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NGC Journals

Yevrah1's Journal

All this photo talk has me re-imaging my Half Eagles

I have about 20% imaged with my newer camera. Since everyone has been talking about taking pictures of coins, I too, got the fire lit to do some of the backlog of re-imaging my older images. I have done my 1840's coins and have only 1855 left of the 1850's that I own left to do in that decade. Also a number of half eagles have been purchased since the new camera was acquired. So anyway, take a look, they have turned out pretty well. Here is a sample of one of the new images.
Yevrah1

Yevrah1

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Followers and Following

Even The Older Coinage Droped in Value This Year

I don't consider Morgans old Friends, I spent quite a while studying for a purchase---trade. I have some coins for sale or trade and was offered a 1887 MS-67. Now this is a Morgan Dollar at the best grade under $30,000 that would be a perfect candidate for a trade. The guy called me and said he paid $2,030 for the coin and he was interested in my Carson City's. I checked PCGS (which was the grader) for price value and came up with $2,100, well that is full asking price. So I checked the val
Six Mile Rick

Six Mile Rick

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W.K.F.'s Journal

"Testing, One, Two...

"Doing a little trial & error"... Greetings, I do think my business will be the thing that suffers the most with this new addiction. All in all I beleive the money lost by my "not working" will be a "wash" due to the massive amount of time spent with my camera & computer will, on the flip side, keep me away from the auctions, that continue to "bleed" me dry. With all the shots I will need to make and then, the post shoot editing, I could be tied up for months. This could be a very go
W.K.F.

W.K.F.

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VUMC4091's Journal

Food for thought for disparaging souls

They won't always be.... Modern coins will not always be modern. Every coin, has at some point, been modern. Time will tell which coins will hold or increase in value. Even in terms of "modern" coins, a few examples out perform others. Take a look at the 1999 Silver Delaware State Quarter - a steal at anything less than the Numismedia value of $3750 (last time I looked, anyway). Even the 2009 Lincolns, proof and mint state at collector grades, have, so far, outpaced other Lincolns of mod
VUMC4091

VUMC4091

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TAXMAN11's Journal

Auction Results and Back under 100,000 (hopefuly temporary)

Unsurprised but a little disappointed. Well my first consignment experience has come and gone and to tell you the truth, I'm a bit disappointed but unsurprised. I knew that I market was down and I wouldn't fetch top dollar, but I was still hoping. These were inexpensive modern coins I didn't particular love, and had little passion for, I hope they all found good homes. Frankly I'll going to miss the points more then the coins, and with this being true it is better that they left my care. I
TAXMAN11

TAXMAN11

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W.K.F.'s Journal

The "reverse" of my 1905 "Double Eagle"

Just wish I had cropped these before posting... Hello again,   Just having loads of fun with a few gold coins!   Happy Collecting!!! WKF PS I have studied the Liberty Double Eagle series in more depth than any other coin and when I tell you I have seen reverses on MS 64 coins that do not look as good as this one, it's the "gospel" truth. The "Anacs" grader who looked at this coin was definatly "out to lunch" when this $20 came across his or her desk. I am so glad he/she was and I
W.K.F.

W.K.F.

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W.K.F.'s Journal

"Many Thanks to Many of You!"

"What an ordeal this has been"... Have made progress but still have a ways to go... "Mission somewhat acomplished" Greetings Collectors, As most of you know, I have been involved in the most tedious process of getting some pix to post with my journals. The one I have here (if I picked the right one) is a 1905 $20 Double Eagle that I puchased in late summer. I will not know 'til I actually post this journal whether or not it is a good photo. Anyway as I mentioned in a previous post, this was
W.K.F.

W.K.F.

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$ilverHawk's Journal

Ebay/PayPal WTF

I've finaly realized that PayPal/Ebay is a financial cartel. I had previously sold/bought coins on Ebay for 5 years. Two months ago I noted "new" guidelines for both PayPal and Ebay regarding sells/buys "protections". Without reason a transaction could be suspended if the PayPal software detected a "potential for fraud". I decided that this was Corporate B/S and canceled my Ebay and PayPal accounts. Two weeks ago I reopened Ebay and PayPal accounts. I would like to sell and buy under as many
$ilverHawk

$ilverHawk

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Looking Back on MY 70 Years of Coin Collecting

A study of the auction prices realized by 300 certified US Colonials.

If you want to be bored out of your mind just read this post. There are several good reasons for having our coins certified, and I suspect different collectors do it for different reasons. I do it for two reasons. First, I love the protection provided by the slabs. Those of you who have never known anything but slabs may never experience the feeling in the pit of your stomach as a real nice coin slips out of your hand or even worse slide a coin out of a stapled 2 X 2 only to have the expose
RAM-VT

RAM-VT

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LJRambo!!!

It's hard to catch a Buffalo once they get released.

Are you a Buffalo collector or a chaser? Do you, or will you have your 2009 Buffalos at the start of the release or will you chase them later. Once released Buffalos are hard to catch. The avid collector wins every time. We research when our favorite coins will be released. We buy the coins because we are committed to the coin or type set. Now look at the history of the 2008 Buffalo sets. Nobody was buying them. But if you were committed to collecting the coin because you have a passion or
LJRambo111

LJRambo111

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neverman's Journal

A Numismatist Who Is Bad At Math?

