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About this journal

It has been about 3 1/2 years since I posted anything in the journals.  Ever since I sold my 1959-Date Mint State Lincoln Cent Collection to purchase some land in north Florida in 2015 I haven't posted any of the coins I still have in my collection.  I see a lot of my old coins in new sets now and I am glad they have started to find new homes.  If any one you Lincoln cent collectors want to you can view the attached registry award link from my former #1 set and use any of the pictures that robec1347 took for me. https://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/Coins/awards/WinningSetDetail.aspx?AwardSetID=59937.  Had just about every 1959-date mint state Lincoln in the top grade when I sold the set.  I recently added this NGC ancient to my collection.  Hope you enjoy.  As always thanks for looking and Happy Collecting

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NGC MS66RB 1955DDO My coin of a lifetime and a new direction

New sets being added Hi everyone. I hope everyone is staying safe and warm with all this cold weather we are having. Even here is the sunshine state we have been experiencing some unusually cold weather this year. Most of you who follow me know that I am mostly a Lincoln cent collector. After completing my 1959-date Lincoln circulation issues set I was looking for a new direction to go in. At one time I did have a very nice short set 34-58 wheat ear. I sold the majority of those off at o
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My Reflections on My First FUN Show, Losing and Meeting Friends

An amazing event too attend Hi Everyone. First off I would like to offer my condolences too the family of a fellow collector here on our chat boards who passed away. He was to meet me at the FUN Show and I found out from his family the night after he was too arrived that he had passed away. I will not mention him by name out of respect for the family and their privacy. I will miss him as he was a mentor and a friend. RIP Sir. Well as most of you know I attended my first FUN Show this yea
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Displaying my Lincoln Memorial Collection at the January 2014 FUN Show Part 2

FUN Show 2014 Hi everyone. The 2014 FUN Show starts next week here in Florida. It is being held in Orlando and as I mentioned before my 1959-2008 Lincoln Memorial circulation issue registry set will be on display. Just wanted to post a quick picture to show everyone what it is going to look like. There are 124 coins in the set and you are limited to 7 cases. With my cover page info and my coins I was able to have them fit into the 7 cases. This is just 1 of 7. I think it turned out pret
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1923 Peace Dollar and the President Kennedy connection

Coin toss for the 1963 game. Hi everyone. Today the military academies of the Army and Navy are playing their annual game. The coin that was used today for the coin toss was a 1923 Peace Dollar that was to be used by President Kennedy for the 1963 game. The game was postponed and played a few weeks later as the country was still reeling from the assassination. A few weeks later Midshipman Tom Lynch received a letter from Cyrus Vance who was Secretary of the Army at the time along with the
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100% Complete-The Never Ending Collection

1959-Date Lincoln Memorial Circulation Issue Registry Set Hi Everyone. First I would like too wish all a Happy Thanksgiving. Even during my roughest days I have always had things in my life to be thankful for. Just yesterday I added the final 2 coins too my 1959-Date Lincoln Memorial Circulation Issue Registry set. I feel a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction but I also realize the this set is really far from complete. I will always be looking for upgrade and replacement coins and of
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Displaying my Lincoln Memorial Collection at the January 2014 FUN Show

Orlando, Florida January 8-12. Hope to see you there Hi everyone. I have decided to display my Lincoln Memorial circulation issue registry set at this years January FUN Show in Orlando, FL starting January 8th and ended on the 12th. For those who do not know FUN stands for "Florida United Numismatist and it is one of the biggest coin shows of the year. I will be displaying my registry set in a non competitive display since this is the first time I have ever displayed it and if all goes wel
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NGC MS66 1999 Wide AM Lincoln Memorial

NGC Population of 30 with 6 graded higher Hi everyone. Here is a picture of my NGG MS66 1999 Wide AM Lincoln Memorial with a current NGC population of 30 in this grade with 6 graded in MS67. The Wide AM Lincoln came about when mint personnel mistakenly used the reverse dies that were meant to be used on the proof Lincolns for that year. These coins continue to grow in popularity and in increased value. Thanks again to Robecs Images for the great photo. I hope you enjoy my coin and as alwa
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NGC MS67RD 1963D Lincoln Memorial-Population of 3

