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To confuse things a little more consider the Dexter 1804 dollar. I think I’ll just throw up my hands, leave all this to the TPG’s, and look for arbitrage opportunities among details-graded coins. (View Post)

I think Mason got it right with his examples and his caveat that some coins will be impractical or impossible to provide a grade. The examples above would be impossible to grade IMO, whereas Mason’s … (View Post)

Zero or negative to me. I would have to pay something to resubmit it. But then, I think the whole idea of collecting holders is absurd and ultimately a waste of money. (View Post)

Many of us are more interested in the historical aspect of coins than strict rules of condition. In Dan’s example the hole adds to the speculated history of these pieces. Are holed Peace Medals and C… (View Post)

I’m toe-dipping in the Chop marked pool. I can remember when these weren’t gradable (still aren’t by NGC?). We put these aside as curiosities and I’m guessing few collected them. I recently bought a … (View Post)