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Pillar of the Community
United States
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ANA member - PAN Member - BCCS Member There are no problems only solutions - the late, great John Lennon
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Have you hear about the "low-ball" collectors? I am not kidding, but they want really low-grade certified coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Fools .... I disagree . A form of collecting that is as legit as collecting finest known registry sets.
I have been working on a low ball Canada Silver Dollar Set for over Forty Years with no end in sight
and must say that I have lots of Competition !
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's always nice to see a straight grade on a P-01.
The last Fair-02 I got was detailed for being cleaned. The term cleaned doesn't mean a whole lot on a coin that has had most of its details removed.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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03/03/2019 7:33 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Love the description "P-01 - none lower".  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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lot easier to make your low-ball set for PCGS than the high end ....money-wise I mean. People take pride in both types of sets.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I will never understand why some people mock how others collect. Straight graded 01s are hard to get and a lot of people enjoy them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7613 Posts |
People do crazy things when they collect stuff I happen to like 1938-D Buffalo nickels. I have been buying them for well over 25 years. Last time I counted them I had something like 6000 of them. Is it stupid and a poor investment? Of course. I still like them though and picked up a couple of more this past week! I'll probably keep doing it till I'm a babbling idiot or a drooling old man. Point is to collect and buy what YOU like! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Is it stupid and a poor investment? Nothing wrong with that. I would just never put the words "coin collecting" and "investment" in the same sentence. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I would just never put the words "coin collecting" and "investment" in the same sentence.  I collect for the love of the hobby and not as an investment! If I wanted to invest it surely would be with coins! Besides, the market for numismatic coins Is not the same as the market for precious metals or bullion! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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"None lower", until PCGS starts grading PO01-, and CAC starts doing "low for the grade" stickers.
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Valued Member
United States
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Valued Member
United States
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This one is probably Fair, but I like it and just got it, so I'm showing it off. Its easier to see on the coin itself that it's from 1929, but if there was a mint mark, it's worn off.   Edited by Pauldog
03/04/2019 12:11 am
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Valued Member
United States
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PCGS Blog: http://www.PCGSblog.com/jaime/news/...w-ball-coins"Numerous times collectors have sent in coins graded PCGS Fair 2 under a grade review, in hopes of getting their coin downgraded to a grade of Poor 1." Nice for them; they get extra business from coins at the low end. |
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