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When were grading standards the most strict?
NewParadigm
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I know... coin not holder...
Taking a historical perspective, is there a golden age of grading? That is, when, as a whole, were grading standards the most strict? Rattlers, OGHs...
Put another way, which holder represents the most premium (not for the being rare or hard to come by) for the tightest grading standards?
Taking a historical perspective, is there a golden age of grading? That is, when, as a whole, were grading standards the most strict? Rattlers, OGHs...
Put another way, which holder represents the most premium (not for the being rare or hard to come by) for the tightest grading standards?
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<< <i>When the dealer is buying from you.
You got that right!!!
<< <i>When the dealer is buying from you.
Ain't that the truth.
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Rattlers in frames for PCGS (2.0, 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5)
Interestingly they are all holders that are tougher to find as well.
I firmly believe in numismatics as the world's greatest hobby, but recognize that this is a luxury and without collectors, we can all spend/melt our collections/inventories.
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That was when I first tried to cross some NGC-graded New Orleans gold.
<< <i>whenever i sent things to be graded
Dang, you beat me to it!
Lance.
When I figured out "the look" I wanted all my coins to have.
The more qualities observed in a coin, the more desirable that coin becomes!
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<< <i>1982 >>
Julian is quite right. I remember this post euphoria period after the big run-up of 1979-80 and the subsequent collapse of the gold, silver and rare coin market. Those were turbulent times and many dealers went out of business.
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
<< <i>whenever i sent things to be graded
I would agree, except for when my submissions were in-house at the same time
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<< <i>1982 >>
Julian is quite right. I remember this post euphoria period after the big run-up of 1979-80 and the subsequent collapse of the gold, silver and rare coin market. Those were turbulent times and many dealers went out of business. >>
I concur. In 1982 dealers and collectors really didn't want to buy coins, as prices had been decreasing every month for 2 years.
So -- to be able to sell it, a coin had to get up and do a dance.
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<< <i>I have no first hand experience with grading in the late '80s, since most of the OGH material is super-picked over today, but grading in late 2007 to 2008 was super tight. >>
I agree.