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I think of British coins like milk, I love them but they hate me. 

I looked over some of my "best" British coins and pulled out a few that I thought were true winners.  I came up with a 1937 crown that I thought was a sure lock for a 64 and maybe even a 65 if the NGC gods were kind.  But it came back a ordinary 63.  I also sent in a 1895 Florin that I would have bet my car was atleast a 64 and that came back a 63.  And to top it off I had yet another one (1834 farthing) come back in a purple holder, hairline scratches. 

My hat goes off to all those British collectors, like RMW, who come back with grades I dream of at night.  

I'm not giving up, I'm staying in the fight, but it sure would be great to be right for just once.  It's still fun anyways.

Entries in this journal

Submitting Uncirculated Sets

Submitting Canadian Uncirculated Sets

Hello Everyone,  I would like to start submitting my Canadian Uncirculated Sets and I was wondering if there is a certain way they need to be sent in. The reason I ask is because if one was to cut the coins out of the cellophane wrap and send them in to NGC in plastic flips then how would they know that the coins came from a set and not from pocket change? How do you make sure that the term "Uncirculated Set Issue" gets on the label? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. 
NCS QUESTIONS FOR ANYONE WITH HELP

NCS guestions - can anyone help?

Hello Everyone, I just sent in my first ever NCS submission.  I thought that I was feeling good about it, but as I sit and think I wonder if I even did it right. Navigating websites is not one of my strengths.  But I was always impressed with how easy the standard NGC online submission form was to fill out.  However, the NCS form confused me a great deal. I have basically 3 questions to the NCS form.  I tried to call NCS once and I also called NGC's customer service for help with

PLASTIC NGC TRAYS FOR LARGE SLABS

Hello Everyone, Does anyone out there know if there are plastic trays for the larger holders?  The holders that house kilo coins for example. And if they do exist, where could I buy them? Thank you for your help.
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LET'S HAVE A LITTLE FUN

Hello Everyone, I received my latest order from NGC two days ago with yet another mislabeled coin inside.   This was the second time I trusted what customer service had told me, "the graders will catch the mistake". It is also the second time they did not catch it.  Leaving them now with a perfect record of zero for 6.  And as you probably already guessed they had entered my newest order with 4 mistakes again (not understanding that the "S" is very important when it comes to clad
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JUST SO YOU KNOW, IT'S STILL HAPPENING

This letter was sent to me on July 6th....   Hello Mr. Deeds, I am disappointed to learn this has happened again and I apologize for the inconvenience to you. Of course you may send them back to be corrected at no cost to you. In addition to speaking with our encapsulation and QC personnel, NGC President, Rick Montgomery is now involved and we have prepared a set of criteria for all of our graders and QC specialists to follow to see that this does not continue. You are welcom
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Saved the best for last.

Hello everyone, One of my favorite sets that I have been working on is my Great Britain 1937 - 1965 Crown set.  I just finished it, with what I think is the coolest piece in the set,  the 1960 British Exhibition Prooflike.  I got lucky and scored a 66, which is top grade, for now anyways. On to the next set......
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The game of "mechanical errors". I didn't say it was a fun game.

Rmw, Like I said in my past post I have had 5 mis-labeling issues in the past 4 orders. That's not saying anything about the 10 or so before that. I have added a pic of two coins that were in the same order as the turned around maundy coins. NGC labeled both these coins 1960 Shilling Scottish Crest. Can you find the screw up? It's kind of like "where's Waldo", but A LOT EASIER! Let me know if you can beat the pros.
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Who would do this?!

Hello everyone,  I have added 4 pics of a 2006 Great Britain Maundy set I just received in my latest order.  Look at the cert. #'s. YES, they are in a row. Now look at the coins.  YES, they face front-back-front-back.  Who would do this?  Even a non-collector must know this looks stupid.  Maybe the monkeys in the slab room thinks it's funny. 
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Godless or Gothic?

I was trying out my new book I got today, "COINS OF ENGLAND & THE UNITED KINGDOM" put out by SPINK, and I am having a hard time understanding its reference to a coin that I'm realizing that I know very little about.  I have a 1849 Florin and I thought that only 48'S & 49's were the "godless" type A.  But in my new book it looks like they can also be the "gothic" type B.  Can anyone shine some light on this?
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Testing an idea that Muhammed gave me

Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/252830205616 Testing out something new.  Trying to add a link to a coin I bought. RMW, if you see this then it worked.  This is a 1936 six pence.  Nothing special,  I'm just trying something new.
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RMW, would you be willing to check my work?

RMW, So, I'm trying to use your formula you taught me. And I was wondering if you would be willing to check my work? I was looking at a 1940 six pence on ebay. The item # is 122382859421.  The surface looks great, but it has zero luster, and the eye appeal is nothe there. But like most post 1900 coins it has a fine strike. So, with 2 of the 4 bases covered, do you think a coin like this would come out a 65? If you get time please take a look and tell me if I'm understand
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Hey, I figured out how to add pics!