Closing in on 100% set completion Hi Everyone. I bought this NGC MS67RD 1963D Lincoln Memorial with a current NGC population of 3. This example was just recently added to the registry. I had tried unsuccessfully to purchase one of the other examples awhile back so I am glad this one came along. It is only the 4th coin in my entire 1959-Date Lincoln circulation issues registry set that I paid over the listed value and boy did I have to pay for this one. This coin had listed at TeleTrade wi
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New photos posted

NGC MS69RD 1994 and 1994D Lincoln Memorials Hi everyone. First off I have got too thank Bob from Robecs Images on the outstanding work he has been doing for me. Just over half way through my 59-Date Lincoln Penny set. He are some recent images. The first is a picture of my NGC MS69RD 1994 Lincoln Memorial with a current NGC population of one. The second is my NGC MS69RD 1994D Lincoln Memorial with a current NGC population of 3. Both of these coins were cherry picked by Mark Di Lauro from
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Interesting Find on a NGC MS68RD 1991 Lincoln Memorial-Nice Doubling and proof like

NGC population of 9 with none graded higher Hi everyone. Here is a awesome looking photo from Robecs Images an picture of my NGC MS68 1991 Lincoln Memorial with a current NGC population of 9 with none graded higher. I have got to thank Robec for pointing out the doubling from the top of Lincoln's nose to the bottom and from the bottom lip to the chin. Also some doubling of both the ones in the date and Liberty. I think this coin might also qualify for a proof like designation if re-submitt
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Acheived a Milestone today on my 1959-2008 Lincoln Memorial Circulation Issue Registry Set

Down too 10 and counting Hi everyone. Today I added a NGC MS67 1979D Lincoln Memorial with a population of 14 too my 1959-2008 Lincoln Memorial registry set. With the addition of this coin I am down too 10 coins to complete this set. This set consist of 124 coins. I have been working on this set for about 6 years now and I am getting close. With the addition of this coin and a few others that I will add in the next week or so I will be down to 13 coins to complete my 1959-Date set which c
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NGC MS67RD 1973D Lincoln Memorial Population of 6

More photo upgrades Hi Everyone. Recently I have been sending out some coins too a fellow collector to have some photo work done. Here is an example of one of his photos. It is my NGC MS67RD 1973D Lincoln Memorial. NGC currently grades 6 at this level with none finer. I have read over the years all the post about having pictures in your set and how most collectors like too see what others have and dislike the obscured sets. I want too give a shout out too one of my fellow penny collector
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PCGS MS66RD+ 1972DDO Lincoln Memorial CAC Verified

Very nice example Hi everyone. Recently I decided to have my registry set pictures upgraded to better present my sets. I want to thank ROBEC for the awesome photo work. This is my PCGS MS66RD+ 1972DDO that is CAC verified. PCGS current population of 5 with 18 graded higher and NGC population of 0 with 8 graded higher. I was fortunate to pick this coin up about 2 years ago for just over $900. Not too bad considering the last MS66RD+ PCGS example sold for $1763 Heritage Auction 10/12 and t
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NGC 1966 SMS MS69RD Lincoln Memorial Population of 1

Thanks # for the awesome coin Hi Everyone. Today I received in the mail a beautiful new coin for my Lincoln memorial collection from # and I cannot thank David enough for allowing me the chance too buy this awesome coin. NGC 1966 SMS MS69RD Lincoln Memorial with a population of 1 out of over 1100 graded for this year. It is 1 of only 2 for any of the Lincoln Memorial SMS for any year too be graded MS69. I hope everyone has a great weekend. As always, thanks for looking and Happy Collectin
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A nice toner Lincoln Memorial

One of the few in my registry sets Hi everyone. I hope all of you are have a great weekend. I recently sent part of Lincoln Memorial business strike registry set to a fellow collector to have them photographed. There have been some post on here about presenting a accurate image of a coin especially if you are the buyer. I bought this coin knowing that it was toned. Surprisingly this coin was toned already when graded by NGC. If you enter the certification number it will bring up NGC's pho
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Sometimes the flaws add character

2 Major Die Cracks Hi everyone. There have been some post by fellow members lately in reference too images that show the coin for what it is and not trying to hide flaws and enhance it's qualities through various photo hardware. I recently stated in a previous post that I was having my Lincoln Memorial circulation issue registry set photograph by a fellow collector. He normally sends me at least 5 or more images for both the obverse and reverse of each coin. I know a lot of auction houses
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Photo Work

