Legend said:
I'm jealous! Congrats on the 93CC Dr BB :-). That coin garnered a lot of interest. Someone is very disappointed.
Love the others too. Especially the 84CC
Thank you Laura it’s a nice fit with the others!
amazing
Congratulions on another great coin! I saw it on hold yesterday and immediately thought of FFL. LOL!
i also thought of @FloridaFacelifter when i first noticed that coin and i posted a comment about it
interestingly, i wondered if @FloridaFacel…
Just made a new purchase- 1893-CC PR65+ CAC (pop 2/1). This is the finest known with a CAC sticker.
wow .. a monster
.. and totally original
i love it
congratulations!
SharpStrike said:
While I do enjoy the discussion of unicorn coins, I have a follow-up question about nice but over-graded coins.
John Butler’s example of the 20 MS66 Saints submitted to CACG, of which 14 were deemed to be 64+ coins,
Ju…
excellent post:
While I do enjoy the discussion of unicorn coins, I have a follow-up question about nice but over-graded coins.
John Butler’s example of the 20 MS66 Saints submitted to CACG, of which 14 were deemed to be 64+ coins, along with othe…
While I do enjoy the discussion of unicorn coins, I have a follow-up question about nice but over-graded coins.
John Butler’s example of the 20 MS66 Saints submitted to CACG, of which 14 were deemed to be 64+ coins, along with other such examples, …
While I do enjoy the discussion of unicorn coins, I have a follow-up question about nice but over-graded coins.
John Butler’s example of the 20 MS66 Saints submitted to CACG, of which 14 were deemed to be 64+ coins, along with other such examples, …
While I do enjoy the discussion of unicorn coins, I have a follow-up question about nice but over-graded coins.
John Butler’s example of the 20 MS66 Saints submitted to CACG, of which 14 were deemed to be 64+ coins, along with other such examples, …
totallyoriginal said:
One day (I think the tech exists now) there will be a little square on the label that will let the buyer open up an auction description of the coin as flowery as Mark can write.
i love that idea and i think it would be…
Thanks again Mike for your kind words on the Indian. I could not afford the coins you and Jay were offering back in the day. Of course now they are multiples in price.
Ditto to FFL. I appreciate dealers like Doug and Laura who find the cool coi…
Hi Mike,
Thank you for your top ten list! And descriptions. Almost like seeing the coins in person. Totallyoriginal, I stretched and purchased the 1909 $10 from Doug. A real beauty that will stay in the OGH.
and that coin is amazing ..
i'm d…
.. and all of your descriptions should somehow be captured for each coin in some type of archive that can easily be found with a reference to it from a coin lookup interface .. your descriptions are so much more important than the grade on the slab …
.. i should also mention that doug winter (hey @corgilover ) has educated me to get me started here but he told me that he hasn't been participating in this forum since it's inception .. i did recently talk with him but that was about a proof gold c…
Hello,
Totallyoriginal, I am trying to understand what you are asking about in terms of our favorite gold coins. Are you asking why they are our favorites, and were they all untouched with "perfect" surfaces ? The answer for me would a combination…
.. i guess i'm really asking if y'all have seen many ms gold coins (not proof) that were immediately preserved from the mint into a carefully controlled environment that was basically intended for numismatic curating at the time they were struck?
a…
.. i am guessing you may come up with a fraction of a percent that had "wonderful "skin" which is coin lingo for absolutely "virgin surfaces"", such as a small unit on the order of ppm
I've seen a great many $20 gold pieces that looked wholly orig…
.. i am guessing you may come up with a fraction of a percent that had "wonderful "skin" which is coin lingo for absolutely "virgin surfaces"", such as a small unit on the order of ppm
@MikePhillips @JACAC @oreville @MarkFeld @Legend (and @corgilover) et al, out of curiosity, what percentage of ms gold coins were totally original ie "virgin" or truly untouched when you reflect back over time to consider all of your favorite (not p…
i can only imagine why y'all were so delighted with that 1875-S $20 but your comments here have inspired me to know about "all the attributes .. rather than just concentrating on the grade itself"
please note that i think the posts in this thread s…
Hi Mikey!
Great post.
You know I am one of the few dealers who went 100% PCGS CAC when I realized the benefits of what CAC was offering to the public. I can't go all CACG today because there are not enough coins around-yet. I do 100% support CAC…
i must say that i hope that the good people here in this forum will continue to emphasize that what we can learn and share will positively infuence our hobby for future generations to follow us .. it takes a forum.cacgrading
thank you so much
Hi Mikey!
Great post.
You know I am one of the few dealers who went 100% PCGS CAC when I realized the benefits of what CAC was offering to the public. I can't go all CACG today because there are not enough coins around-yet. I do 100% support CAC…
as i carefully read your post from top to bottom, i kept thinking how awesome it is to learn from your perspective .. and it got better for me when i reached the bottom and read the nice follow up post from @Insider3 that essentially validates what …
My take on the decision is that CAC may realize that people who collect toned examples of these are motivated by the toning far more than the grade. Other people have realized this and have, in my opinion, found new and exciting ways to artificially…