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NGC Journals

C'MON NOW!

A QUICK QUESTION

NGC HAS THE SETS AND I HAVE SOME COINS With the newest 2015 Marshall's 225th Commemorative issues out. I see no slots for them. It is a 6 coin set, and no slots. There are 2 halves, 2 one dollar, and 2 gold. No spot for all six together either? To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
namvette68

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jto

A rare coin

Number 1 of my top 10 rare coins... in no particular order. I have previously posted about how freely the word RARE is used about particular coins when they come to auction. To me if there are 20 examples of a particular (rare) coin in a single auction it really begs the question: How do they define rare? One of the most glaring examples of this is also a coin many of us dreamed of owning as a kid and a few of us were lucky enough to find in pocket change: The 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent. The
JTO

JTO

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fishergirl65-migration's Journal

MY FIRST SET

Ikes are hard to find in good condition Hello fellow collectors This is my first journal entry so be patient.i have started my ike collection from raw coins . I try not to buy them already graded.. I think finding them is half the fun. it is difficult to find quality coins for this collection.. so bear with me.. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
fishergirl65-migration

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lanebrad's Journal

working on my Kennedy

add one more hello collector Well today I got a 1969 PF 68 star cameo in the mail. slowly working on this set. but there so many Proofs that it seem like it will take a long time I am up too 19 coins now well it a start. I will just keep plugging away at it and and thanks for looking. Lane To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
lanebrad

lanebrad

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Which way to go??

IT ISN'T FANCY

WHAT WOULD YOU CALL THIS? I have shown this cent before. Still, I like looking at it every now and then. Still trying to figure out just what happened to it and if it deserves a better look by NGC. Give me your thoughts everyone. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
RMK-Collectibles

RMK-Collectibles

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AlanLastufka's Journal

55 and seeing Doubled on Lincoln's Birthday

Post your Lincoln cents! Today is Lincoln's birthday and I just picked up a great 1955 Doubled Die for my collection. This particular example is graded MS 63 RB by NGC. It's estimated about 24,000 of these error coins made it out of the mint (40,000 were produced, but 16,000 were destroyed once the error was discovered). The error coins were found in circulating change by the end of the year, initially in upstate New York and Boston. A number of those '55 doubled die cents were found in ci
Lastufka Collection

Lastufka Collection

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Scott A's Journal

Actually Look At Your Coins

Overdate Discovered I recently bought a PCGS graded 1923 Belgian Congo 50 Centimes (Flemish version) that was graded MS64. The grade looked right. But within seconds of looking at this coin with a loupe I noticed that it was an overdate of 1923/2, which was not listed in KM. The overdate was easy to spot so I looked the coin up in a Belgian reference book that I have and noticed that the overdate is known to them. I resubmitted this coin to PCGS and they corrected the date. I was sure to
Scott A

Scott A

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jto

An Actual Rare Coin

So many coins when offered at auction (especially daily coins) are touted as being Rare... Scarce... Low Mintage and the verbiage goes on. Most of these are not even close to being rare. I have given thought to writing in article about my top 10 rare United States coins. I'm not talking about this 1792 half disme, or the 1796 no stars $2-1/2 gold piece, these coins are ones that I will never be able to afford. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be adde
JTO

JTO

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Tracy V's Journal

2015 quarters proof set

Any value Just looked at my 2015 quarters proof set, one is missing a coin a mint error or not? To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
Tracy V

Tracy V

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CoinsbyGary

A Coin-Related, Non-Coin Purchase

For several months I had been toying with the idea of buying a Morgan Dollar coin clock offered by a seller named CoinClocks. Just recently, I finally broke down and pulled the trigger on it. As a collector of Morgan Dollars and an admirer of the design, I was naturally drawn to this clock that features the obverse of the coin as its face. Furthermore, this clock has an "Old West" look and feel to it much as the coin did 122+ years ago. (The date on the clock is 1893). Encircling the image of
coinsbygary

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Followers and Following

At It AGAIN

Always looking for mint package trades!! Friends, As I help many collectors locally add to their government issue mint and proof set collections I run out quickly. There are many locals here that do not collect 3rd party slabs but like to build collections in mint packaging. I am always looking to trade my graded slabs for any mint packaged material available. If I have a few coins you like and you have some raw stuff in a box ---- Give me a shout!! Here is one of my February additions
Six Mile Rick

Six Mile Rick

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AlanLastufka's Journal

Ten Years Since the "Cheerios Dollar" Discovery

The discovery of the prototype reverse was made in February of 2005, to celebrate I recently purchased this second high-grade example. Who would have thought that free dollar coins given away inside boxes of Cheerios would later sell for over $20,000 each at auction? In 2000, the US Mint was scheduled to release a new dollar coin. After failed attempts in the past, the Mint was set on promoting and distributing the new "golden" Sacagawea dollars as widely as possible. One such promotional de
Lastufka Collection

Lastufka Collection

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Which way to go??

BEEN AWHILE..

