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NGC Journals

SPHansen's Journal

Exploring New Territory

... or Finding some bargains on Heritage, Great Collections and Teletrade sites! Coin Journal for the week of 02/27/2012 through 03/04/2012This week saw several top pop additions to my Roosie proof set, and a few for my SBA set. I am still waiting for my 1881 Morgan!!! Listen to this little adventure... the coin left Oregon, sent promptly by the buyer. It spent a couple of days in transit before hitting San Antonio, and another day to get to the main Dallas sort center. The next day it was at t
SPHansen

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The Beaw's Den's Journal

I hate it When I Do That

That being to fast on the trigger. Well Friends, Today I bought a BIN coin on Ebay without paying enough attention to the coin. I had done my search for 1922 S Peace NGC and then set it for BIN coins only. Lo and behold a nice example shows up in AU58 for, what I thought, was a fair price. Since I was spending the last of my birthday money, I was feeling kind of excited and anxious. So, as soon as I bought the Dollar, I realized it was a 1922P in AU58 condition not S. Here is how it
Mokiechan

Mokiechan

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Robertsson's IceCoinage

NO MORE PCGS GRADED COINS IN THE NGC SETS

WHATS HAPPENING I HAVE NOT BEEN AROUND FOR SOME TIME NOW AND JUST ABOUT A HOUR AGO I READ A JOURNAL BY A MEMBER HERE SAYING THAT NO MORE PCGS COINS WILL BE ALOUD IN ANY OF THE SETS AND ABOUT THE HIGH COST OF HAVING THERE COINS GRADED BY NGC COMPARED TO PCGS. I FELT IN THE PAST THAT NGC HAS GONE A BIT OVERBOARD WITH THEIR FEE'S MAKING ME THINK THAT I WOULD BE MUCH BETTER OFF GOING TO PCGS AND ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THIS IS THAT NGC SEEMS TO BE CHANGING THERE STANDARD FOR GRADING WORLD COINS. i
Iceman

Iceman

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TD Henson's Journal

Collecting goals set direction with a purpose...

Two months down and 2012 is shaping up to be a great year for my collection! I've been recently heavily focused on improving my Roosevelt dimes through submissions of my own. I would like to have this set heavily dominated, say 50%, with self made coins and replacing as many of my PCGS coins through natural attrition as I can, although I know this will be a largely unpopular statement. Received back all 21 coins I sent for grading in February and made some nice Top Pop additions to my set. C
TD Henson

TD Henson

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Bruce Bugajski's Journal

2011 P ATB Set and 2010 P - 2011 P Set Complete

When do we start 2012? Only the mint knows? Just put in my final photo for my 2 ATB sets. They are now finished and I am waiting for the 2012 set to roll out. For a larger view hit the cloud link. Then click on photo. http://cl.ly/3F2q0w2o1j2A2N392H1k To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
Bruce Bugajski

Bruce Bugajski

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NASF Firefighter

Great Experience with a fellow Society Member!

25th Anniversary Set went to a good home! Hello everybody, A couple weeks ago I put some 25th Anniversary SAE sets up for sale and let members here have an opportunity to puchase them before I listed them on Ebay. Malcolm, known here as BeawChan, contacted me and I am happy to say the 69 graded set has found a new home. The whole experience was awesome and I am glad that Malcolm now has a 25th Anniversary Set that he can proudly display. He has done a great job with the description of the
Jeffrey Cardona

Jeffrey Cardona

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moondoggy's Journal

Appears the posting of journals is fixed

Thank you NGC Just did a test posting and looks like it's all fixed and you can go back to writing your journals as before with comma's and all. thanks NGC for tracking it down and getting it fixed To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
moondoggy

moondoggy

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SPHansen's Journal

To Oldtrader3

I don't get it... ... but I do understand. I dont see the point in Everyman Registry Sets. I am an average guy, not wealthy by any stretch of the imagination, yet I manage to have several top registry sets. There are so many varieties of sets to collect that will not bust the average guys budget... short sets, modern sets, annual proof sets, etc. Any collector can afford to put together an annual proof set in pretty much the top grade. True, some sets will have coins that are expensive to us,
SPHansen

