But how do the weighting work? I really am only interested in the early stuff but my ego has propelled me to buy some moderns , whose collector base is wonderful and vibrant - no bashing. Collect what y'all want - I did baseball cards for 25 years! But it seems I have succumbed to PCGS registryitis. Help!!!
Wondo

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  • DAM
    DAM Posts: 2,410 ✭✭
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    If you're just starting a type set why concern yourself with trivial details such as weighting? Your ranking isn't going to skyrocket to the top 10 with either, or both of these coins. Since you probably need both coins for your set, if money isn't an issue, buy the Chain Cent.

    Personally, I'd buy the chain cent each and every time over a '64 Kennedy. That's not to say that '64 Kennedys in proof are a dime a dozen in 68, but you'll see tons more of them than a Chain Cent in VF.

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    Dan
  • Wondo
    Wondo Posts: 2,916 ✭✭✭
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    DAM,

    You were very kind in your post when I know you were thinking - "What an idiot!" I am just relating how a rational collector of certain type of coins has tempted to buy stuff that he has no interest in - marketing 101 or maybe 201. I bought the Chain, but isn't that weird that those thoughts went through my head? imageimage

    By the way, I am buying Moderns, and letting my daughter work on the type collection and getting the enjoyment/education from it.
    Wondo

  • itsnotjustme
    itsnotjustme Posts: 8,789 ✭✭✭
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    You can get a more interesting Jeff for your type set. Maybe a early proof for example.
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  • Robgetty
    Robgetty Posts: 1,112
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    Don't waste your time on a VF35 Chain Cent! That kind of coin has no character.
    Now MY Chain Cent has character, and tells a story when you look at it. Now granted,
    it is PCGS Poor 01, (so it would not be the appropriate coin for you if you are worried
    about your weighting!) but it is a great conversation starter!


    Rob
    Robert Getty - Lifetime project to complete the finest collection of 1872 dated coins.
  • relayer
    relayer Posts: 10,570 ✭
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    A 210 year-old cent, or a 40 year-old nickel. image
    Tough call

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  • CarlWohlforth
    CarlWohlforth Posts: 11,074 ✭
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    I believe PCGS will weigh the complete type set sometime. Clearly a Chain Cent will have more weight than anything modern.

    In an unweighted set, like it is now, filling holes has more effect on rank than anything else. So if you don't care about coins you can buy the cheapest coin to fill the holes. But I wouldn't buy a coin I don't care about.

    Too bad there isn't a 18'Th Century type set for you. Then you could enjoy every coin.
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  • Wondo
    Wondo Posts: 2,916 ✭✭✭
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    Carl,

    I do enjoy every coin - I'm just a whiner! image
    Wondo

  • DAM
    DAM Posts: 2,410 ✭✭
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    Wondo,

    In my book, anyone with a Chain Cent and a 1794 Dollar can whine all they want!!!

    Dan
  • tgilliams
    tgilliams Posts: 1,969
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