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  • From rogermoore435@yahoo.com Mon Dec 30 15:12:04 2002
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    Subject: Re: [Colonial Numismatics] Re: Fun with Grades
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    This is like a double blinded study. However, any
    coins i recoginize as mine will automatically get a
    higher grade. Roger


    --- Ray Williams <njraywms@optonline.net> wrote:
    > Roy,
    > Good idea. If you remind me shortly before the
    > convention, we'll do it.
    >
    > Ray
    >
    >
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: "Roy Bonjour" <r.bonjour@worldnet.att.net>
    > To: <colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com>
    > Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 5:44 PM
    > Subject: Re: [Colonial Numismatics] Re: Fun with
    > Grades
    >
    >
    > > I've been thinking about grading for some time. I
    > won't bore you with my
    > > opinions, but have an idea. At the Nov 2003 C4
    > Convention someone (Ray)
    > > should bring in three coins (probably NJ, since
    > all of the email traffic
    > > seems to indicate that they are the flavor of the
    > period). Set up a table
    > at
    > > the rear and allow those interested, to secretly
    > grade each coin on a
    > > provided ballot. The results will be announced at
    > the end of the meeting.
    > > Let's have the "experts" grade the coins. Should
    > be interesting!
    > > Roy
    > > ----- Original Message -----
    > > From: <jagre@attbi.com>
    > > To: <colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com>
    > > Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 7:41 PM
    > > Subject: [Colonial Numismatics] Re: Fun with
    > Grades
    > >
    > >
    > > > Byron -
    > > >
    > > > I agree with that.
    > > >
    > > > But what bothers me about the present situation
    > is not the wide variety
    > of
    > > > equally valid opinions (I accept that), its the
    > element of 'when I'm
    > > selling it its
    > > > an AU, when I'm buying it its a VF' mentality
    > that I find to be so
    > > distasteful and
    > > > one of the very worst parts of our hobby.
    > > >
    > > > Speaking for myself, whatever opinion I hold of
    > a coin I honestly
    > believe
    > > it will
    > > > be the same whether I'm buying or selling it.
    > > >
    > > > The other thing I find noteworthy in this
    > situation is that while PCGS
    > can
    > > be
    > > > criticized for many things (its a Camel Head!),
    > they do have the
    > capacity
    > > to
    > > > eliminate some (but not all) of this sellers /
    > buyer 'bias'.
    > > >
    > > > John Agre
    > > >
    > > > --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, "Byron K.
    > Weston <bkweston@l...>"
    > <
    > > > bkweston@l...> wrote:
    > > > > There's an old saying about opinions, Eric,
    > that I don't think I need
    > > > > to repeat here.<s> That's why I've only ever
    > relied upon my own -
    > > > > perhaps that is your point?
    > > > > Byron
    > > > >
    > > > > --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com,
    > "colonialcoinunion
    > > > > <jagre@a...>" <jagre@a...> wrote:
    > > > > > During the C4 in Boston I showed a Chalmers
    > Long Worm Shilling to a
    > > > > > number of people for grading opinions.
    > > > > >
    > > > > > The coin was in a PCGS holder at the time
    > but I had covered the
    > > > > grade.
    > > > > >
    > > > > > I was interested to see what people thought
    > of the coin, not to see
    > > > > if anyone
    > > > > > could guess what PCGS had called it and I
    > received comments ranging
    > > > > from
    > > > > > XF40 Cleaned to AU58 or better 'sharpest
    > seen' or words to that
    > > > > effect.
    > > > > >
    > > > > > I also showed the coin to the Bowers
    > contingent at the show who
    > > > > were very
    > > > > > nice, but generally unimpressed with the
    > coin (they were the XF40
    > > > > cleaned
    > > > > > comment). They also mentioned that they
    > 'feared PCGS had called it
    > > > > an AU
    > > > > > or something'.
    > > > > >
    > > > > > Fast forward to about a week ago when I
    > traced the coin back to the
    > > > > Bowers
    > > > > > 97 Rarities Sale where it had been
    > previously sold and where it was
    > > > > decribed
    > > > > > at that time (I 'm pretty sure by the same
    > Bowers contingent) as
    > > > > Choice AU,
    > > > > > lustrous, and a 'numismatic prize at this
    > grade level'.
    > > > > >
    > > > > > Incidentally, PCGS called it a 58.
    > > > > >
    > > > > > I'm not saying PCGS is right, or any of the
    > opinions I received are
    > > > > wrong. I'm
    > > > > > not sure what I'm saying.
    > > > > >
    > > > > > It is odd though.
    > > > > >
    > > > > > JA
    > > >
    > > >
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