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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah they started cashing in almost immediately.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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IMHO, I look at them differently in today's market than I probably would have 12-13 years ago. I see the holders as showing where they came from and as a material symbol for what they represent. As long as the seller is not trying to capitalize on the label in the holder, I don't see any problem with it. Now I do have a bit of a problem with the commemorative coins made from the bars of precious metals found at ground zero. Those were a purely capitalistic venture trying to rip people off by exploiting their nationalism and patriotism.
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One interesting thing about these PCGS slabs that I missed in my first response... PCGS doesn't grade the coins. The only faux-numismatic reference is "Gem Uncirculated" (Bullion). These aren't meant for serious collectors, this is a commemorative coin only. It doesn't change what I think about the idea, but I would like it more if PCGS would have taken the opportunity to provide a numismatic coin for their core customers...
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Respect guys, it was a dark day in american history,and I feel your pain here in South Africa I can relate to your pain!
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Respect guys, it was a dark day in american history,and I feel your pain here in South Africa I can relate to your pain!
I see not a glimmer of "respect" in those slabs; only capitalism of a greasy stripe. |
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I think it's in fairly poor taste as well. The whole specialty label thing is a market of artificial scarcity to begin with, so that's already a knock against it, and now they are trying to capitalize on a tragedy.
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I think it's in fairly poor taste as well. The whole specialty label thing is a market of artificial scarcity to begin with, so that's already a knock against it, and now they are trying to capitalize on a tragedy. I agree 100%. What's next? Putting up a gift shop at Ground Zero to sell cheesy kitsch to visitors? |
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What about Titanic coins? Bad taste as well?
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What about Titanic coins? Bad taste as well? Probably, but at least there's nobody left alive who was directly affected by that tragedy to be offended. |
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What's next? Putting up a gift shop at Ground Zero to sell cheesy kitsch to visitors? That's already happened. The recently opened onsite National September 11 Memorial & Museum has an associated shop selling souvenirs. See: http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/19/us/9-...p/index.htmlColligo ergo sum
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06/03/2014 11:34 am
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What about Titanic coins? Bad taste as well? There's a lot of gray area in making such judgments. How long has it been since the event? Does the item trivialize the tragedy? Who is putting the item out and for what purpose? Et cetera, et cetera. Take the round pictured below (which, by the way, was also issued in silver). Is it disrespectful in its treatment of the subject matter? Was it made purely for profit, or are the revenues derived from it likely supporting a proper remembrance of what happened? Have the survivors (very few now, I imagine) supported, opposed, or been indifferent to its being made and sold? Would you have some other opinion about it if the depiction was of the Maine rather than the Arizona, or is either fine by now for something like this, or should both remain off-limits to being on such an item?   One other thing to mention in this context. The Royal Canadian Mint is issuing coins this year marking the centenary of the Empress of Ireland disaster, in which 1,012 souls perished. Colligo ergo sum
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06/03/2014 1:07 pm
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One interesting thing about these PCGS slabs that I missed in my first response... PCGS doesn't grade the coins. The only faux-numismatic reference is "Gem Uncirculated" Actually PCGS DID grade these pieces. The picture in the OP is an interesting piece that I had heard of and though might exist but I haven't seen one before. The original WTC silver eagles were slabbed in PCGS shells but were NOT slabbed by PCGS. They were slabbed by the parent company Collectors Universe. While they had the PCGS logo on the slab shell, the reverse label used the CU logo not PCGS. All of the CU WTC coins are graded as "GEM UNCIRCULATED" with no numerical grades. About 3 or 4 months after the CU coins came out PCGS started slabbing them and CU stopped. PCGS did give them numerical grades and they have the PCGS logo and hologram on the reverse label. The slab in the OP has a front label from CU and a back label from PCGS. It may be a transitional mule. Edited by Conder101
06/03/2014 2:34 pm
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Very poor taste.
Then again, there's a gift shop at Ground Zero where you can buy little toy rescue dogs and t-shirts that say "9/11 Memorial" on them.
What do you expect?
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