SPHansen

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Yankeejose's Journal

My first journal

my 2 cents on NGC vs PCGS in the CS I have enjoyed reading my fellow collectors journals, but had to write my first journal. I find the recent discussion of PCGS versus NGC in the collector society (CS) very interesting so I thought I would put in my 2 cents. I actually first started collecting PCGS slabs (I also maintain a PCGS registry). Due to my at times limited budget, I mainly bought modern PF 69 proof coins. I thought then, and still think now they are great looking coins. With my b
Yankeejose

Yankeejose

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Merlin8*'s Journal

No offense meant and none taken Bammer

Please find below a respectful response to anyone else that I may have offended or not as the case may be To clarify my point and to say thanks for not singling me out, I was trying to express my feeling on the subject of PCGS coins being swapped out for NGC examples in a recent post by Bully to Hunters Gold. It was not my intention too and I did not tell anyone how or what to collect in that post and if you got that impression you are respectfully, mistaken. I did, however, state that I no l
Merlin8*

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The Beaw's Den's Journal

Stirring Up the Old Hornets Nest

Or why in every human endeavour, there are widely varied goals. Let me generalize here. Virtually everyone on this Board is a Coin Collector and appreciates both the aesthetics and history of the coins they choose to ocllect. I understand that a few of us might be pure investors just looking for a profit but most of us has some Numismatist in us. So after reading a large number of threads over the past couple of years, I believe that we members can be placed into two main collector catego
Mokiechan

Mokiechan

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lehigh96's Journal

1956 Jefferson Nickel NGC MS66

Obtained a 1956 Jefferson Nickel NGC MS66 from drbobcoins (E-Bay seller) for $23.49 and 3 registry points. This auction was won using a max bid of $21.00. 1956 5C MS66: NGC Census: (199/16). PCGS Population (101/0) (2/2012). Seller: E-Bay Seller: drbobcoins E-Bay Listing: 120858823835 Ended: Feb 18, 201211:20:24 PST Coin Description: A wonderfully lustrous and well struck example with a very attractive silver grey patina. A few significant marks including the one the shoulder limit
lehigh96

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Oldtrader3's Journal

My Saving Grace Finally Becomes Collecting Habit and the Real World Meets the Collecting World

How to play the registry game on a different continuum than just how much disposable income which you have to spend on what is after all, a hobby! Brand X TPG has brought a new coin collecting game to town. This game is called Everyman Registry Sets. What this means to the uninitiated is that: somebody like me (an average guy) can have a Top 10 registry set and not be dragged, kicking and screaming to coin collector Debtors Prison the day after he dares go up against deep pockets of vested d
Oldtrader3

Oldtrader3

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JAA's Journal

Belated New Years Resolutions-Historic World War II Photograph of the Liberation of the Philippines (Ft. Stotsen

My 2012 Numismatic Goals and Objectives In my first draft for this journal entry I included a lengthy discussion on the importance of knowing your Philosophy of Collecting and having clear numismatic goals and objectives consistent with that philosophy. While I belief that this is an important area for discussion I will leave that topic for a future journal entry and concentrate on documenting my personal Numismatic Goals and Objectives for 2012. Although I formulated my 2012 Numismatic Goal
JAA

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TD Henson's Journal

1976 D Roosevelt Dime - MS 68 Top Pop Gem

Likely the cleanest business strike dime in my collection. Total population of just 3 coins at this level at NGC with none finer. Overall great luster and strike and probably techincally the cleanest dime in my collection, outside the SMS coins from 2005-2010. In reality, I think this dime gives most of them a run for their money for grade. Take back the small mark below the US to the right of the torch and this one could of been the first MS 69 coin graded for the 1970s. Taken from an ori
TD Henson

TD Henson

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SPHansen's Journal

I Hear You Baron...

