A Quick One: The Type Collector's Dilemma
/The dilemma that I speak of is this: given an average budget of around $5,000 per coin, is it advisable to buy a common date in the best affordable grade, or a scarcer date at the same price point? A quick caveat: this dilemma does not exist, of course, for certain issues like Type Two dollars as coins like the 1855-O are one-year issues with no ability to select from a variety of dates.
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Date…….1873 T$1
Grade…….PCGS MS66 CAC
PCGS Price Guide.…….……70000
CDN Greysheet/CPG.…..…55000
Population (PCGS).……….…5/1
Population (NGC)….…………1/0
Population (CAC).….....….…..1/1
Serial Number……7031.66/9896848
PCGS Lookup Number.……….7031