to the CCF, blackjak! The labels seem to be from the original seller. It was a common practice for dealers to write various things in code on the holder or label - such as their cost or some such - so that they would know how much room they had to bargain with a potential buyer.
Posted 03/02/2024 3:01 pm
Thank you Hondo Boguss! That's a very helpful insight (though the handwriting does look like my dad's which is what threw me... but I could certainly be wrong).
Regardless, I appreciate your pointing me to the PCGS guide. I hadn't come across that yet and it does seem like it could solve my immediate challenge nicely. My thought is to try and figure out what are the higher value coins to then consider getting formally graded if the value is high enough while cataloging the rest.
And, to that point, I'm experimenting with a couple of different cataloging software tools, CoinManage and OpenNumisat. CoinManage has an interesting feature that will provide a value if you can supply the grade. Using the PCGS guide as a first pass, this could be my solution.
Again, thanks for the quick reply. You've saved me a ton of frustration.
Regardless, I appreciate your pointing me to the PCGS guide. I hadn't come across that yet and it does seem like it could solve my immediate challenge nicely. My thought is to try and figure out what are the higher value coins to then consider getting formally graded if the value is high enough while cataloging the rest.
And, to that point, I'm experimenting with a couple of different cataloging software tools, CoinManage and OpenNumisat. CoinManage has an interesting feature that will provide a value if you can supply the grade. Using the PCGS guide as a first pass, this could be my solution.
Again, thanks for the quick reply. You've saved me a ton of frustration.
