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    An Interview with JOHN ALBANESE by Maurice Rosen

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

    Posted

    33 minutes ago, Quintus Arrius said:

    Minutiae. Without that "e" you've got a genetic mutation.😉

    It's amazing how fitting this as a response to some of your ramblings.:whistle:

    What does minutia mean in Latin?
    Minutia Has Latin Roots Minutia was borrowed into English in the late 18th century from the Latin plural noun minutiae, meaning "trifles" or "details" and derived from the singular noun minutia, meaning "smallness." In English, minutia is most often used in the plural as either minutiae or, on occasion, as simply minutia.

    An Interview with JOHN ALBANESE by Maurice Rosen

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

    Posted

    2 hours ago, GoldFinger1969 said:

    No, I think more PCGS have CAC but it has nothing to do with quality or grading of the coins that each has submitted.  If there was a PCGS gap in favor of tighter grading 10-15 years or so ago, I think it has narrowed or disappeared.  Others can chime in who actually spend more time on this and actually submit coins.  I freely admit I am going with anectdotal evidence.

    Some really badly graded coins....outliers, not the norm...do seem to be PCGS graded.  Not many, but I've seen them in various forums.  Maybe NGC had that problem 20+ years ago and it took a while to shake that reputation.

    Its all about how much bling you can pimp your slab with...

     Think grafittie on headstones...

    An Interview with JOHN ALBANESE by Maurice Rosen

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Quintus Arrius said:

    Well, you heard it here first. The coin show in Baltimore is on for November with MAULEMALL's unflinching vote of confidence.  (Two THOUSAND-plus restaurants have closed in New York City in the wake of the pandemic, many vowing to never re-open again.)  All the best!

    A good friend of mine has 5 restaurants here in Richmond... He relayed a story of another acquaintance who got a loan from the first relief act , the one were if you paid wages you wouldn't have to pay it back... He bought a Bently...$300K.. I said well he's going to have to pay it back and H (My friend) said "Sure... but the interest is only 1%.... 

    If your new York resturaunts are closing it's because they are getting millions for pennies and they are sweating it later...

    If you need any more real life lessons explained I Suggest you call the friends you paid for...lol

     

    NGC to Attribute Emergency Production 2020 Bullion Silver Eagles from the Philadelphia Mint

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

    Posted

    On 5/27/2020 at 9:37 PM, Stephen83333 said:

    You are a complete insufficiently_thoughtful_person. You are like the Trumptards who think they know more about everything (like their master). If their is no rarity of ANY ASE coin as you claim, go build a complete set or two of ASE's in high quality MS70 and then a complete set of high quality PF70's and we will wait for your results. By the way you other minions need to educate yourselves about who is grading/selling what.........PCGS is also grading these "emergency" ASE's under their "Premier" label and they are selling for around $299, so quit your whining about NGC grading these coins. What a bunch of whiners.

    Not really interested in an "emergency" ASE coin myself, but to slam the whole concept that others may like is absurd.

    This is so cute lol

    An Interview with JOHN ALBANESE by Maurice Rosen

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

    Posted

    48 minutes ago, Quintus Arrius said:

    If that's what you call it, you're worth every penny.

    I have no need for your baubles :popcorn:... 

    We started 2 new resturaunts last week, 10,000 square ft, We still are renovating an apartment complex 4 of the 10 done, And I am retired so my days are a mile a minute with money being forced upon me whilst the days warm... 60's on the morrow and after..

    NGC doesn't need my money, They have emergency coinage to label (For a major pittance no doubt)...

    AND LETS NOT FORGET COMIX BOOKS....

    NGC is fine fiscally... They even have a comic mod who does nothing but monitor me for almost infractions...Coming close is good enough to slam the hammer..lol

    If only I had had the genius to post a dog doing his business ,I too would have been held in such esteem and even given a unique signature...lol

    An Interview with JOHN ALBANESE by Maurice Rosen

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Quintus Arrius said:

    So what's new... twelve years later?  If you go to the doctor, you get a diagnosis from a licensed physician.  You're even free to go get a "second opinion" again, from a licensed professional.  Exactly what credentials must a grader present on request... for an opinion?  Very charming fraternity.

