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Valued Member
Australia
444 Posts |
i think the old coin guides in book form are now obsolete and a thing of the past , any thoughts ple ASE |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1041 Posts |
no I like my paper copy .its still faster to look up a item on my desk then google
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
762 Posts |
I also still buy them.
Always very pleasant to browse though them and compare to earlier editions.
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Valued Member
 Australia
444 Posts |
i have not heard of any guides getting published this year ? , so I was thinking there might not be any more
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Valued Member
Australia
444 Posts |
any news about aussie coin guides published this year
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
762 Posts |
They don't necessarily get published every year
The 26th edition of Rennicks came out in December 2015 and the 22nd edition of McDonalds came out in July 2015
So they are both quite recent and there has been nothing to suggest that they will stop printing them.
As has been mentioned they are great to browse through when off line and old editions provide a record of past values that can be looked back on.
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Valued Member
Australia
444 Posts |
I agree mob of roos the old guides are a usefull reference, even old auction catalogue,s can be informative
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Valued Member
Australia
444 Posts |
any news of any guides coming out this year
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
762 Posts |
23rd edition of McDonalds is due out in December 2016
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Valued Member
Australia
444 Posts |
Is there going to be MS Sheldon scale grades in the guide
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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23rd edition of McDonalds is due out in December 2016 Thanks for the "Heads Up" MOR  I always look forward to the new edition  |
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Valued Member
Australia
444 Posts |
the guide is not relevant anymore unless sheldon grading scale is used
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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the guide is not relevant anymore unless sheldon grading scale is used Believe it or not a large percentage of Australian collectors have NO idea what the Sheldon Scale is, Let alone be able to apply it to their ANDA graded coins. Also with many Australian dealers calling MS67 coins FDC the Sheldon system would only cause more confusion. For the majority of us that have learnt to apply the Sheldon system when grading the ANDA grades listed in MacDonald's don't present any real problems. |
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Valued Member
Australia
444 Posts |
The time is right to introduce the sheldon scale in the guide rennicks did it for one guide in the nineties
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
908 Posts |
I've bought the Mcdonalds guide for the last 6 years but dont need it any more so
thats the end for me .They were good as a reference but I can find all information
online these days
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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the guide is not relevant anymore unless sheldon grading scale is used Not everyone has their coins slabbed. |
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Posted 06/09/2016 08:03 am
