EDITED TO ADD MY RANT!

If you populate the NGC and PCGS message boards, or even if you don't and you are shrewd enough and experienced enough, you might know who those dealers are...the mercenaries of the profession...The ones that prime the unsuspecting up into plastic madness, bizzarre toning, false eye appeal and false grade appeal. The false sense of modesty, snobbery and compulsive prenuriousness that makes it appear they actually know what they are talking about. Beware of them! I say. Give them NO credit because no credit is due.And don't confuse them with the good ones.The best are collectors themselves, but some of them will lie about that too.So please, no offense to the many many fine dealer/collectors or collector/dealers...those of which probably know what I mean.AU58 Bust Half madness may have some true points, but XF45 may be just as good IF NOT BETTER. Be a REAL collector! Be happy!Need I say more?PSI decided to say more because I'm angry...yes. Because WE are the collectors, and as such do NOT deserve to be demeaned and manipulated. At least a couple of times I've found dealers who hand in hand will state how they will spend 'strong' money (kind of reminds me of 'powerful' software) on PCGS AU58 Bust halves. Well, common knowledge amongst Bust Half collectors that PCGS very often grades a point or two lower than NGC, but this is not a blanket statement with real accuracy, and is meant to mislead you...even if it is not their conscious attempt.Firstly, the AU58 Bust Halves (or any coin for that matter) that deserves a premium are ones that could be in 63, and sometimes you'll find 64 holders, but for a barely detectable rub. Bust series often have 'rub' even in the 64 AND HIGHER categories (if graded by the top tier TPGs), so the premiums are well deserved for those 'special' AU58s. The fact is, not all PCGS 58s are at that level, and the same holds true for NGC 58s NOT being at that level. It's all a crock for them to get you to pay more than you should for a 'normal' 58, it's holder 'madness' and they want people to sell them your 58s so they can basically cherry pick them.Damn! What ever happened to buy the coin and not the holder???Buy the COIN and not the HOLDER!!!