    Yawn... Oh .. it's Quintus.... 
    Night night...

    An Interview with JOHN ALBANESE by Maurice Rosen

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

    Posted

    On 7/10/2008 at 6:43 PM, gmarguli said:

    What bull mess! John admits not to grading the actual coin, but rather deciding if the submitter deserves to make that much money. This coin is clearly an MS66+, but I'll call it an MS64 as it should be a $200 coin?

     

    I'm sorry, but if a grader handed me back the coin I PAID them to grade and said, it's an MS66 at least, but that would command $X which is too much in my opinion, so I market graded it MS64, I'd kick him in the nuts.

     

    Perhaps John (and others who have made this same comment) should understand that their job is to certify the grade of the coin, not try to determine how much money the coin should sell for. It's mess like this that causes grades to be all over the place. Place the blame on John for this! Next time he talks about overgrades and undergrades, tell him his BS market grading and his failure to do his job is directly responsible for this problem that he wants us to pay him to clean up. If all the graders ever did was grade the coin based on the condition of the coin, the market would adjust and function normally over time. Too bad the some of the graders like to play god and tamper with the free market by screwing around with the grades.

     

     

    No, you're doing a competent job if you grade that coin MS65 and don't let the value play a role in determining that grade. I don't have any grading reference books with me right now, but I can't recall ever seeing VALUE as one of the determining factors in grading. Maybe I missed that?

     

     

    If the grader said “The coin has a couple marks, but it’s okay for a 65.” then I don't see where gradeflation comes in. The grader said the marks on the coin were OK for the MS65 grade. Sounds good to me. It wouldn't sound good to me if the graders said the coin has the marks of an MS65, but bid is currently too high on MS65, so let's call it MS63.

     

     

    I've never really understood this. The graders at the TPG are generally considered near the top of the game when it comes to grading. And we're supposed to believe that they somehow forget how to grade and need a refresher course to remind them of what an MS64 should look like?

     

    Oh yeah, does CAC have a grading set? :shrug:

     

     

    But the CAC gets to be the determining party in whether they screwed up. This is no different than what the TPG do. Or does the CAC have an outside organization that reviews their coins for them like John suggested for the TPG? Only seems fair!

     

     

     

    The dealers who submit large quantities of coins are ALWAYS saying that the TPGs have tightened up on grading. And the dealers who try to pretend that they deal at only the high end of the market ALWAYS complain that the TPG are spewing out overgraded garbage, but they cherrypicked the best for their clients. hm

    This post should be pinned for every newbie to read before they buy a slabbed/beaned coin

    sending in $ 20 gold coins

    in Newbie Coin Collecting Questions

    Posted

    3 hours ago, zipiz said:

    Hello; how do i send in gold coins I have had for 50 years ? I have had these two 1921 and two 1927-D  plus other date for a total of 40 $20 double eagle gold , from my grand mother when she worked at philly mint from 1920-30, I talked with Bob Marino from Heritage auction , i think i can trust him to handle my gold coins, or  should i just send in a few at a time? are they graded like other coin by the price of each coin?  Thank You

    Dealt with Bob Marino 20 years ago.. Great guy...

    Selling Aussie Kilo Coins- slightly below melt!

    in Coin Marketplace

    Posted

    18 hours ago, jackson64 said:

    Thanks to everyone here for not taking advantage of my over-generous offer-- although I acted rashly trying to secure some quick funds, nobody stepped up on my offer so I listed the 2 kilo coins on ebay instead for a 24 hour sale. They sold for $1350 for the Koala and $1305 for the German Shepherd coin --so I sold them for $2655 instead of the $1550 I offered here. Thanks again to all of you honest folks for saving me from my own laziness.....

    Maaaannn i was tempted . But I am glad for both of us I didn't..

    Congrats..(thumbsu