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It's Not About the Grader...

... its about the collector. Sorry, Paul, I disagree. This is not about the grading companies, nor their contest with each other. This is about the collector, who should be the REAL focus of this. I think that has been lost by these people. Its called the COLLECTOR's Society, and any decision should be made in the best interests of the collector, period. Making collector's split their collection tracking for no reason is uncalled for and just plain annoying. Give the collector the OPTION to
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Collectors vs Speculators

Keep the faith, brother... you just got to survive to the end. Alan is so right. I've been watching this happen for a decade, and the worst is yet to come, I'm afraid. As a kid, I collected sports cards... baseball, football, etc. I bought packs with my allowance, saved multiple sets in pristine condition, and traded and played flip games with the rest. I enjoyed my 'hobby' and got tons of satifaction from it. There were a few companies out there.. Topps and Fleer being the biggies. Then the
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Yes! Yes! Yes!

Happy Happy Joy Joy Journal for the week of January 15 through January 22, 2012What a great week I've had! I've spent months looking for a 2010 Clad Pf70UC Kennedy Half, not only at a decent price, but for any price at all. The silver coin is readily available, but the clad has been so elusive. I wanted to grab one before December to complete a perfect 2010 proof set, but none were ever offered. Then, suddenly, one appeared for auction. My eyes widened and my heart raced... this beauty would be
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Auction sites are not created equal...

... or Why I won't be buying from Heritage today. After reading about a deal a fellow collector got on Heritage, I decide to poke around on the various auction sites today. Here are my thoughts: On Heritage, the minimum BP is $14, plus shipping of $6+... so I would have to pay at least $20 before the bidding every begins. Sorry, thats just too outrageous for low priced coins. Why would I buy a modern coin for $20 + bid, when I can pick up the same coins on eBay for $5-$10 shipped? I just do
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What do you think?

Budget photography! Would love to get the opinion of my fellow collectors... here is my latest experiment for imaging my collection. I like the contrast and detail of the coin, as well as the color... not bad for a cheap camera. There is a little glare, but I'm working to remove that entirely. Do you think it is good enough for competition? Be honest, you won't hurt my feelings ;P
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A Fruitful Week

Finds for many of my sets... A great week of hunting for me... picked up a variety of coins for my collection, at great prices... nothing over $10 and most for around $5. 1955S Wheatie MS65RD 1984 S Clad Jeff Nickel PF69UC 1979 T1 Wash Quarter PF69UC 2010 P&D SMS Hot Springs ATB MS68 1990 Kennedy Half PF69UC 2008 P Jackson MS66 FDI 2009 P Tyler MS66 2011 P Johnson MS66 Yeah, these aren't ultra rare finds, or ultra high grades... but I'm excited to find them just the sa
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Coin Pics and Deals Deals Deals!

No flashing! Thought I'd pipe up and give Bully my answers to his questions... In regard to taking pictures of coins, you need to have a decent camera, no flash but LOTS of light, and either a steady hand or a tripod. Take closest picture possible, and use image software (like Photoshop) to scale and crop. If you don't have a decent camera (like me), then do the best with what you have. I'd rather spend money on more coins than on pictures of the ones I already have. Come to think of it, you
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Plugging Those aps

Grabbed some nice gap-fillers Continuing my change-over from raw to certified coins, I managed to grab some gap fillers... 1985 PF69UC Jefferson Nickel 1992 PF69UC Jefferson Nickel 1965 SMS MS66 Wshington Quarter 2009 SMS MS67 WH Harris Dollar Each of those for under $5... as well as: 2001 PF69UC Kennedy Half This one for for just under $7 Not bad... the coins for my other collections are running a bit high atm, so I'll let them slide by for now. Also have bids on several Wheat
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Moving On

Trying to forget the last few months... So, here I am.. a new year with so many new possibilities. I need to work hard to forget the two travesties that threatened to sour my feelings for my beloved hobby of coin collecting. First was the nonsense with the Mint back in October... not being able to get my 25th Anniversary set, and watching insufficiently_thoughtful_person after insufficiently_thoughtful_person post videos of them opening their 5 sets on YouTube. Getting emails from dealers wi
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WTF is the Mint Doing?

The price for the 25th Anniversary set is jumping all over the place! The Mint is doing some crazy things lately... first the price for the 25th anniversary set was set at 229.95, then I see a post that it is 299.95, and now the site has TBD with no price at all. What are they doing??? Silver is still hovering around $30 and ounce, and has actually dropped a bit since the 229 price was set... ugh! To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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The Big Switch #2

My collection grows... August 2011 - Things are moving along nicely. Just completed my first #1 registry set; Presidential Proofs. Several more are in the top ten just waiting to achieve that #1 status. I'm having a great time with my Walker Half and Roosevelt Dime collections. I've been diligent in watching auction sites and been rewarded with my picking up coins here and there for fantastic prices. Joined the Collector's Society and await my package. Once it arrives, I'll be sending in
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The Big Switch

My task of changing my collection from ungraded to graded coins... July 2011 - I start by selling the 8 raw silver eagles I had purchased in 2004, an extra NGC graded eagle, 2x 2005 Silver Proof Sets and one raw gold $5 eagle. Using the funds from these sales, I begin to fill in the gaps in my Silver Eagle collection, and start the process of adding graded coins across the board. My first task is to get all the Presidential and Sacagawea Dollars, which I have almost accomplished. I also have g
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