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Re: Buying the best quality you can afford …
As far as being patient and selective, you might note that my set is ahead of Hansen on weighted grades - I could take first place all time finest with a yucky 1875 dcam - but I won’t do that. The ri… (View Post)5 -
Re: Buying the best quality you can afford …
There’s dark and dull and there’s deep but lovely. I avoid the former and seek out the latter. Some prefer pure white coins and I have a few, but they are not what I desire. Give me this 1878 over th… (View Post)11 -
Re: Buying the best quality you can afford …
The thing about tissue toned proofs is that they can seem dark and dull straight on but when viewed at any angle they come alive. To my eye they are the most desirable examples Were these flooded wit… (View Post)12 -
Re: Buying the best quality you can afford …
I was not the buyer in 2004, I was the buyer in 2025 I find it intriguing that this coin sold so strongly in 1988 and 2004 and then floundered in 2025. What happened? Did it turn in the holder? Have … (View Post)10 -
Re: Buying the best quality you can afford …
Some further context: I was a buyer of this PCGS coin from a dealer auction about 5 years ago [for approximately the same amount]. At the time I was bidding on it, I did research into its past - look… (View Post)8