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1. Has Tight Grading Created A Supply Shortage?

   

   Discussion by CalGold · March 29, 2004 12:11PM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   We keep hearing about how hard it is to find "nice" coins. Read "nice" to mean high grade gems and super gems. An interesting point made or at least implied by Laura Sperber in her market reports is that tight grading by PCGS and NGC is keeping coins off the market. Apparently dealers and the crack-out folks, and perhaps…

2. Re: Has Tight Grading Created A Supply Shortage?

   

   

   Comment by mrearlygold · March 29, 2004 11:07PM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   Revenues are definitely not decreasing, they are increasing. But you have to pay a little more for good quality. And I don't see "tightened" standards at all which is the real reason for the lack of supplies. There's a lack of real nice coins. There's plenty of just made it ( or worse) "stuff" . Rgrds TP

3. Re: Has Tight Grading Created A Supply Shortage?

   

   Comment by Rittenhouse · March 29, 2004 10:43PM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   I don't buy the premise that today's grading is "tight". It's certainly tighter than, say, 2 years ago. But it isn't what it used to be in 90 - 94 when I consider the grading to be just about right. I am aware of several sharp collectors who are selling coins purchased during this time and receiving grades well above what…

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   Comment by Coinosaurus · March 29, 2004 1:57PM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   OK, be careful when reading the Legend reports. They are extremely well connected, but understand that they are dealing in a specific niche (super cool high end type coins) & that everything they are saying doesn't apply to all tiers of the market. The market I collect in (better date seated coinage in "collector" grades)…