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Re: what is wrong with moderns!
<< <i>But if a slab falls on the floor and cracks open, it's not likely the tragedy that would be faced if it was a PR70DCAM ultramodern. >> It depends. If the coin is damaged in the fall, the classic tragedy could be much more serious from a dollar perspective. If the coin is not damaged, PR70DCs have been cracked (by… -
Re: what is wrong with moderns!
It is true that many moderns would sell fo less outside of the plastic. But this is more a function of the fact that many moderns' price is a function of their grade than their scarcity. You can see a similar effect in classics that are often counterfeited or alterred. See what an '09-S VDB will bring out of the holder or… -
Re: what is wrong with moderns!
<< <i> The CU price guide shows the 69-P Washington at $250 in MS66. laura is right in my opinion and we who doubt the modern market's spectacular rise all say it in different ways. the reason you do not see moderns for sale raw in high grades is because the plastic is what is adding all the extra value. being PCGS adds a… -
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<< <i> A lot of people here call submitting high grade coins to PCGS a form of gambling. One day the grade is this, the next it is that. A top pop wash quarter that is valued for FOO grade, cracked out may never get back into that same graded slab upon a raw submission. When there is a pool of coins that are slabbed right… -
Re: what is wrong with moderns!
I dislike modern coins for a number of reasons: 1. The quality of the artwork just isn't there. The mint used to be in the business of creating miniature works of sculpture with the coins they produced. Beginning in the 1970's, they seem to have begun focusing on making the manufacturing process easier and cheaper than on… -
Re: what is wrong with moderns!
<< <i>hm. starting a new thought. it appears modern collectors have borrowed too heavily from classic collectors in the sense of wanting the finest known. When i speak of the finest known 1866-S half eagle, people know that i am referring to a pool of maybe, oh 2-3 coins max? That number may change by one or two over the…
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