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Sept. 11 National Medal

Got mine There was a box in the my mail today, it was my PF and MS Medals, did anyone else get there's? Have a great day! My bad, they are both proof, one from phlly, the other from west point... To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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Upgraded a couple of Ikes

Sorry no pics yet I am trying to work my way up to #3, that would give me the #1 NGC Set, probaly won't happen this year. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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1976-D TYPE 1 & 1976 TYPE 2 IKE DOLLARS

Might be my deal of a lifetime The one valued at $5600 I am getting for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th First Spouse Coins based on there melt value. None of them are graded, I paid $410.00 each for the first two and $509.00 for the other. ($1309). I might get the one valued at $4400 for 3 graded coins, 1 PF69UC $50 10th Anniversary Platinum, 1 PF70UC $25 GOLD EAGLE & 1 PF70UC $10 GOLD EAGLE, I probaly have around $1200 invested in them. Is that a deal or not? Good luck in your collecting adventures
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SUSAN B. ANTHONY'S UPDATE

1980-P MS68 Just bought this coin at a really, really good price, hopefully I can add it to my son's set by next weekend. It should move the set up to #3, if I can get one more upgrade I won't have the overall #1, but I will have the #1 NGC only set!! That was my only goal. Good luck in your collecting adventured. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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GOLD

Just hit $1661.00 How high will it go? To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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My first Heritage Auction

MS68 1999-D Susan B. Anthony I was lucky enough to win the auction on Sunday at $120.00 or a total of $146 with fees and shipping. This will get my set up to #8 in the Registry. Not sure if I will get any higher than that, am working on some upgrades in my "Ike" set. Someday I might just get a camera to put some pics on here......Have a great day and enjoy your coin collecting adventures. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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A Penny For Your Thoughts

What happens when they're gone? Someday the penny will be discontinued. How do you think this will happen? Does the mint or some agency give a time period to trade them in? Do they make them no longer legal to own? They lost money making them, will they want them back to recoup some of the loss? What happens to there collectable value when you can't get your hands on them? What do they do with billions of coins that no longer have a purpose? Should you start collecting the "higher" grades? Th
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Early Release

For the future of the hobby, PLEASE do away with this "price inflating" label. How can you justify any significance to the collecting hobby with this label? Why are coins that are made for 10 weeks out of the year (ATB quarters) even considered for this? Is it not illegal to deny a coin in a mint sealed shipment with documentation to prove the release date from qualifying? I for 1 am waiting for the day when someone with a little cash files a lawsuit to end this money making practice. You are
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1913 Indian Head $2.50

Mom won it 40 years ago. Sent it to NGC today, it has been in a holder for the last 40 yrs. finally opened it the other day. Still had some luster and didn't show any signs of wear.I compared it to some pictures of some enlarged coins and it seemed like even the smallest of details were visible. I don't have any guess on the grade, if I luck out and get a "66", it's a $30,000 coin, there's only a pop of 1. I paid the $60 for the express service, Mom said she probaly didn't spend more than $5 o
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Points

Should not be assigned for at least 3-5 yrs. for any coin. Why should a coin freshly minted be assigned any point value until you have some idea of it's rarity AND relevance to the coin collecting hobby? Also there should be a system that shows the "total" population of every single coin, not just the NGC coins. If PCGS coins are allowed in the Registry Sets then I should be able to know how many of them exist for any given grade. Should the "rarity" of the coin be based on NGC totals, or shou
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Bought my first "dozen"...

