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NGC Journals

Dennis B-migration's Journal

Becalmed At Sea

Very little to show for the month I have felt like a ship at sea in irons during the month of September. Still reeling from the financial storms of the summer, disposable income for coins has been scarce to say the least. Throw on top of that there have been relatively few very good deals on coins out there lately so ultimately my September acquisitions were almost nonexistent. Even the circulated rolls I?ve gone through have yielded only minimal hidden treasures. But all is not lost as I di
Dennis B-migration

Dennis B-migration

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Ed J's Journal

Just added a birthdate coin to my collection.

Life is grand when you find a coin. You know how some people walk down the street and see a penny on the ground and just walk over it. I pick the up to see if they are worth my efforts. Well while surfing eBay I came across a penny that had a date close to my heart. Love finding coins that were minted the year I was born. Happy Collecting To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
Ed J

Ed J

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brg5658's Journal

A history lesson

Who knew collecting coins would be so informative!! Last weekend I placed a bid on a coin, and didn't think about it again until I found the email in my box that I had won it. It was a coin that I hadn't really seen before, but fit my horse-themed set. I did some research before placing a bid, and I knew I probably wouldn't find another one for a while as it was only a two year type coin, from 1741 and 1742. Nonetheless, it came in the mail today, and you can read a great deal of detail abo
brg5658

brg5658

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Bostonjetset's Journal

First submission

Finally became an NGC member! I've been casually collecting gold and silver coins for years but just recently started adding graded coins to my collection via some online auction purchases. This prompted me to purchase a premium membership and utilize the 5 free submissions on some of my current coins. My order has been received and now I am anxiously awaiting the results. Below are the coins I submitted. I will post the results once I get them so we can see how I did for my first time! (
Bostonjetset

Bostonjetset

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Ancients and Gods and Modern Day Mint State Lincoln Cent Collectors

1960D Large Date NGC MS67 Red Lincoln Memorial- Population of 12

Also added a 1968D NGC MS67 Red Lincoln Memorial-Population 11 Hi everyone. I am still waiting for my 2 latest additions to be released to me so they will not show up in my registry set until the previous owner does so. The 2 latest additions will add another 239 points to my registry sets. Now for the good part. My favorite Ebay seller, yes GOTJACOLLECTIBLES, has these 2 coins for sale. The 60D Large Date he is asking $3995.00 and I paid $240.00 which is about $700.00 below NumisMedia Pr
hunter's gold

hunter's gold

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brg5658's Journal

8 horses, 1 coin

New addition to my set This coin has been on my list for a while, and one finally popped up on eBay for sale at a reasonable price. Mintage: estimated 100,000 pieces Composition: 92.5% Silver Identification: KM# 965a This coin was issued by Great Britain in Copper-Nickel as both a BU coin (mintage 1,835,000 coins) and proof coin (est: 100,000 coins). It was also issued in a Silver Proof coin (which is what this one is; est 100,000 coins). Finally, it was issued in a small mintage of
brg5658

brg5658

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montie1977's Journal

My reasons not to have gold

Golds too high! I've been collecting around forty years and I'm over joyed I have silver and no gold. I feel that silver will be at 50 by the year end and then keep on climbing till only GOD knows when. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
montie1977

montie1977

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TD Henson's Journal

History Tab...

How the heck did I miss this feature for the last several months?!?!? Anybody else not notice the History tab, when you open up your set listing? I've often thought about this and wondered where I was a couple months ago, last year, etc., but all that history was lost once a change was made. Now our sets have a tab that shows the ins and outs and slot score corrections. Cool. Maybe I completely missed this when it happened, if so sorry for the redundancy. Todd To see old comments for t
TD Henson

TD Henson

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BrokeDaddy's Journal

US Mint Suspends Sale of Proof & MS Silver Eagles

The Mint reinstated sales on 10/5/11 cutting about $10 Off on each, the 2011-W Burnished MS & 2011-W Proof Eagles. A Miracle! (So Just read this Journal for background info only) The 9/29/2011 article in "SilverCoinsToday" indicates that the Mint has suspended their sale of silver products, due to the drop in the spot silver market, stating "This product is temporarily unavailable for product repricing", suggesting that the Mint is going to readjust their prices to reflect the lower silver
GINO TUMMINIA

GINO TUMMINIA

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The Beaw's Den's Journal

Plain Edged Presidential Dollars

Some Interesting Research Folks, I ran across a very interesting article from Coin World about Mint Police Officer theft of edgeless Presidential Dollar: http://www.coinworld.com/articles/where-are-all-of-the-plain-edge-presidential-/?utm_source=OB_traffic The article analyzes the current numbers of coins certified by NGC, PCGS, and ANACS while also attempting to discern how many were stolen and when? Good Stuff!! Malcolm PS-not affiliated with Coin World in any way, shape, or form
Mokiechan

Mokiechan

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Texan's Coins's Journal

Lincoln Shield Cents

New Set? Does anyone know if NGC will make a separate set for the Shield Cents, like the wheat and memorial cents are?   Marcus To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
Texan's Coins

Texan's Coins

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TRP-migration's Journal

Coins are among the missing!!!!!

