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NGC Journals

ZacharyTCutler's Journal

First Coin Collectors Coin

Yesterday (Thursday June 24th, 2010) I graduated High School and was gifted a beautiful MS 70 2010 Eagle Early Release Silver $1 Coin. Yesterday (Thursday June 24th, 2010) I graduated High School and was gifted a beautiful MS 70 2010 Eagle Early Release Silver $1 Coin. This is my first collectors coin but I hope not the last. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
ZacharyTCutler

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cvcc's Journal

THE PROS AT PCGS CAME THROUGH!

If they can't figure it out at NGC.. From my previous posting on this Russian Imperial 1916 5 Kopek you know that NGC returned it with every excuse you have never heard of with what amounted to a no grade cause we just don't know, but Thank You for paying for us to look at it. PCGS has graders that could tell the difference and returned this coin as GENUINE - RIMS FILED. This is a hard to find, expensive, rare coin, and I thought I was sending it to the best, most experienced graders when I s
cvcc

cvcc

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The Beaw's Den's Journal

A Nice Bump

On a day I have come down with a cold. Folks, I had grown a little frustrated with the amount of Details graded coins I have received back from NGC so I decided to give myself a little break and just submit a grouping of modern coins directly from mint packaging. I just got the shipment back and two of them came back as MS70. MS70 number 1 is the 2004 Lewis/Clark commemorative. MS70 number 2 is the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial. The other 4 coins I submitted also were very satisfactory with
Mokiechan

Mokiechan

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Clay's Journal

"GEORGE WASHINGTON"

Hard to find PERFECT! THIS George Washington is the latest additon to my collection! Finding it in PF-70 UC is very difficult. I have looked at some other sets and I see about 8 or 9 plus mine. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
Clay

Clay

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CaptBrian's Journal

Gold from Europe Plus [Update 6-25-2010]

Smaller gold coins hidden away for a long time Hello again fellow collectors: Well, I was so enthused by the first four coins I had graded as a test grade for the 40 coins I have been hiding for a long time. Got such great results from the first 4, that I am sending in the rest. On the way yesterday, registered mail are 37 gold coins. Austria, Belgium, Canada, Columbia, France, Gr. Brit., Holland/Netherlands, Hungary, Italy, Prussia, Switz., & Russia,. I am really straining at my t
CaptBrian

CaptBrian

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lehigh96's Journal

1945-P Jefferson Nickel PCGS MS65 FS

Obtained a 1945-P Jefferson Nickel PCGS MS65 FS from Heritage Rare Coins for $109 and it replaced a coin with the same grade in my PCGS registry set. The auction was won using a max bid of $110. Heritage Rare Coin Auctions Tuesday Internet Coin Auction #210063 Lot #24453 Descripton: 1945-P Jefferson Nickel PCGS MS65 FS Since the coin was in a Tuesday Internet Only auction, there is no description listed by Heritage. The Heritage photos clearly showed the pale yellow patina and a raz
lehigh96

lehigh96

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W.K.F.'s Journal

Coin Photography Made Simple (Part Four)

Basicly the final part... Greetings Collectors, Once again I am late. My dad had a slight setback and I am with him about 90 miles from my home. I am using the computer I urged him to get under the guise he needed to keep track of his stocks etc. But I must admit there were some personal needs of my own that kept me nagging him 'til he finally agreed it would be a good thing for him. You really don't apreciate what you have until you are forced to use another system. But even though the scre
W.K.F.

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Electric Peak's Journal

Name Change

Maybe this fits better. This is just to let those who have put me on their Friends list know that "Electric Peak Collection" has not somehow intruded. I never really liked the name "Low Budget". Certainly I don't have the deep pockets that some collectors do, but I've managed to spend more than a 'low budget' over the past several years. So as I suggested last year that I might do, I decided to change my Registry name. But to what? It seems to me that the name of a place or event that ha
Electric Peak

Electric Peak

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Electric Peak's Journal

A Purchase and Disappointment in Baltimore

The Holmes cents that got away were tempting me again. The latest Baltimore coin show had its ups and downs for me. I took vacation days Thursday & Friday. As usual, the bourse did not open to the public until 2PM on Thursday, so I started with B&M auction lot viewing that morning. Several coins were interesting to me, and one in particular drew me to the afternoon session. Unfortunately, the starting bid was 50% higher than what was shown the previous night on-line, and b
Electric Peak

