7510 Sunset Blvd., #183, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Not all quality coins are equal, even
those graded by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation of America (NGC) or Professional Coin
Grading Service (PCGS) certified and encapsulated ("slabbed").
We have carefully examined and cataloged over 100,000 of these coins in just the
past year alone. In our experience, we have noticed that both PCGS and NGC coins
in grades as high as 65, 66, 67 and even 68 can be found often with slightly soft
strikes to obviously weak strikes, ugly toning that can be dull and lifeless, noticeable spots (as
opposed to ones that would take time to find under heavy magnification), as well
as easily noticeable, large or heavy bagmarks that some of their other 66, 67 or 68
counterparts may not have. In other words, one can
compare, say, ten MS 65 certified coins of any particular type, grade or denomination,
whether it be gold, silver, nickel or copper, and see slight variations in quality, as no two coins
within ANY series are
exactly alike. We have seen perhaps a hundred coins that were
certified as MS 70, (meaning perfect) but by our strict standards, none of these
coins were perfect. Granted, these coins are "oh-so-close" to
perfection. But we are strict graders who go by forty years of experience. We look
hard enough and long enough, and have always been able to find a tiny flyspeck,
or a microscopic lent mark, hairline or contact mark on all MS 70 PCGS and NGC
that we have examined. In our opinion,
"perfect" should mean perfect, not "perfect,
but....". Such nearly-perfect coins
would grade 67, 68 or 69 at best by our standards. While
few man-made coins can be absolutely perfect, there are rare
coins that can be absolutely beautiful and appear perfect to the
unaided eye. We realize that if we become too picky than
we could never complete a collection. We only
sell coins that we ourselves would like to own. Therefore, all of our coins
are, whether "slabbed" or in our own holders, are among the finest and
best of the coins we examine for purchase, only the top 5% of coins
in any given grade meet our criteria This means that our uncirculated and
proof coins are dripping
with original beautiful white mint blast or with gorgeous light golden lustrous
toning, with no spots nor distracting marks. Carefully chosen for
museum-quality eye-appeal, unlike many on the market that are much too darkly
toned. For circulated grades, many certified coins can have unsightly
spots, many heavy circulation marks and even have been
cleaned. None of our coins will be unless otherwise
noted. We only sell spotless coins with as few marks as
possible and with great eye-appeal. Below you will find
the best of the best that require a lot of extra time and work
sorting out from the less desirable coins. These are
high-end beauties. What we mean by high-end, is that a
coin can grade 64, for example, but look 65 or have superior,
65-quality eye-appeal. Below we offer a selection of the
most popular gold coins in the world. By letting us choose
the dates, we will always include better, scarcer dates, not the
most common dates. Therefore you can own quality,
better gold coins, but do not have to pay several times more for increased
rarity. However, for multiple orders, we will not only
include different dates, but we will include some of the harder
to find, better dates, These are the better gold coins you want to
order, both in terms of quality and scarcity. HOW TO ORDERRMATION |
