This is Part One, presented as a PDF, of a two-part coverage by Jerry Bobbe (a noted coin dealer, coin restorer, ex-PCGS grader, numismatic leader) of one of the central critical issues of coin collecting - that is grading and price. The second part of that coverage is a video (
https://archive.org/details/EAC1100...roRes422.mp4 - 1 hour video) which has already been posted here at CCF. This video was well-received and hit upon a number of issues that CCF members acknowledged as important.
NOTE: Mr Bobbe discusses Conder Tokens, but everything he discusses is applicable to coin grading generally.
https://www.pnna.org/reference/arti...10_Bobbe.pdfExcerpt:
"However, a good dealer is trained to always first think only of price; a simple play or pass whether buying or selling. That helps move along any transaction, as well as to avoid useless time consuming discussions over grading opinions! Yet I know that if needed, that value amount will nicely equate to a proper grade. For that to be true, the two sides of the equation must be in complete and logical agreement. When a collector acquires a good comprehension of one side of that issue, the other should reasonably fall right into place. Since I am known to possess some specialised information on this important subject, I am frequently asked for advice; and in my day I have put many grateful students onto the right track. If one is truly interested in accuracy and success, there are some very important acquired observational techniques which must be acknowledged, learned, and practiced. Doing so will raise anybody's "game." Improving those important personal skills is exactly what the advanced level of numismatics is all about."
Posted 08/13/2022 11:39 am