Eisenhowers'...But a little rant first. It seems like everything that comes out of the mint at the present time needs some type of 'special label', comes in a 'limited quanity', or just costs too d*mn much money. Look at the ATB frisbees coming out again. Funny how the mint didn't have any silver back when it was $20 an ounce, they will probaly sell 50 million ASE this year now that its $40+. So I decided to slowly sell my "extra" coins that are not in a slab. So far I have sold enough that I
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20th Anniversary Sets Upset

I Cheated I requested photos on my invoice, figured they would be posted before the results. Got an email with the photos today. All the gold coins were 70's, the platinum was 70 for RP, 69 PFUC for the other one. Can't wait to put them in a Registry Set, good luck to all in your coin collecting adventures To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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FINISHED

Bought the last three over the weekend... Well my SUSAN B'S are complete. Had to buy all the "S" mints in 66, but hopefully they will all be here by this weekend. Got done sooner than expected, only (overpaid) for one coin, the 81S, the guy wouldn't budge on his price. He's the one that wants $4200 for the MS67. I'll probaly take a break for the rest of the month, pay my taxes, and if that doesn't put me in the poor house I'll have to start something for me this time!! Good luck to everyone in
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SUSAN B. ANTHONY'S UPDATE

3 MORE TO GO Well, I've been busy on ebay the last 10 days. I'm down to needing the 79P NR; the 79S; and the 81S. Bought the 80S in MS66, was the only one I saw on there. I'm up to 17th place in the registry, might be able to crack the top 10. As for getting any higher than that, not gonna happen. Some of the coins in MS68 only show a total population of 1...... To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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SUSAN B. ANTHONY'S

Started a Registry Set I know that not to many people collect these, so I thought I would try to build a set with no grade lower than MS67. Who knows in 25 yrs. what they might be worth, gonna give them to my son(who is 28) and tell him no matter what he has to keep them at least 25 yrs. Started on the 21st of this month, so far I have the 79P Wide Rim,79D, 80P, 80D, 81P,99D and also got one of the 99P MS66PL(there's only 2). Hoping to have 10 of them by the end of March. Good luck to everyone
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20th Anniversary Sets

My Gold Got tired of looking at a box I couldn't open, it's been almost 4 and a half years. Everyday was like the night before Christmas, only the next morning I still couldn't open my present!!! Almost traded the sealed box plus 2 sealed boxes of 2007 Gold Eagles 4-COIN PROOF SETS for a 1995W P70. Only time will tell if I made the right or wrong decision, in about a week I will know the grades for the 11 coins. Got my fingers crossed, hope to get a few 70's. Good grading luck to everybody!!!
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20th Anniversary Sets

BLUE LABEL SILVER EAGLE? Does anyone think the market for the MS70 BLUE LABELS will continue to go higher or will the price eventually come down. Right now they are listed as the same value as the BLACK LABEL in MS70. I have seen them on e-bay for 1200-1400, while the Black labels are still 600-700. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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20th Anniversary Sets

Been 30 Days It's been 30 days since my sets arrived at NGC. At least two of the sets got separated and given a different invoice number, hopefully that maens I'm getting two 70's, I'll just have to wait 'till Monday and hope to see some results, been in quality control for a week. GLTA
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20th Anniversary Silver Eagles

How many 70's Just mailed my last four sets yesterday. I always hate waiting to see if they arrived, last year i got two perfect sets. Hoping i can get two more this time, whats the odds of that happening again? will let you know when i get them back...glta
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better than i hoped for

two perfect sets my 20th ann. ASE sets are on their way home!!! Got twp perfect sets plus and addition five 70 coins in the other four sets. I think I may have to send in the four sets I have in another box.Check on ebay in a couple of weeks one set might just be on there!!!
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question

roundtrip does anyone know what it means when your coins are scheduled for grading, go to quality control, then some of them end up back in scheduled for grading along with a seperate invoice number,then are back in quality control again. this has happenned to 2 of my 20th ann. silver eagle sets. i am lost right now as to why. sent email to contact us but have not recieved anything back. any help would be appreciated..THANKS
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my lincolns

4/5 ain't bad My lincolns are on the way back!! couln'y believe when i saw 4/5 graded out at 70 still waiting on my 20th anniversary sets, in quality control the last week
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first submission to NGC

20th anniversary sets Sent in 6 20th anniversary sets on Feb.23 can't wait to follow the process online and see if I get any 70 sets! I've haven't even seen a reverse proof yet, just hated to send in an unopened carton, not knowing what's in there..
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