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End of an Era....Beginning of a new adventure!

Hello Collector's Society, been a little while since my last journal. It's been a time spent in turmoil after coming across some great silver Roosevelts. What I've been debating is the future of my collection, as I've lost most all interest in moderns for collecting. I still thoroughly enjoy the grading process and probably won't quite that part, but the clad dimes have lost their "luster" so to speak... The silver issues are quite a bit more intriguing and have a finite limit to the set, inst
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1962 D Roosevelt Dime - MS 67 + FT

The positive side for my collection this week! Great addition to my silver Roosevelt's this week. This coin has basically 3 other equals - two of which are MS 67*FT and one which is also MS 67+FT and there are none better! Beautiful overall presence and had to be considered for the +* designation, which would have put it out of my price range for sure. I'm not a tone maven, but the toning on this coin absolutely enhances the beauty of this coin. Thanks Brian for making this coin possible f
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Turns out I'm stupid...

Second part of what I'd hope would be a several part journal through certification. The 1832 Capped Bust Half Dime arrived yesterday and I didn't even have a loop on it before I was disappointed. When will I ever learn that pictures hide soooo much? First the coin has been lightly cleaned on the obv - as it is showing subtle hairlines, but enough to guarantee a details slab, which was enough to make this deal a loser. Then the surface condition of this coin is deplorable and something give
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Genius or an Idiot - Only time will tell...

Bought a new coin for my Bust half dime set. Buying a new coin for my set doesn't seem like much of an event, at least until I tell you it is raw. Like most every one here, I've been burnt on cleaned/doctored coins in the past. So, am I a genius or a complete insufficiently_thoughtful_person to try this again? The coin - 1832 Capped Bust Half Dime As described by the seller an MS 64+++. I looked at the pics and really liked it. I contacted the seller and asked a few questions including a
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Goodbye 2012!

I accomplished my goal! Have fun with this hobby and find new and interesting pursuits to keep me immersed and still finding pleasure and relaxtion with coin collecting. Mission accomplished. Overall I count 2012 to be a very successful one for my collection. * Started a Bust half dime collection - love them but have a hard time affording them in the grades I want... * Graded 89 coins in 2012 with some decent results - 1 - 69, 12 - 68's, 36 - 67's, 28 66's, 8 - 65's and few unc details.
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My first MS 69!

Kind of sounds like a baby announcement and I guess in a way it is... Cracked the MS 69 plateau for the first time. I go through lots of OBW rolls and mint sets looking for modern rarities to send in to NGC. A semi-cheap way to stay engaged with the hobby on a daily basis and have lots of fun grading coins, as I really enjoy the challenge of finding, self grading and then submitting coins for verification of my grading skills or lack thereof... I generally don't buy the SMS sets, but recentl
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Another year gone already...

It's hard to believe that an entire year has passed since the last registry awards. I wish you all lots of luck during the upcoming judging for this year's top accomplishments. One day perhaps I'll be in position to grab an award for a top set, I'm slowly working on my Roosevelt dime collections. The top slots in this set have quite a bit more expendable income than I have for coins. So, I have to be creative and work hard at getting top coins for my sets. Here's a big thank you to all that ha
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The many reasons I love the Collectors Society

Several years ago I started a set in the PCGS registry to see what all the hype was about... Turns out it was not worth the effort. Recently, I sold one of my PCGS dimes, after converting my own raw dime into the same NGC coin. Honestly, I forgot I even built the set until the buyer contacted me to release it from my PCGS set. Wow! It had been so long since I created the login and set that my account was locked out from inactivity and/or my poor feable brain could not remember the email/p
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Happy Thanksgiving!

It's a season of giving thanks for all we have! Today I reflect back on all the things I'm thankful for in life. 1 - Knowing Jesus as my personal saviour and friend. 2 - A loving wife who puts up with my coin eccentrices... 3 - A good job that allows me the opportunity to be active in this hobby 4 - NGC and all my friends here! What an excellent way to share! 5 - Life itself! May you all be thankful for everything today and enjoy time with family and friends today. Eat lots of turk
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Local Coin Show Today!

Ebay is great, but there's nothing like talking coins during a show. Stories are everywhere and it's fun sometimes to listen to the "tall" tales being told. I think it's just a facet of the hobby to make our coin exploits bigger, better and bolder than the other guy. Talking coins with coin guys and gals is a fun and very relaxing activity. I enjoy perusing the hunderds of thousands of listings on the internet, but it's just not quite the same as talking coins, looking at them and agnozing ove
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1984 D Roosevelt Dime MS 67 FT

This one has been eluding me for a couple of years now... Year: 1984 D Grade: MS 67 FT NGC Pop: 7/1 Purchased: Ebay - Datentype Cost:$103.50 A tough coin to be had in FT. I've probably looked at 150 examples from mint sets and have only seen one or two coins that might make full torch. Both coins were low grade junkers that I wouldn't waste the time submitting. I've only seen this coin sell at auction a couple of times and I have to tell on myself that I was too stupid to bid on t
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To Clean or not to Clean...

A battle that has raged for many years. I've always wondered about this and read many an article about the compelling benefits of swishing your coins. Well, in an accident, I may have finally resolved this issue, at least in my mind. I've never really been an advocate of cleaning coins. A few years back I bought a jar at a coin show, just out of curiousity. I had some late 60's mint set coins that looked horrible due to cloudy and just plain ugly surfaces. So, I took it home dipped them, rin
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USPS - Registered Mail...