USPS or Shipper who messed up? That is the question! Hello All, Just another frustrating day(or days)! Won some coins and now they are nowhere to be found. I spotted 2 coins that fit my Roosevelt collection and placed bids on them. As it turned out, I won both of them (1947P & 1956D) both gem coins and MS67FT grade. Here is the sequence of events: 9/11 Auction 3135. Won coins YeeHaa!!! 9/13 Mailed payment for coins. There goes the checking account! balance! 9/19 Coins shi
TRP-migration

TRP-migration

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Bammer's Journal

A Quick Entry

to show off my 1878CC Morgan I have to take a few minutes tonight to show my 1878CC Mogran Dollar. I won it in a Teletrade auction early last week and just received it yesterday. I cleared off my camera tables so I could take pics. It's only XF45 but I love it. And while I will probably upgrade to hopefully a gem, I feel I can't have too many CC coins. Attaching a pic of the obverse. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
Iowa Silver Baron Bammer

Iowa Silver Baron Bammer

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Texan's Coins's Journal

The results are in.....

50/50 I got an email from NGC yesterday saying that my coins had shipped. I went to the website to see how they did. It was so so. San Francisco Old Mint - PF70 UC Jamestown - PF70 UC Not too bad! 1963 D Franklin Half - MS63 1961 Franklin Half - PF65 1949 D Franklin Half - Unc Dtl - Improperly cleaned. It was an interesting experience. Not quite what I was hoping for, but I will just have to be a little more picky with what I send next time. Happy collecting everyone. Marc
Texan's Coins

Texan's Coins

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The Beaw's Den's Journal

A Nice Ebay Bargain

For a collector of small means... I picked up a MS66 1945-S Jefferson Nickel this weekend from a dealer on EBAY. The NGC Price Guide value is $32.50, His BIN price was $25.00, and my "Make An Offer" offer was $20.00. I thought he would split the difference and make a counteroffer of $23.00 but lo and behold, he took the offer and I now have the coin pictured below speeding to my home postage free. This is a pretty typical way I operate on EBAY. I always have a number of saved searches going
Mokiechan

Mokiechan

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BrokeDaddy's Journal

The 2011 (W) NO Mint-Mark Silver Eagle

Is This Really A New Issue, and will there also be a "2011(P)Struck in Philadelphia" Label as well(I hope so)? I know that the US Mint issues silver bullion version coins from most of the Mints throughout the year, not bearing any mintmark. This year, the collectors market has been infused with a few variations that includes the (S)-Label, and the 25th Anniversary Label-which so far has not been officially issued by the Mint itself. I saw this coin below for sale on Ebay today. it was also p
GINO TUMMINIA

GINO TUMMINIA

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jayman1970's Journal

pocket change

you never know what might show up I always throw my change in a jar at the end of the day,but before I do I always look through it.today I found a 1999 Connecticut proof quarter.Cant believe someone would spend it. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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North Country Collectibles L's Journal

Who Ever Said You Can't Find Collectibles in Change ?

Imagine finding 3 ROLLS of Standing Liberty Quarters at Face !! Thats what a friend of mine recently got at the bank when asking for rolled quarters for a card game . 3 entire ROLLS of SL Quarters ! Unfortunately all of them were dateless he says . Another coin club member has been searching bank purchased penny rolls for over a year and has found TWO 1983 DDR Lincoln Cents uncirculated . As for me ...here's a scan of my latest treasures...$10 1950-C FRN , 1964 90% Half Dollar , 1931 Canad
atlgc's Journal

New here

First post Saw this board by searching google and I hope to learn more and share my experience here. See you soon.
atlgc

atlgc

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Shane Connerly's Journal

Coin Collecting Passion

My person choice of retirement to avoid greed, corruption, and retarded politians! This will be my first post on my journal of coin collecting. Focused on silver eagles MS and PF as well as Morgans. I have AGE and gold bars.... Turning my interest into a life long collection to one day pass on to my kids.... Best passion of secret wealth and rarity! To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
Shane Connerly

Shane Connerly

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S.TRZEBIATOWSKI's Journal

Are turnaround times ever real?

When is an estimate accurate? I've been with NGC for a couple of years and am wondering if I just have bad luck or are tohers finding the same thing - I never get a coin in the listed turnaround time. I have submitted coin US, world & ancients, I have sumitted medals and tokens, I used to submit a lot of errors, but nonr ever came or even was moved from scheduled for grading in the actual turnaound times listed (which are always longer than the 'regular' times). When I get my 'free' submis
S.TRZEBIATOWSKI

S.TRZEBIATOWSKI

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TD Henson's Journal

Ode to BeawChan

I was inspired by the commems post and started a set... Here we go again - not completed on anything and starting a new set. BeawChan's post with the great picture of one of my favorite coins, the Connecticut Commem. Inspired, I put out a 70% FMV bid on a nicely toned Washington & Carver half in NGC MS 65 and walked away, actually went out of town for a couple days. Came back to find that I had one for 65% of FMV!! Sweet!!! These are great coins, but a slow set to compile - I think MS 65
TD Henson

TD Henson

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mt1missile-migration's Journal

Turnaround Times

Modern Tier In response to S. Trzebiatowski, I have had some luck keeping the turn around times on time. It has been my experience that the lower modern tier is on par with times. It is when people flood the upper tiers with special label requests and Early Release Labels that clog the upper tiers and extending their process times. If you can live with a graded coin with a normal non-specialized label, I recommend the modern tier or basic tier fitting your coins specific need for age and dolla
mt1missile-migration

mt1missile-migration

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