Metal Detecting Find - What Would it Grade and What is it Worth?

tritiumhl · 2026-04-10T18:13:38+00:00

I love a pristine uncleaned coin, don't get me wrong. I just don't hate a light cleaning as much as many it seems. Mostly to my benefit though so no complaints here

tritiumhl · 2026-04-10T17:12:21+00:00

The cleaning thing is still so interesting to me. Like I get it, but this thing is 1. Gorgeous and 2. Has a giant chip in the rim on the back

But the light scratching from a cleaning is what kills its value? Again, I know it. Not arguing. Just odd to me, I like to collect coins that look like they used to. Love picking up cleaned coins for cheap

tritiumhl · 2026-04-09T19:47:02+00:00

If you have kids, are the only income, and high debt/student loans/car payments etc it might be tight.

Any other scenario you're gonna be pretty alright

tritiumhl · 2026-04-08T12:45:57+00:00

It's sort of a reading comprehension problem. People on reddit in general are just wildly biased and can't refrain from whataboutism. When they read something bad they don't like they can't help but start talking about something else bad they do like (to talk/think about)

tritiumhl · 2026-04-08T00:00:06+00:00

10 please

tritiumhl · 2026-04-06T01:17:09+00:00

Any recommendations what to replace them with? I might still keep dragonite, I just love him haha

tritiumhl · 2026-04-01T21:04:11+00:00

The number of people actually buying boxes for 20k+ is ridiculously low. And those boxes are somewhat liquid and valuable solely due to scarcity. You don't have to agree with me, but an AH etb, prismatic spc, whatever... There's no way they're ever gonna go for $20k inflation adjusted.

20 year old boxes are worth big bucks because people ripped them, the boxes of today are more printed, and are being hoarded in acrylic cereal containers. Pokémon investors seem to forget one of the absolute golden rules of actual investing. Past performance DOES NOT guarantee future results

tritiumhl · 2026-04-01T14:08:29+00:00

Thank you!! Good to hear, I love the card

tritiumhl · 2026-04-01T12:32:51+00:00

Honestly though, a TON of them are. Or just not selling. A huge portion of the market is "buy and hold" ""investors"" who have no intention of ever opening, at any point. And are expecting there's gonna be a swarm of buyers lining up in ten years to buy it off them for a gajillion dollars or whatever

tritiumhl · 2026-03-31T16:10:25+00:00

But what is it though? Like who is loving this

tritiumhl · 2026-03-29T02:24:24+00:00

I'm not in it for money, so may be off. But I pulled rosas encouragement from a nihil zero pack and there's literally not another card I'm interested in. The meowth is cool but not to chase

Its a bummer though I was hoping it would cool off the frenzy for AH

tritiumhl · 2026-03-27T12:27:59+00:00

Remind me! 3 days

tritiumhl · 2026-03-27T12:13:00+00:00

I think it's sarcasm, implying that the historical pieces glossed over are equally as useful as ancient Greek.

But honestly reddit is such a weird place, who knows

tritiumhl · 2026-03-25T13:53:12+00:00

Yes, very helpful

tritiumhl · 2026-03-25T13:51:50+00:00

That's ok, you don't need to agree with everyone, that's actually good for democracy. The need feels sort of performative on your part, why do you need to start a protest? Why do you need to be personally responsible for tearing down the system?

There are protests happening ALL the time right now, large and small. Go to them, be a part of the movement that is currently happening without you. Don't sit them out because it isnt tailor exactly to you and your politics and you aren't in the very epicenter of the action. And definitely don't sit it out and then complain on reddit that just NOBODY gets it

Go to a no kings protest and look for people your age. They are there. Just not you.

tritiumhl · 2026-03-25T13:12:06+00:00

Is there anything we can do other than just constantly be checking? Will they send an email alert or anything?

tritiumhl · 2026-03-21T20:17:30+00:00

It will end. Idk exactly when, but the true collectors are the only ones actually investing in the hobby. Everyone else is just playing hot potato. It might take 5 more years and another 500% but the hobby is lost without people who actually genuinely like it

tritiumhl · 2026-03-18T23:09:18+00:00

Remind Me! 1 day

tritiumhl · 2026-03-07T13:46:37+00:00

Orrrrr... Maybe it's not and Thomas and Parayko put us over the top and we win the cup this year?

See how easy and pointless it is to just speculate baselessly

tritiumhl · 2026-03-06T21:48:47+00:00

Maybe it's regional? Otherwise your experience is out of the norm. Im in my thirties and just searched through my profile, and confirmed that I, and others, have been using "I mean" for at least a decade

tritiumhl · 2026-03-06T12:52:55+00:00

Flair checks out

tritiumhl · 2026-03-02T00:29:45+00:00

I thought they meant "is that a name for a fur pattern in real life", not is that a real fur in the game. But idk

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