Updating my images Hi everyone. I hope everyone is having a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day Weekend. I just got back from one of the National Cemetery's here in Florida paying my respects too some family and friends that are interned there. I just recently decided to have some photo work done on my Lincoln Memorial registry sets by a fellow collector who does some amazing work. He goes by Robecs Images and I am excited to have him photograph my set. I have never been able to do my #1 rank
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NGC Coin of the Day 1867 Seated Liberty Quarter- NGC vs PCGS value

All I can say is WOW, someone really wanted that quarter NGC featured coin of the day on their Face Book page is an 1867 Seated Liberty quarter. I was looking through some auction records for this coin and came across something that made me go WOW. There is a NGC MS63 example of this coin that sold back in 2005 for $3220. Current value for this coin is $12,060 with a population of 2. In 2008 a PCGS MS63 example sold for $86,250. Current PCGS value is $9000 with a population of 4. All I c
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Latest Additions NGC MS69RD 1994 and 1994D Lincoln Memorials Population of 1 and 3

Waited on these for a long time Hi everyone. yesterday I finally received these two latest additions too my Lincoln Memorial circulation issue registry sets. They are a NGC MS69RD 1994 and 1994D Lincoln Memorial with a current population of 1 and 3 respectively. I had been paying on these two for awhile and I want to thank Mark from datentype for always being the best and working with me and many other collectors. Mark contacted me in the middle of last year and told me he had these two ex
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Latest addition-NGC MS66Rd 1999 Wide AM Lincoln Memorial

Always looking to upgrade Hi everyone. Here is the latest addition to my NGC Lincoln Memorial 1959-date circulation issue registry set. It is a NGC MS66RD 1999 Wide AM Lincoln Memorial. I am replacing the MS65RD example I did have in this slot. A very nice example of this error coin. Current NGC population of 30 with 6 graded higher. I hope you enjoy the pictures and as always, thanks for looking and Happy Collecting To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New commen
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TeleTrade too auction 2nd finest graded NGC 1955 Double Die Lincoln Wheat Cent

Makes my eyes cross. Hi everyone. In this Sunday's TeleTrade auction they are listing the 2nd finest graded NGC 1955 Double Die. It is only one of 2 examples graded at MS66 with this one graded MS66RB. Now this would be a dream coin for a lot of us Lincoln collectors too say the least. From the pictures I cannot tell if this coin meets the RB standard anymore but still a very impressive example of this error date Lincoln. With a starting price of $21,000 it is out of my ballpark for now.
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He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother-My latest addition NGC MS67RD 1963 Lincoln Memorial

The Hollies Hi everyone. It has been awhile since I have posted anything to the journal boards. Today I added my latest 2 additions to my Lincoln Memorial Registry sets. I added a NGC MS67RD 1963 and a NGC MS67RD 1961 Lincoln Memorial. About 2 years ago a few fellow collectors and I got together and started helping each other on finding affordable coins for our sets. We notice that we were competing bidders on several occasions. We got together and would notify the others of which coins
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Who Can Help Me With This Coin

1889 Guatemala 1/4 real date over strike Hi Everyone. As most of you know I collect mostly Lincoln Memorials for my registry sets. I belong to the Tampa Bay Coin Club which has been around for a very long time and we have an auction every month at our meetings to help raise funds for the club. I bought this 1889 Guatemala 1/4 real not because it fit into any of my registry sets but to support the club and also because it is silver and old. I paid $6.00. The coin itself is not very expensiv
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Congratulations and Thank You

Humbled to be honored Hi Everyone. First off let me take a moment to thank all of the award winners this year. As I see the various post for congrats I take the time to view the mentioned sets and wow do we as a society have some amazing and varied collections. Some of the coins in these collections are just absolutely astonishing. Everyone of you should be proud of your accomplishments. I am myself humbled to have been recognized for 3 of my Lincoln 1959-date business strike sets. I sta
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My First CAC Submission

Hoping for the green bean Hi Everyone. Today, I sent my first submission to CAC to see if the few modern Lincoln Memorial business strike Lincolns that I have in my collection would make the cut. I sent in the following coins and they are all Lincoln Memorials: NGC MS67RD 1970S Large Date, PCGS MS66RD+ 1972 Double Die Obverse, NGC MS68RD 1983 Double Die Reverse, NGC MS68RD 1984 Double Ear and NGC MS69RD 1995 Double Die Obverse. I know there are a lot of different opinions about CAC certific
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