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what about eye appeal?

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michael

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monsterman would seem to agree. from a post in another thread:

 

 

the biggest change in numismatics that has made large advances in the last 10 years is the quest for eye appealing coins...people want eye appealing coins....several top dealers have been preaching it for years...eye appealing coins has in the past and will continue in the future to be where its at.... the ngc star* is the first attempt to acknowledge this on a slab...imho it will continue...and pcgs will ...in time do a like kind ....or get left behind

 

 

 

 

 

 

flowerred.gif is EYE APPEAL the wave of the future? 893scratchchin-thumb.gif

 

myself i know it is.............. thumbsup2.gif893applaud-thumb.gifthumbsup2.gif

 

of all the subjective grading objectives strike. marks, lustre, in my opinion eye appeal is the most important and is the wave of the future flamed.gif

 

any comments?? 893scratchchin-thumb.gif

 

how about eye appeal in combination with high technical grade? in proof and/or business strike format? 893whatthe.gif

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Tradedollarnut

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I know the coins from my collection that satisfy me the least are those of very high grade [and rarity] but lack that extra shot of eye appeal. Those that satisfy me the most are the ones that make your jaw drop open - even if they aren't the rarest dates.

 

Every once in a while my mind rebels against the completed set line of thinking and is attracted to the box of 20 concept - 20 [or more] jaw dropping, blow you away eye appeal coins.

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cpm9ball

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any comments?? 893scratchchin-thumb.gif

 

It's like gazing upon a beautiful woman whose body is perfectly sculpted and naturally tanned. The up-side is that you could probably afford the coin more than you could her.

 

When was the last time you bought an ugly car? Eye-appeal is everything!! thumbsup2.gifthumbsup2.gif

 

Chris

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rexcat

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Yes indeed eye appeal is one of the main factors that I consider when buying coins, I would like my coins to be as good looking as possible.

 

A few weeks ago I received a 1942 PF65 walker from an online auction, when I held it in my hand I thought strong strike, good details, but it lacked that pop, something that is hard to see with a photo. In fact the light toning it had bother me a little. Anyways I ran up to the local coin store to show my friend Russ, the owner, the price was real good and I felt ok about the deal as a whole. yeahok.gif

 

As he’s giving it the eye, I notice a 1942 PF64 walker in his case that made me go WOW. It had just as good of strike, no real distractions, and that glow; you know one that makes it stand out from the others with a light golden toning and deep mirrors.

 

So luckily I was able to cut deal to get my money (with shipping) out of the PF65 and get the PF64 into my collection with some money in my pocket to boot. Russ chuckled saying “you know Paul if it was back in the days when these walkers were traded raw, you know who would have the more expensive coin here.”

 

It didn’t bother me to much to go down a point in grade; I felt I got the coin I was really looking for. cloud9.gif

 

BTW, the PF65 was in a PGCS slab, and the PF64 is in a NGC.

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etexmike

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That is what I like about the NGC * (star) rating that they give.

They do not give it to every deserving coin IMHO. But many do receive it to distinguish it from the run-of-the-mill coins. Some coins might have a little hit or a nick that keeps it from the next numerical grade. But these can be forgiven if the coin has the right look about it. I would not hesitate to drop a grade or so to get that coin over the higher graded coin.

 

I did drop some points when I wanted all of the Walker proofs. I wanted coins with nice deep mirrors and frosty obverses. I didn't care whose holders they were in as long as I got the right looking coin.

 

To me eye appeal is everything.

 

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etexmike

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rexcat

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That is what I like about the NGC * (star) rating that they give.

They do not give it to every deserving coin IMHO. But many do receive it to distinguish it from the run-of-the-mill coins. Some coins might have a little hit or a nick that keeps it from the next numerical grade.

right on the money...er coin I mean etexmike thumbsup2.gif

 

Thanks Michael, your cool cat comment made me spit soda all over my screen and keyboard... going to have to stop coming here during work, my boss is going to start wondering why I'm smiling at work. 893applaud-thumb.gif

 

Hopefully I'll get a pic up tonight of the new walker. 893scratchchin-thumb.gif

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coinman1794

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Eye appeal is the only thing that ever gets me to buy a coin outside my normal collection series! It might be something totally different from what I collect, but if it has that phenominal look, I have to have it! Eye appeal is everything!

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TomB

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In my opinion eye appeal is everything. I don't collect to assemble the highest numerical set; I don't collect to amass the most valuable coins; I don't collect to accumulate a hoard; and I don't collect with an eye focused on price. I collect for enjoyment, and those coins that are original, that are attractive, that have exceptional eye appeal and that make one not care about grade or price are the coins that make it into my collection.

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kryptonitecomics

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Here is my take......

 

For me, since I collect toned coins primarily....of course eye appeal is the be all end all, which is the way it should be.

 

The only reason I have a different perspective on the question or statement "is EYE APPEAL the wave of the future?"

 

Is simply because of the push over the past few years for Registry sets and high grades where in most cases the look of the coin isn't half as important as the technical grade.

 

I think the smart money is going after the look of the coin and not the grade, but there is no denying the push right now for paper labals vs......the coin itself. Hopefully that makes sense you you and hopefully as the registry sets continue.....more folks will be drawn to the technical aspects of the coins instead of the Plastic holder.

 

I fully support the NGC Star designation and hope PCGS does indeed go in that direction.......it's very subjective I know...but I do like the star.

For me.....I have no problem with folks going after an MS68 for their registry...it leaves all the pretty MS64-MS66's for me to purchase 893applaud-thumb.gif

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Is simply because of the push over the past few years for Registry sets and high grades where in most cases the look of the coin isn't half as important as the technical grade.

 

Now I understand why so few put pictures in their registry sets. They collect labels and numbers and the coins inside the plastic are butt ugly so they are ashamed to show them. tonofbricks.gif

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kryptonitecomics

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Honestly....you may be right about that. I personally don't have lot of pictures becuase I don't take pictures well so it's difficult to capture the quality of the coins......I have a new camera though so I hope to start adding pictures.......My sets typically consist of MS65 coins though.....no low pop super rarities. 893scratchchin-thumb.gif

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Hoot

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What jom said Tom said. smile.gif

 

I've been actively in the process of culling my collectiong of coins that don't knock my socks off. And what TDN said is great - a high grade coin that's not eye appealing is a bit of a bummer (interpretation applied).

 

For some goofy reason, I like what copper does with light. So, eye appeal is all about how I choose what to collect in a small but growing foreign copper collection. It's a blast.

 

But eye appeal may have more than any singular component to it - and we shouldn't forget that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Thus, what each of us would define as eye appealing will be different. For me, strike plays an important role in eye appeal. Certainly not always, but it factors in heavily.

 

Hoot

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EZ_E

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In my opinion eye appeal is everything. I don't collect to assemble the highest numerical set; I don't collect to amass the most valuable coins; I don't collect to accumulate a hoard; and I don't collect with an eye focused on price. I collect for enjoyment, and those coins that are original, that are attractive, that have exceptional eye appeal and that make one not care about grade or price are the coins that make it into my collection.

 

 

 

Yeah, what he said!!

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