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NGC Journals

lehigh96's Journal

1946-D/Inverted D Jefferson Nickel NGC MS66 VP-001

Obtained a 1946-D/Invert D Jefferson Nickel NGC MS66 from David Lawrence Rare Coins for $1705.00 and 9 registry points. The auction was won using a bid of $2000. David Lawrence Rare Coin Auctions 139: Monday - Internet Auction # 480 Description: One of the toughest Jefferson nickel varieties in high grade, and ranked in the original Top-10 Jefferson varieties as the 2nd rarest variety in mint state! The variety features the D-mintmark repunched, but with the 2nd mintmark inverted over
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Texan's Coins's Journal

Starting off to be a great weekend

With new additions. This weekend is starting off pretty well. I got plenty of sleep, went to the gym early, came home and mowed the lawn, so the work is all done. After that, I sat down and added two coins to my collection: a 2004 Kennedy PF69 Clad and a 2008 Alaska Quarter PF69 Clad. Now, I get to sit down and read my NN magazine. Later on, I'll be grilling some chicken outside on the grill. A clean house, coins and grilling. Does it get any better than that?! Happy collecting, ever
Texan's Coins

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W.K.F.'s Journal

A "Pair" of 66's...

These look alot better up close in person...& even more so on the reverses... Just wanted to share a couple of the more common dates in the Franklin series. Of course that term is relative when you have only a few hundred that grade this high. So I guess a better term would be a couple of "not so common" common dates. Both of these coins have some beautiful reverse colors which are fairly common for mint set coins from this time frame. It is hard to see in these photos but the "greens" &am
W.K.F.

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W.K.F.'s Journal

Two Large "Beauties" & One Small...

Many Thanks for the huge outpour of support for "photo help"...This, the "prelude" to that tutorial... Greetings Collectors, Thank you to all who wrote me, encouraging me to do a series on picture taking. I had many who have yet to post pics but want to and I had some of you that have but are open to picking up a tidbit of info to further their already worthy skills. I had those of you write that have been what I consider friends for some time and those that I had never heard of/from before.
W.K.F.

W.K.F.

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Bammer's Journal

Raw Coins, Raw File Formats

Like the Navy, coin collecting is not a job, but an adventure. I had planned to write this journal entry, or at least parts of it about 2 weeks ago. However, my computer was attacked by viruses, somehow they got on, stopped my anti virus, and I was in danger of losing a lot of stuff and the danger was there of losing identity. So, I turned off my modem, and did a system cleansing and recovery from my recovery drive. Hopefully, I'm safe, but I'm watching bank accounts etc. just to make sure.
Cal Gold "Token" Guy's Journal

"Indian Head Cali-fornia Gold" Tokens - Real Gold from California

"Indian Head Cali-fornia Gold" type tokens are fun to collect, reasonably inexpensive, and fairly easy to find. Howdy Again: OK, I don't have a clue as to who might have made these tokens. They all appear to be dated 1852 or 1853. They appear to be solid gold (probably 9K to 12K) and have appeared in auction catalogs and coin advertisements (Jay Roe, for example) for many years. They are not new tokens but vintage pieces probably from around 1880-1900. If anyone has more information, ple
dean1345's Journal

New addition to IHC Proof Registry

Care to guess the grade of this new Proof Indian acquisition? These copper nickel Indian Head Cents are getting harder and harder to find. I recently purchased this 1860 which had been slabbed by NGC with their new pronged holder. Do you care for the new holders? Care to test your grading skills and offer up your grade for this new IHC? All opinions are appreciated. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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NASF Firefighter

New Commemoratives for 2011-2014

Nice coins on the way! As people who read my posts and look at my collections know, I am a huge fan of the modern commemorative coins. I like the range and scope of subjects they honor each year and I look foward to the designs that are choosen. Some are incredible winners like the 2001 Buffalo Silver $1 which seemed to sell out over night. Then you get the other extreme like the 2008 50c Bald Eagle/Chicken coin that could win the ugliest coin contest in my opinion. Anyway what I am getting
Jeffrey Cardona

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Cal Gold "Token" Guy's Journal

Unusual California "Gold" Tokens

An olympic runner on a California gold token, or how about a dragon...? Howdy Once Again: There are a number of California "gold" tokens (most of the ones I am chatting about today are really gilt pieces) which are a bit different from what you might expect. The most common tokens seen on ebay, for example, are of the Indian Head or Liberty Head design, a few Arms of California design, and a few Miner with Pick design. However, an interesting group of tokens produced around 1932-1936, o
W.K.F.'s Journal

This may be the "Nicest" 65 I have ever seen!

The Quality of this coin is far superior to any other mint state 65 or 66 I own in the Franklin series!!! Greetings Collectors, I am out of town this week but this coin arrived on Saturday but since I wasn't home last week either, until after mail time on Sat, I had to take my little "pink slip" & pick up this package from the post office this morning. When I mentioned this eBay buy in a previous post I used about 4 or 5 different adjectives to describe it, among them, awesome, amazing,
W.K.F.