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Eagle562's Journal

recent acuisitions

1944 ms66 mercury head 1972-s silver kenedy half dollari bought a 1944 ms66 pcgs green lable graded mercury head dime, and a 1976 ms67 kenedy half dollar -s and silver, i did not want to start a new set seeing as these were just good deals on both coinsTo see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
Eagle562

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Clay's Journal

MERCURY DIMES

Newest Addition This 1929 Mercury Dime is my latest addition. I had set a goal for this set, but it was way above my budget! So I've changed my goal to the best I can get! To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
Clay

Clay

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Wissahickon Collection's Journal

SPENDING THE DAY WITH HERMAN'S COIN

Happy Fathers Day, Dad!!! I've been struggling with a waning passion and enthusiasm for coin collecting for 2 years, now. I've only purchased 3 coins in the last 2 years. I still check dealer web sites, review auction listings, and bring coins home from the safe deposit box, occasionally. However, some of the excitement is missing. Today, in honor of the 10th Fathers Day that I don't have Dad with me, I brought out Dad's beat up old Morgan Dollar- "Herman's Coin". We watched the US Open
jackson64's Journal

The Hunt Is On !!

successfully bagged my prize !! Hi everyone... It's been a bit slow for me in coin collecting. Besides one horrible submission and continuing with my raw Barber half album, not a lot of upgrades or additions for my registry sets have been available. So to cut to the chase, I don't collect any modern series except for the Canadian proof dimes with the Bluenose Schooner Sailing ship on them. This gives me some peace because I don't have to worry about release dates, first strikes, early rele
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Texan's Coins's Journal

Birthdays are great...

...for collecting coins. I had a birthday last Sunday and it turned out to be fruitful for my coin collection. In addition to the coins that I would have normally gotten with this paycheck, my co-workers chipped in and got me the 2006 Silver State Quarter set and my parents got me the 2007 Silver State Quarter set. Too bad I can't have a birthday every month.   Happy Collecting. Marcus To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
Texan's Coins

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Followers and Following

Filling Slots

It's nice to be able to add a few Friends, I just added a few more Morgans, and started my Peace dollar set. I was lucky to get a 1892-cc,1893,& a 1895-0 at a fair price last night. Hopefully next month I will be able to add a few more of the tougher ones. HAPPY COIN COLLECTING
Six Mile Rick

Six Mile Rick

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Found in Circulation

Guess The Grade - FINAL

Here's what NGC says... I would grade both of these F-15, with #1 just a hair better than #2. I had #1 in my collection for over 20 years, and sent it to NGC for grading early this year. It came back as F-15. #2 was just listed in a Teletrade auction, in a NGC VF-25 slab. For what it's worth , the VF-20 in my Registry set looks better than either #1 or #2. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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CaptBrian's Journal

Trip to France, nope, to an old drawer

1817A France G20F And look what came up. Had this hanging around for a while, decided to have it graded, and got a pleasant surprise. There was no slot for it, so NGC is looking at my request to add one. I am havin' too much fun looking at this one, Maybe you better take it. I have a small collection of odd gold coins from pre-1927 and many before 1900. Stay tuned, but these are all available. Now I have to figure out how to get in the chat room. To see old comments for this Journal e
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CoinsbyGary

To Conserve or not?

Be careful what you ask for you might get it. A few years ago, I purchased a US Administration, 1903-S Philippines 1 Peso coin featuring the allegorical Lady Liberty for my ?Inspirational Ladies? signature set. The coin looked to be a nice AU grade with even gunmetal toning. However, the coin exhibited what appeared to be carbon deposits primarily on its reverse near the coin?s rim. Thinking the coin would return as a no-grade, I thought to submit it for conservation and grading. Highly grad
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W.K.F.'s Journal

Proud Of This "New Addition"

Another Slot filled in an Important Mint Set... Greetings Collectors, Just wanted to share a new coin that came today. This MS-62 was won at auction on eBay for a very fair price for the condition it is. As most of you know my favorite silver coin set is the Franklin Half Dollar in mint state and to round out my "top three" in silver is the Walking Liberty Half and coming in third is the Mercury Dime. These latter two sets are ones I am trying to complete in what some call the "middle set" (
W.K.F.

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CaptBrian's Journal

Enjoying NGC

Enjoying the benifits of others knowledge and expertise Hello all: Again I profess to be needing help regarding buying, selling, focusing on numismatics. When I acquire my coins I do not always buy just the ones I want for my "keeper collection" but occaisionally get some for trading or simply selling. If any of you have the time to look over my "stash" [as I call it] and have any advice on a direction I may should take, I am open to suggestions. I just went through a give and take with
CaptBrian

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