I was responding to a fellow British collector and I figured out how to add pics.  So I thought I would show everyone else  (who ever is interested that is). This is my baby, or at least until I get lucky and get another baby. A near perfect 1970 half crown proof.
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My submission gave me a black-eye

I think of British coins like milk, I love them but they hate me.  I looked over some of my "best" British coins and pulled out a few that I thought were true winners.  I came up with a 1937 crown that I thought was a sure lock for a 64 and maybe even a 65 if the NGC gods were kind.  But it came back a ordinary 63.  I also sent in a 1895 Florin that I would have bet my car was atleast a 64 and that came back a 63.  And to top it off I had yet another one (1834 farthing) come back in a purpl
THE WELSH DRAGON

THE WELSH DRAGON

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Glad to see that nothing has changed at NGC

Turn around? So, I am (somewhat) back from a 2 year lay-off from collecting. Before I took the break I had been sending in submissions for grading to NGC for about 6 years. But after endless problems with the whole process I couldn't take it any more. Whether it was a mis-label or over charging for the service or a coin bouncing around in its holder or orders held up because the "professionals" couldn't tell the difference between a regular British pound coin and a pieford British pound or on
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Just looking for some input.

After all, the whole reason for this is to show off ones collection. Been here for a few years now. The few that know of me might remember some of my custom sets. But I made the mistake of selling everything and now I'm starting all over. I'm not really feeling the "competitive" side of it all anymore. So I started a new custom set. I am about half way into it. But after looking at it, I find it a little cluttered. Which brings me to the reason for this letter. I was wondering if some of
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Can you can from "competitive page" to "custom sets" page on your "control panel "

I have no idea how to use the chat boards Hello everyone, I have been gone from the world of coin collecting for a little while. Decided to get back into it just for fun. Which brings me to my question. Does anyone know if you can switch your main page in your "control panel" from "competitive page" to your "custom sets" page? You know so if someone looks at your profile they will see that page first. Thanks To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be ad
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BACK ON TRACK WITH MY BIRD COLLECTION

WELL, AFTER 3 DAYS OF WORKING ON MY CUSTOM SET I ONLY HAVE 10 MORE COINS TO ADD TO FINISH....FOR NOW. I TOOK SOME TIME OFF, BUT GOT THE BUG BACK SO I STARTED WORKING ON MY "BIRDS OF THE WORLD" SET. TRYING TO ADD PICS AND GETTING THE COINS IN A PLEASING ORDER IS NO SMALL TASK! VERY TIME CONSUMING! I THINK I AM UP TO 80 BIRD COINS NOW, WITH ONLY ABOUT 10 TO ADD TO BE CAUGHT UP. IF ANYONE LIKES BIRDS OUT THERE TAKE A LOOK AT THE SET AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. TAKE CARE. To see old co
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BIRDS OF THE WORLD UPDATE

Hello everyone. Just wanted to share my newest additions to my custom set. For those of you that took a look at my set before and don't want to go all the way through it again to find the new ones, here is a list of the coins I added today: AUSTRALIA - 2012 ($1) COLORIZED KOOKABURRA AUSTRALIA - 1990 ($10) WHITE COCKATOO BELIZE - 1975 (1C) SWALLOW-TAILED KITE BELIZE - 1975 (5C) FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHERS BELIZE - 1975 (10C) LONG-TAILED HERMIT BELIZE - 1975 (25C) BLUE-CROWNED MOTMOT B
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BIRDS OF THE WORLD UPDATE

Well I spent the past two days working on the pics on my Custom Set "Birds of the World". I think I did much better with the coin pic and I also had the idea to add a pic of the real thing, just so people could see the living bird. Still want to work on the set-up and description alittle more. But thank you to everyone who took time to check it out. http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/WCM/CoinCustomSetView.aspx?s=3519 Thanks, Brett To see old comments for this Journal entry, c
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THANK YOU THANE,JASON,DOUG, & MALCOLM

I know everyone is busy, so thank you very much for taking time to look at my latest creation. A special thank you to Thane. I will be adding the new Laughing Gull pic as soon as I stop writing this. Always a good thing when a 41 year old man can feel like 10 again! Thanks again, Brett To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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All I can sayis.......WOW!!!!!

I never in a million years thought I would have so many cool people respond to my posts. Just when I think there is on one left that wants to read my letters, I get another responce. Thane with a killer Laughing Gull pic, Six Mile Rick with his hilarious rooster story (which by the way has an awesome name!) And all the others with so much helpful advice and ideas. I never thought this would be half as much fun as it has been. I really look forward to getting back my NGC orders and adding
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I'M LOOKING FOR SOME FEEDBACK

PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK AS YOU MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT KNOW, I DELETED ALOT OF MY COMPETITIVE SETS ALITLLE WHILE AGO. SO, I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY SOMETHING NEW. AFTER TWO DAYS OF PLAYING AROUND WITH THE WEBSITE, I FINALLY FIGURED OUT HOW TO USE AND ADD TO MY CUSTOM SET (I AM ALMOST WORTHLESS WITH A COMPUTER). I AM JUST GETTING STARTED WITH ADDING COINS AND PICS TO IT. I HAVE ALOT MORE TO GO, BUT I WANTED TO ASK ALL OF YOU WHAT YOU THOUGHT BEFORE I GOT TOO FAR ON IT. THE CUSTOM SET I
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AMEN JACKSON! & HOW MUCH DOES ONE NEED TO DO, BULLY.

I'm sick of it, it's time to enjoy my sailing, build a greenhouse so that I can garden in the winter, spend extra time with the granddaughter and reading my Bible. Maybe take that money spent on coins and take that dream trip through Europe now that the Euro is crashing and travel there is cheaper than it has been in decades...lots of things to fill thye time I spent on coin collecting. Most of them will enrich my life far more also. I SAY AMEN!! I spent the better part of 30 min. today just
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