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When I’m Wiser and I’m Older

An Intriguing Imbalance

A bit of cross comparison between the NGC, PMG, and CGC registries I don't know if the rest of you have ever thought about this, but the NGC registry has 6040 ranked members (and remember that you have to have at least 1 point worth of coins in order to rank). CGC has about 1860 and PMG limps in with about 180 ranked members. Is this any indication of the relative popularity of the hobbies? Is it more likely a statement as to which groups are most likely to get their collectables encapsulate
Revenant

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Cal Gold "Token" Guy's Journal

Washington: Alive and Well on the California Gold "Token" Series

Washington makes a brief appearance on California Gold Tokens... Howdy Again: Now most folks who have collected or even just wanted to collect California Gold "coins" (the "real" denominated pieces) know that some of the most sought after pieces have the bust of Washington on the obverse. These were made by Frontier & Company in the 1870's. What many folks do not realize is that Frontier & Company also made Cal Gold "tokens" or "charms" with the Washington obverse. All
Followers and Following

Silver Eagles are nesting in my office

14 MS69 eggs hatched tonight Friends, While I don't have the finances to purchase older MS graded dollars I have been watching for the Silver Eagles. Most MS69s are going for $25 so I grabed a few more. I guess I have 50% of the set and may be able to finish it out this year. It is nice to purchase so many graded coins at the same time and not knock on the poor house door. I just purchased them tonight so I can't post any images for a while. Good luck on the good ones! HAPPY COIN COLLECTING
Six Mile Rick

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Cal Gold "Token" Guy's Journal

The "Cal-Gold" Reverse Series of California Gold Tokens

These "Cal-Gold" reverse design tokens are the bridge between California Gold Tokens and California Denominated Gold pieces... Howdy Again: Another series within the California Gold Token world is the "Cal-Gold" reverse tokens, many made by Herman J. Brand of San Francisco. Brand was a major producer of California souvenir gold tokens as well as the better-known denominated pieces. Brand was one of the manufacturers who was targeted by the Secret Service for his production of
CoinsbyGary

That Special Time of Year

Spring and graduations are in the air with a numismatic tribute to my daughter. Spring is a special time of the year, as the cold of winter yields to the warmth of spring and new life blossoms up from the earth. Spring is also a time when young and old alike begin fresh chapters in their lives as they graduate from one phase of their life to another. This spring is especially significant to me, as a week from yesterday my daughter will graduate from Virginia Commonwealth University with a mast
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When I’m Wiser and I’m Older

Branching Into Notes A Tiny Bit.

Picking up a few silver certificates and maybe some FRNs I've always found coin collecting more interesting and more rewarding than the idea of collecting paper currency notes, but I do have a certain fascination with the paper money, especially with respect to how the notes have changed (esp in the last 20 years) and how their meaning has changed (ie, the retirement of the silver and gold certificates and the closing of the metal exchange option, the rise of "legal tender"). I'm taking the
Revenant

Revenant

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lehigh96's Journal

1942-D Jefferson Nickel NGC MS67 6FS

Obtained a 1942-D Jefferson Nickel NGC MS67 from Heritage Auctions for $546.25 and 437 registry points. The auction was won using a bid of $750. Heritage Auctions 2010 April-May Milwaukee, WI CSNS US Coin Auction #1139 Lot 1169 Description: 1942-D 5C MS67 Six Full Steps NGC. An exactingly struck Superb Gem, struck on the eve of the alloy changeover during World War II. Nickel-white surfaces show a mixture of overtones, rose, gold, and pale blue chief among them. Census: 13 in 67 Full
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lehigh96's Journal

1944-S Jefferson Nickel NGC MS67*

Obtained a 1944-S Jefferson Nickel NGC MS67 from greattoning on E-Bay for $573.90 and 282 registry points The auction was won using a gavelsnipe bid of $605 for the following E-Bay auction: greattoning Item number: 360247601423 Item location: Boston, United States A war nickel with spectacular target toning. Both sides display concentric bands of gold, pink, sky blue, and lime green toning that radiate outwards from the center over lustrous well struck surfaces. Some minor marks exis
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lehigh96's Journal

1953-S Jefferson Nickel NGC MS67

Obtained a 1953-S Jefferson Nickel NGC MS67 from f.w.traders on E-Bay for $349 and 220 registry points The auction was won using a gavelsnipe bid of $420 for the following E-Bay auction: f.w.traders Item number: 150416712210 Item location: Philadelphia, PA, United States With the exception of the reverse steps which I rate 3-2-0-0 using the quarter step method, the strike of the coin is surprisingly good for the date/mm. All of the windows/doors on Monticello are present and the obver
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James_ny1's Journal

Liberty Nickel

A "D" or not a "D"...that is the question... I recently decided to check on some other auctions sites that a good friend of mine suggested. Being new, I was unsure on how to navigate but quickly got the hang of it. I was looking for raw Liberty Nickels to fill the hole that was made some time ago when I sold the ones I had. This 1912 Liberty Nickel that didn't look to bad (sometimes the pictures are, to quote my son, "hor-a-bib-le") was calling out to me. So I decide to bid, $2.99 + $1.75
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J. Anaya's Journal

Some Unfortunate News - Downsizing of Collection

Some Unfortunate News - Downsizing of Collection Alas this is a posting that I never thought I would be making. Due to the tough times that has been affecting most of us for the last year and a half it has become my turn to be hit. Due of this new development I am changing my collecting tactics and will be focusing on the few areas where I am most interested and had the most meaning to me. Originally the coins that I was mainly focusing on were in the following areas: -Presidential $1 Pr
J. Anaya

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moondoggy's Journal

Back in the saddle

Finally back to feeling the need Greetings all; Well the move is over and we aren't living out of boxes any longer, amen !!!!!!!!!! I have the new house networked (hard wired of course) with Cat 6 cable and a new DocSis 3.0 modem for screaming bandwidth. Just finished reading all the journals to get caught up. Some good ones I will admit. Also checked out the E-Bay scene and was somewhat surprised at what was being bid on a few Kennedy's. A few bids are way o
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Clay's Journal

"I CAN'T BELIEVE IT"

I've had this coin for about three weeks I finally felt like adding to my collection. Guess what! You guessed it "OWN BY SOMEELSE". The only thing I can do, is mark this person with DO NOT BUY WITH AGAIN. Sorry I gave feedback so soon! To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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