Alan Hager - not off-topic exactly, just weird . . .

[barrysloate]

I do remember he was among the first to promote graded coins, and I've heard he has some kind of patent on the slabs, but I can't confirm. And the cent on a dime planchet (or vice versa) is a rare error but they are documented in the Red Book. The listed value for one in the 2009 edition is $1500.

[D. Bergin]

I actually just found my 1995 6 Sport Guide by Hager I was given at a show way back when.

The price guide was useless but it actually came in handy as a reference guide for a lot of non-baseball sports cards that didn't get a lot of coverage at the time, including many foriegn issues.

[slidekellyslide]

I used to collect coins and I'd often post to the rec.collecting.coins usenet group. I quickly learned that if you said anything bad about Hager that he or his wife would send emails threatening a lawsuit. Here's a link that details the lawsuit:

http://www.swcgs.com/ASA_v_ANA.html

His lawsuit actually described a usenet group as a "collecting club" sanctioned by the ANA! HILARIOUS!!!....I'm not sure how I avoided being named...I guess I was just lucky.

[barrysloate]

Dan- do you know the resolution of that suit?

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Dan- do you know the resolution of that suit?

I think it was settled out of court, but I don't really recall because as my interest in coins was waning so was my participation in RCC.

[uffda51]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

I do remember he was among the first to promote graded coins, and I've heard he has some kind of patent on the slabs, but I can't confirm. And the cent on a dime planchet (or vice versa) is a rare error but they are documented in the Red Book. The listed value for one in the 2009 edition is $1500.

So if the "book" value of this coin is $1500, how would we describe the asking price of $10 million? Aggressive? Inflated? Optimistic? Ahead of its time?

[Mark]

It's surely a proof version of the error. Worth billions.

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by uffda51

So if the "book" value of this coin is $1500, how would we describe the asking price of $10 million? Aggressive? Inflated? Optimistic? Ahead of its time?

Sounds like it would fit in nicely as a featured Buy It Now item on ebay.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

Sounds like it would fit in nicely as a featured Buy It Now item on ebay.

Sounds like it's part of a carefully crafted IRA (Immediate Retirement Account.)