A strange combination... Greetings! I have always struggled with math. Math has been my Goliath if I am David. I look at numbers and math problems and it all looks jumbled to me. If I have the formula, and can read it while doing an equation, I usually can conquer the problem OK, and using math in the HVAC trade has never been difficult as I can see what the numbers are telling me on a guage (what the air of refrigerant is doing and if I have to make a repair) but to just do
neverman

neverman

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TAXMAN11's Journal

SAE solution. Breaking 100,000, Refocusing, and First consignment

1st entry: Out with the old (new) and in with the new. First let me say I think I have found a solution to the SAE mintage issue. Morgan collectors send your coins back to the mint for melt, with your help we should be able to SAE program back on track. All joking aside, I have been a coin collector for the entirety of my life, though I am late to certified coins. I only recently started collecting modern issues and slabs with the statehood quarter series (and to all who will complain th
TAXMAN11

TAXMAN11

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Lava Surfer-migration's Journal

No Special Set Designation

No special NGC "SET" for Lincoln's Bicentennial Set! I was thinking there was a good chance that NGC would support a true "SET" designation for the Lincoln Bicentennial Set and allow owners to send in unopened (government packaging) sets for grading. I emailed NGC and asked if they were planning such an honor for Lincoln. The reply was that they aren't planning to do this. We should send in our coins piecemeal. I believe NGC is missing an opportunity here, and doesn't understand the sig
Lava Surfer-migration

Lava Surfer-migration

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Followers and Following

A Sunshine 100% natural PIC

a shot for Aurum Friends & Members, I don't see any problems with taking an inexpensive shot of my coins. I don't use lights, scanners, flashes, cones, whatever. I just go outside on a sunny Sunday morning while the sun is shooting across my porch deck, place the coins on white paper and shoot. I cover my hands with a white T-shirt to keep the skin tone off the coins. Set your cameras at a low image quality for full shots. HAPPY COIN COLLECTING
Six Mile Rick

Six Mile Rick

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Wissahickon Collection's Journal

WHAT IF......

You contacted a coin dealer about a coin that you purchased from him, and he said... Thursday, I called a dealer about a recently purchased coin. I first had to listen to a computer give me a list of options, as to why I was calling. I fell into the "all other " category. I was then transferred to a human where upon I explained the problem. A recently purchased silver coin has some very light spots appearing in the peripheral lettering, that I didn't notice when the coin first arrived. M
Wissahickon Collection

Wissahickon Collection

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Aurum's Journal

Picture ideas

Here is an idea for some photos Hi, I understand most of you are trying to take photos of your coins, but some of you just need some new ideas. I take pictures of my coins about four feet under a lamp with a dull yellow glow, which helps a lot on cutting down glare. Here is on of my photos. The only camera I use is a 5.1 megapixel Sony.
Aurum

Aurum

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TRP-migration's Journal

Done with State Quarters

Finished State Quarters, kind of........ Hey All, Just wanted to share my joyful occasion. I just added the LAST quarter to my Statehood Quarter set. You could think that I mean the elusive 1999 Silver Delaware, but you would be mistaken. Close, but not quite right! I actually added the 1999 CLAD Delaware. As the silver version is way out of reach, this latest addition is the LAST quarter I needed to complete my set. I am happy with 99%. Close enough for me. It is similar for me, to the 9
TRP-migration

TRP-migration

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JPS-WI's Journal

Happy Me II (Two) & Why I Collect

Journal Entery # 2 I've been a member for a short time, just about a year, but have been collecting on and off for many years. I too received my shipping confirmation today for my Lincoln coin and chronicles set. I know just how Amarillo feels. So after reading "Happy Me" and "Why Do We Collect", it all made sense. To me anyway. I collect for many reasons. I tried to collect my thoughts and actually put the reasons in some sort of order. I couldn't. So here goes, in no particular order: 1)
JPS-WI

JPS-WI

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neverman's Journal

Setting up My Coin Photo Studio

Well ok, it is not MUCH... Greetings! I am getting excited as I have obtained my materials I need to take some better coin photos. Black backdrop cloth, a business card holder, some practice shots with my cam corder that also takes still photos AND has a USB port, as well as a light that is white and not yellow. I am going to practice a little while and then put the best takes on my registry in just a few weeks. Just when you think maybe the act of collecting is mundane, a new aspec
neverman

neverman

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MGregory's Journal

Interesting web site

Recently I ran by this neat web site. Its called Coinstv.com. I'm pretty careful with new sites (Just cleaned mine up after getting a nice virus) but this one has several youtube based videos that are dedicated to different types of coins. Anyway, happy collecting!
Matt Gregory

Matt Gregory

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Amarillo1

Happy me

Guess who received shipping coniformation to day on his Lincoln coin and chronicles set , I did Amarillo. I order this on open day at 10:15 Mountian time I can wait to receive this set so i can open and look at this beauitful set, i bet it will shine like a jewel in the sun. I am looking forward in getting this. This will be my first chronicles set and i hope that it is not my last. Amarillo PS I hope you all receive your set quitly. Have a good day.
amarillo1

amarillo1

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ABZPEST-migration's Journal

Pres.and There Spouse Photos

FYI.. I was on Ebay checking out the latest,and saw this (the photo) and had to have it,this was in 2006 and the next year the 1st spouse series started, The Certificate that came with the coins said that the White House Historical Association came up with this,The President and the First Ladies Mini-coin Collection. The Franklin Mint under the authority of the White House Historical Association that each set was struck in solid sterling silver, in March 10th 1977. I dont know.. you check out
ABZPEST-migration

ABZPEST-migration

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