... and I am not offended by what you say. Everyone should be able to, and not fear speaking what they feel in our society. I try not to be a whiner, but sometimes I get upset and speak my mind. I never take offense when someone puts forward a differing opinion.. you never know when someone will convince me I am wrong. Before tonight, I never really cared about who had what coin in what set... after thinking about it, I decided to join the fray... I purchased several PCGS dimes to add to my
SPHansen

SPHansen

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Bammer's Journal

With Deep Sadness, I Must Respond

I applaud everyone for speaking their minds and offering their frank opinions. I am sad to have to write this journal entry. But I can't sit here idle and not repond to what I believe are some erroneous expectations that Merlin and some other members have. But Merlin, please do not misunderstand, I am not singling you out personally, there are some members here who whine and complain, but cannot back themselves up with journal entries. First, though, I must start by writing a little backgrou
Iowa Silver Baron Bammer

Iowa Silver Baron Bammer

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VUMC4091's Journal

Only 8 PCGS coins left

One will be crossed over In total I have only 8 PCGS coins left in all of my Lincoln sets and they all happen to be in my #8 of Lincoln Memorials. Seven of the coins will be replaced and one will be crossed over. I have always liked NGC graded coins over PCGS coins. This is partly due to the slab but in most cases I believe high grade coins from NGC look better. My opinion. Only because of the coin availability have I purchased PCGS coins because most believe they are equitable. For ex
VUMC4091

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chunk-it's Journal

1938 QDO MS 66 5FS

Check out this one Just bought this one of Ebay last week. Not only is it the only 1938 P nickel with steps from ngc, It's also a QDO. Picked it up for $665. Still waiting for NGC to figure out how many points it's going to be worth. Tell me what you think?
chunk-it

chunk-it

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Merlin8*'s Journal

Bully for you Hunters Gold

The answer to the question is Regarding collectors swapping out pcgs coins for ngc coins of the same grade and what the reasoning, rationale, goal or motive could be for removing, as Bully says, perfectly acceptable pcgs coins from their sets, is fairly obvious, at least to those of us doing the swapping. We want all our NGC Registry sets populated with NGC coins. No conspriacy, no mystery, no marketing plan, that is it. Any motive or design NGC may have is beside the point. The value or inh
Merlin8*

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SPHansen's Journal

NGC / PCGS Reply

My reply to Bully Bully makes some good points... Since I started purchasing graded coins, I have always preferred NGC over PCGS. The reason is that I just like the holders better... to me they are more aesthetically pleasing. I also see that PCGS coins seem to cost more, but the reason this is so escapes me. Could it be that PCGS puts a higher FMV on their coins? Another reason I ignore FMV listings and Price Guides is that they are inconsistent and IMHO arbitrary. Also lets see if this
SPHansen

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BULLY's Journal

NGC coins being swapped out for PCGS coins

Truly no offense intended to Hunter's Gold, but I'd like to start a dialogue on the subject, by offering my opinion. When I say I intend no offense to Hunter's Gold when he describes in his 02/27/2012 Journal Entry that he had "... a PCGS coin of the same grade in this slot but any time I get a chance to swap out a PCGS coin for a NGC coin I will do so," I truly mean no offense. First, I don't know the reason or rationale, nor the motives and goals of this collector. However, putting that
BULLY

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Followers and Following

PROOF SETS CHEAP!!!

Now is the time to jump on a great deal!! Friends, These sets are now on a super savings sale. Buy 1 set at 40% off and get the next set at 50% off. So 2 year sets or more from the 1999 to 2009 proof sets complete for sale at 45 % off. The sets will go to e-bay next week and I really do not want that hassle.The sets are listed on my page. I have listed these sets for a friend that is spending more time in hospital and doctors than at home. The money is needed for final arrangements in his l
Six Mile Rick

Six Mile Rick

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