NGC Journals

BECOKA's Journal

Trouble with crossovers

Attempted a cross to PCGS from a 1911-D Quarter Eagle NTC MS63 with AU58 set as min and a 1912-S NGCAU58 half eagle with no minimum grade set. Guess what happened? Neither coin crossed. They got returned with no explanation what so ever. You would figure for $50 in grading fees you would at least get an explanation. Oh well, so much for having my whole collection in one type of holder. Both coins are nice examples and will have to find a home with someone who does not care so much about the ho
BECOKA

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Merc111's Journal

Re: Trouble with Crossovers

I just read the entry by Gizmokarr on his troubles with crossovers. Sorry to read they did not cross. Still, I cannot critize PCGS for not crossing them. Gold Indians (both the $2.5 and $5) are heavily counterfeited. There are excellent die struck counterfeits that will almost look like the real thing. NTC does not guarantee their grading like PCGS and NGC will.   It would be nice if PCGS gave some infomation after rejecting a crossover. I know NGC will give a small note on why a coin
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Steve Stevenson's Journal

A little cheese with the whine!

I've seen a lot of complaining, over WHAT? Lately I've seen a lot of whining over how long some coins take to be graded. On my last order it was done within the advertised time, but the one before it has taken longer and I have no problem with that because these coins are more important to me. Which is better, a car that is made with all robots in less than one day or a Corvette assembled 90% by humans in 3 days. I figure that I'm paying for a service and I want guality, not quantity. So to th
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BECOKA's Journal

1911 MS66 Eagle Follow Up. (Not enough high grade sets registered)

Did not really realize how rare this grade is. Minus the Kutasi Collection there are only 4 additional MS66 Indian Eagles registered in any date. No MS67 Indian Eagles registered. I was a little curious so I checked the registries at both PCGS and NGC and found that if you ignore the Kutasi Collection there is only 1 additional MS66 Indian Eagle in any date registered at PCGS and 3 additional at NGC/(Collectors' Society). That also happens to be 1 graded by PCGS and 3 graded by NGC. This is in
BECOKA

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BECOKA's Journal

Been collecting low grade Eagles. I needed 1 prime example and here it is.

Ever seen a gold Eagle in MS66 with fantastic color and luster? I have been collecting lower grade eagles as they are more fun to collect when they fit in my budget and I have a better chance of filling the set. Unfortunately I was not able to get any GEM examples. I figured I should have at least one but where and how to get one for a respectable price?   I was recently communicating with the owner of the famous Kutasi collection (Probably the finest set ever assembled anywhere) and he jus
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JerryB's Journal

Numbers, Numbers, Morgan Dollar Numbers.

Interesting Population figures!! According to Morgan Dollar population figures NGC has graded about 1.5 million dollars to date. Of these 10 specific common dates/mints account for a suprising 54% of the total. Also of interest is just three of these 10 the 1881-S, 1885-O and the 1887-P account for a whopping 22.5% of the 1.5 million. The coins showing the fewest graded are the 1986-S (752), 1903-S (744) and the 1904-S (978). These figures of course don't consider coins resubmitted which would
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Mike K-migration's Journal

KEY Dat Liberty Nickel defect??

Is this a mint defect or something else...the coin still graded but... I bought this guy online and sent it in. It graded, but is much nicer than an AU58. There is a lamination of something on the front (may be able to see in the scans), other than that, the coin is 64/65...I am not a Nickel guy, what are your thoughts please? Mike [attachment=:name]
Mike K-migration

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Admiral Mike-migration's Journal

1904 Barber Dime

The flip side...actually the obverse. To my surprise there was actually a little interest in my barber dime. I have been asked to privide a scan of the obverse, so here it is. Without magnification, this dime looks pristine, but as you can see under magnification, Lady Liberty has been marred for life. This is a proof dime that is still a real beauty (unless under a mag.) and with a mintage of only 670, yes, well under a thousand, there are very few to go around. When I bought this dime, I k
Admiral Mike-migration

Admiral Mike-migration

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gpnyc1's Journal

Type Sets

Don't like the canned sets? Make your own signature set! NGC gave you this wonderful gift. Why not use it? Here's what I did with the US Type Set. I was actually on the opposite end of the issue. I didn't like that the US Type Set excluded gold issues so I made my own Signature Set to compensate for what I perceived as a shortcoming.   In addition, to pare down what would have been a huge set, I decided to limit it to major design changes and I also excluded modern issues. This made
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Admiral Mike-migration's Journal

One of the nicest Barber Dimes you'll ever see...

Too bad it cannot be graded! :-( Attached is my scan of a beautiful 1904 Barber Dime housed in my collection. I would love to be able to add this to my registry, but, alas, I cannot. Somewhere in its 101 year history, somebody decided to spiff it up a little, and I cannot understand why.. Proff condition, it simply did not need to be cleaned. It was and you can see the hairlines under magnification. Too bad. But I wanted to show off this beauty, so here it is.
Admiral Mike-migration

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Wolfpack Fan's Journal

20th Century Type Sets

WHY MUST THERE BE GOLD? The full USA Type Set does not have gold included. I am on a limited budget -- there is absolutely no way that I will ever be able to complete a 20th century registry set with gold included. Granted, this is not an Earth-shattering issue, but I would like to have the satisfaction of someday seeing "100% complete" next to that set. Can a type set category like this be created? Insight from those who know would be appreciated -- thanks!
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andold

20th Century Type Set - concur with Wolfpack

Should be multiple sets. As pointed out, the full USA Type set does not include gold. And there is already a separate 20th Century Gold type set.   I would suggest:   20th Century Type Set, Non-Proofs Only 20th Century Type Set, Non-Proofs Only, w/Gold 20th Century Type Set, Proofs Only 20th Century Type Set, Proofs and Non-Proofs 20th Century Type Set, Proofs and Non-Proofs, w/Gold   My 2 cents worth.
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Admiral Mike-migration's Journal

Maybe they'll cancel my membership!

This is a copy of my letter to Ms. Pierce. Customer Service for NGC. Hello Ms. Pierce, If you have taken the time to notice, you will see that in the last week or so, several people have posted journal entries reliving not-so-great experiences with NGC's grading process. Each of these authors have received email back from others that have thier own horror stories. Somewhere along the line, your paying customers are going to say ENOUGH!! We, your paying customers, you know, the people who sign
Admiral Mike-migration

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debbie's Journal

Morgan Dollar 1883 O

I am no expert yet. This one has hardly been worn. Feathers and breast area convex/concave. Able to see clearly. Really shiney for not being cleaned .   Morgan 188
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debbie's Journal

Peace Dollar

Pretty lady and pretty bird on both side. Has luster. When I send some of thes to be graded. Maybe evaluation will be a little easier. This is just a hobby. I have alot of coins. This is a long ordeal I can see. Fun Though peace 1922
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