MINT AND IT'S DELIVERIES?? Hi, Today my 2014 D Sacagawea enhanced dollars are due to arrive. It has been over 2 months since I placed my order for them. This is contrast to the US Marshalls silver dollar that I ordered on Thursday at the opening. My receipt was printed at :02 after the hour. On Friday they said they were shipped and I received them on this past Monday. Had all the paperwork and box for shipping ready, mailed them and NGC got them on Wednesday. Two totally different scena
RMK-Collectibles

RMK-Collectibles

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Electric Peak's Journal

Not So Rare

Another dream dashed... The other day I posted about one of my new half dimes, an 1841-O, the die variety of which is not listed in the available reference books. Last night I spent some time on the Heritage website looking at their photos of other examples of the issue. The result is that the die variety of my coin is probably not rare. Of the dozens of coins available to view, it looked to me like four varieties are reasonably common, including mine. Multiple die states are apparent as we
Electric Peak

Electric Peak

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Scott A's Journal

Silver Lion Essai Rarity

One tough one left. I recently bought one of the last of the 1965 10 Francs Essai coins that was struck in silver and just had it graded and it is now graded NGC MS64. I found it in a London auction. I have the aluminum version NGC MS66, copper-nickel version NGC MS64, and a copper uniface Die Trial NGC MS65BN. So the last piece left is one struck in gold, which is listed in Krause, but I have never seen or heard of one existing in the many years that I have been collecting this series. Th
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Scott A

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Electric Peak's Journal

A Rare Die Variety?

I'm not sure why I didn't notice this before. The world of Early American Copper has many collectors pursuing not just types or dates, but specific die marriages and even die states for their collections. They have excellent reference books to help identify those varieties. Examples of very rare varieties can fetch many times the price of more common varieties. My date set of middle and late dates (1816-1857) was completed a few years ago. While I was working on it, I paid attention to vari
Electric Peak

Electric Peak

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ArmyBud's Journal

Top Ten

1958 Proof Set Today I achieved a goal that has taken me 3 years to realize! I added the attached coin to my 1958 Proof set and snuck into the top 10 for that set! My main priority is coins with eye appeal and coins that are a good bargain (sometimes hard to get both!). This coin was bought from Mr. Tomaska and it is a beauty in hand and in the photo. Thanks to all my coin friends out there that have helped me reach this goal and thanks for putting up with all the questions I've
ArmyBud

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Piefort's Journal

A 125 year old coin from the Heaton Mint

The full pedigree of the Costa Rica 50 Centavos 1889 The Long Beach Convention Auction Sale of August 8, 1975 (Paramount International Coin Corporation), sold the collection of the estate of a mintmaster that consisted of 492 specimens from around the world. This mintmaster is considered to have been the one of the Heaton Birmingham Mint in England. The proof specimens sold at this sale, looked like they had been put away the day they had been struck and this is exactly what happened. The cata
Piefort

Piefort

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Augustus

Very Rare 1 Cent Coin Acquired! NGC Top Graded!

A true modern rarity! I have been searching for this coin in a high grade for nearly 5 years! For the past five years or so, I have been searching for this coin in a high grade. One was available at the Torex auction in MS62, but ended up selling for over $5000. The 1955 No Shoulder Fold Canada 1 Cent coin is truly a rare coin, and is the key for the 1953 - 2012 1 cent set. Only very rarely does this coin come up for auction, and they are usually in VF condition. I was very lucky to acqu
Augustus 70

Augustus 70

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Crruisercharlie's Journal

SECOND #1

FELL INTO THIS ONE... Seemed kinda funny to me. I was digging around in the Registry set listings yesterday when I notice some cent listings and a couple of dollar and type set listings that for some reason (?) I haven't been collecting. I created a Native American reverse set and after adding all the available coins, I checked my ranking-#1! Cracked me up! Guess I fell into that one... To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
Crruisercharlie

Crruisercharlie

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jackson64's Journal

An Overlooked Coin

A nice heads up from a fellow member I have always enjoyed the hunt for a coin. Whether it is a high grade coin, a low mintage issue or just some variety for a themed set, the hunt ( and find, of course)has always been a large part of the enjoyment in the hobby for me. I have had a recent find for a long sought issue for my mercury dime set--I'm in the process of offer/counteroffer right now but if all goes well I'll have located an affordable example of one of my top 5 wantlist coins. Als
jackson64

jackson64

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cointrader1017's Journal

just getting started...

Walking Liberty Halves Franklin Halves Morgan Silver Dollars 1964 Halves Peace Dollars ...2250 in total...Opened up the safe. I began investigating online as to some values and grading systems. Wow, there's a lot of information out there! Not a single coin in my collection has seen the light of day in over forty years. Only I have touched them to sort them out. Not one has been cleaned; probably ever... Over the last month or so, I have looked through and found some unique pieces. I guess
cointrader1017

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AlanLastufka's Journal

This VDB came home after a few years...

I purchased this coin in 2012, paying a bit of a premium over other 1909 VDBs at the time, but I believe it to be a premium coin. A year later I began selling some of my collection as an unexpected move across the country and a new home purchase needed financing. When my friend Brandon (brg5658) heard I was listing some of my coins, he immediately made me an offer for this VDB, as he had seen it in hand to photograph it and had complimented the coin on a few occasions. I sold it to him at th
Lastufka Collection

Lastufka Collection

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