Is it really what it's cracked up to be? I find it curious that when I have to go to the post office to pick up my return packages from NGC they have a hard time finding it in 1 out of 3 cases. My local PO is fairly large, but the "secure" area for registered mail is within sight of the counter. Today I waited 25 minutes for them to find my NGC box... I started getting angry when they started to scour the entire back room for the package and they became a little miffed when I pointed out tha
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Antique Stores and Coins...

Generally, the two don't really go together. The few coins I see for sale are generally priced way above current selling trends and/or are priced like every coin is a "rare" coin. I can't help but look when I see coins, medals, tokens and just about anything of and/or related to coins. Sometimes I get lucky and find something I can actually buy, but usually I just pass. I usually always look at booksellers and 99 times out of 100 strike out here too... Today was slightly different - I found
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The oddest places coins turn up...

A rarity in the Roosevelt variety series. Ever since I had a top pop MS 66 FS-802 (VP-002) dime variety graded, I was envious over anyone that would have a FT example of this coin. 1970 - D DDR FS-802 VP-002 variety NGC Grade - MS 65 FT Purchase Price - $99.99 delivered. This is a very nice lusterous example with an MS 66 obverse but a somewhat marked up reverse that pulls the grade down to MS 65. The FT designation is marginal by my standard and what I might would lable a 7/8 torch.
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Great coin designs/designers where are you?

Eagles-R-it started a thought I just can't put aside. I tend to agree that the new circulation coins are dull, flat and lifeless. The quality has a lot to be desired, as we are supremely focused on how to make a billion coins a month. Even the collector coins are fraught with stories of horrendous striked, contact marks and just plain junk. What it must have been like to live in an era when you could have searched through your coins and looked at Indian Cents, Buffalo Nickels, Mercury Dimes, S
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Guess the Grade Part II

A bit more information. A few of you have expressed an interest in seeing the entire coin, so I've included images of the entire Obv/Rev of this 2012 P Roosevelt Dime. I appreciate the responses so far. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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Guess the Grade

Need some help figuring this one out... I'll explain more in a subsequent post. Assume that the fields are clean with no distracting contact marks and the rims of the coin are likewise. Just for clarity purposes I'll point out two things - first their is what I would deem to be a heavy contact mark on the torch at about one third of the way up the torch from the bottom and there are two contact marks in the hair that glare sort of washes out. What grade do you think NGC would assign to thi
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The thrill of the local coin show!

I find that I don't buy much these days... Interesting how things change. Learning to grade, spot cleaned coins and generally a lack of interest in common grade coins and an aversion to overpay for coins means that I don't get to buy much at coin shows... The grading issue is my biggest challenge as I've learned to have the finest in champagne taste, if you know what I mean. I always go with the intent of finding that next great gem for my Roosevelt dime - ex mint set, OBW roll or dealer sto
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1968 DDO FS-101 Roosevelt Dime NGC MS 65

Just returned after NCS conservation. Year: 1968 Grade: MS 65 Registry Points: 72 NGC Pop: 5/2 Purchase Price: Self Made Seems a paltry amount of points for a coin that only has ten graded examples at NGC. In all of my mint set searching I've found about a dozen 1970 DDR and a couple 1969 D/D coins, but this is the lone example of the 1968 DDO coin I've found. I've probably searched well over 150 mint sets to find this lone single coin. With only 2 coins graded higher and only 10 tot
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1972 D Roosevelt Dime NGC MS 67 FT

Superb coin with great luster! Year: 1972 D Grade: MS 67 FT Registry Points: 1,303 NGC Pop: Top Pop 8/0 Purchase Price: Self Made These early clad Roosevelts are difficult to find fully struck and even more so to find with decent luster. I come across many coins that have wonderful luster and/or toning, but generally speaking that's the end of the line as the quality usually isn't up to par. This coin was the exception, after removing it from an original mint set I was impressed wi
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Latest Submission Grades are Back!

21 Coin Salute!!! Overall very happy, especially with the early clad FT dimes! I'll chronicle a few of these in seperate posts like 1972-D MS 67 FT, 1989-P MS 68 FT and my second 1973 Jefferson in MS 66 5FS this year. Technically, I believe this coin to be superior than the one I submitted a couple of months ago. The quarters were a bit disappointing, all though the 94-P is a tough one in 66 and higher grades. The 1980 dimes are a sore subject with me - I can't seem to get above a 66 with thes
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NGC VF 30 1836 Bust Half Dime

A new addition to my "Busted" my budget on Half Dimes collection. Hated to see my MS 64 1833 half dime sitting all alone in this short set, but at the same time it was the most expensive coin I've ever bought. So, my budget was thin, hence the name of the set. Came across this one on Ebay and liked the look of it and quite frankly wanted to be able to do more research and study on die marriages. I need coins to be able to work with them and make assessments on marriages. Date - 1836 Capp
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The mail box was full today!!!

Went on vacation last week and put the mail on hold and then came home today to find 6 coin packages awaiting me!!! Great day for my collection - four packages with raw coins taking their place in the staging line for review and possible submissions if their quality is good. The fifth package contained a 1998 P Roosevelt dime - MS 68 FT - from Datentype. Replaces an MS 67 FT coin in my collection - so a nice upgrade to the set. The last package was the one I have been waiting on from Tele
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A new day has dawned...

New set just started. I've been wanting to get into a classic set since the first of this year and as a goal for the year I wanted to start a Capped Bust Half Dime set. I choose the half dime, because of it's rather small size in the basic set only to realize that there are 123 die marriages or uniquely different coins. So much for a small set... I've been looking for an opportunity to get into this set with a nice coin. I took the opportunity that arose in Sunday's Teletrade auction. I plac
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