Hooray for PCGS and David Hall

[RYK]

Hooray for PCGS...the genius of David Hall has made so many improvements in
the coin industry in 2010...here are my favorites:

1. CoinFacts--I am using it more and more as a reference, especially prior
to making coin purchases. It started a bit awkward and clunky and could
probably still use some refinements, but it continues to get better.

2. Diamond Collectors Club Membership--This, in part, references back to #1,
but I know that several forum members, including myself, have made the
suggestion during the past year to bundle CoinFacts with the CC membership.
Perhaps it was the plan all along, but at any rate, it makes a lot of sense
and makes it easier to justify the subscription for those on the fence.

3. PCGS Price Guide--More and more, in my area of interest (better date gold
coins), I am using the price guide. It totally blows away Coin Values, as
the former is updated continually, in real time, and coins actually can
decline in market value (like in the real world), unlike Coin Values, in
which coins never seem to go down in value, even when they do!

4. PCGS Rare Coin Market Report--I do not always have the time to check spot
prices and certainly do not always read the report, but it is nice to
receive it and read it when I can. I wish they would not fill the "top ten"
with multiple grade examples of the same coin, just the grade that "moved"
the most so that more coins could be included.

5. The "+" --I am not a huge fan of micrograding, but it seems like an
innocuous way to get to the 100 point grading scale without blowing up the
70 point scale that everyone is comfortable with.

6. Lawsuit against the coin docs-- Self-explanatory, but most serious
collectors have been burned by doctored coins, at one time or another, and
any effort to stop them is in the best interests of the hobby.

Great work, "Home Run Hall" I am hoping that you can top this list in 2011

[j-rod]

How long have you been working under David Hall's desk?

JAM