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Ancient bug is starting to bite.....

Nice??? Heyuys and Girls, I just started learning a little about ancient coins and have a total of 4 high graded anciets of the the Roman Empire age. I would have never believed how complicated it is to even begin collecting ancient coins. If you thought U.S. coins were tough ancients are of a total new breed. I will post a quick image and I apologize for the pic in advance. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Panda Man

January 30, 2013

First Two Ancients Purchased.....

What R They??? Hey All, I just wanted to share my first ancient coins I have ever purchased. They are both graded which I did not realize NGC was currently doing...But I am glad they are..I will post some for everyone to see..One is a ship wreck coin and the other is from the roman empire..The roman empire is the coin of most interest from my point of view....Sory can only post one pic for now, it is the Roman Empire coin.... To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New

Panda Man

December 9, 2012

It first appeared to be a wartime penny???

What did they do??? Hi All, I have been going through a bag of 5,000 wheats. I came across an interesting penny which at first glance I thought it was a war time peeny (1943). Well I glanced at the date and saw 1957..?? Then I looked at the rim of the coin and that part looked as it should. I will post a pick and hopefully someone will have a funny answer for me, like they painted it or maybe it was struck with zinc?? I do not know.... To see old comments for this Journal entry, click h

Panda Man

November 22, 2012

7 Day Cruise......

Can we say SANDY!!!!! My wife and I just gor backfrom a seven day cruise starting out at Cape Canavaral and ending their as well. We had to spend an extra 24 hrs at sea because of SANDY... WOW 25-30 foot seas...The first five days was great until the way back.. But anyway while we stopped at St. Thomas I picked up some local in circulation coins.. I will post a pick..Word to the wise; make sure noting is forming in the atlantic before you go on a cruise.... To see old comments for this Jo

Panda Man

October 29, 2012

To date finished Comp Set......

Presidents Tonight marks a night I will remember for a long time. I have completed my Comp set of Presidential Dollars (to date) PR70UC all graded by NGC. I received the last 4 coins tonight after work. I might add it was perfect timing, tomorrow morning we leave on a 7 day cruise. Anyway my rank is 1 for the set, but I have to say it was the coin that caught my eye initially, than the competitiveness set in. Either way I thought I would share this with all of you. It just goes to show that if

Panda Man

October 19, 2012

Organizing the Safe...

Should I, Should I not?? Tonight I was planning on organizing my safe. Well, I got that done but before I finished, I came across two coins. I did not know that I even owned these two coins. It was a pleasant surprise. They are a five dollar and two dollar proof bahamas coin. I thought to myself, man I should organize my safe every night........I will attach a pic of the five dollar proof obverse...Talk to you all soon... To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comment

Panda Man

October 17, 2012

2007-2008 Presidential Dollars

OUCH.... Hey Friends, To upgrade my comp set I just purchased the 2007-2008 (S-mint) presidential dollars. I cannot believe how much of a jump in price from PR69 to PR70. The 07's were $163 and 08's were $96 dollars. I hope I made a wise decision on this one. I get a little nervous when I do not even have the silver content to fall back on. I have the 2012 in PR70 just need 09-2011 to make a perfect set to date. I will have some PR69's for sale soon... Anyway are the presidential dollars g

Panda Man

September 24, 2012

Silver Bar...Coca Cola

Caught my eye.... Hey Everyone, I was at my local coin dealer and was not really their to make a purchase, just their to see what was new. However, I spotted this nice coca-cola bar and thought I would purchase it. I paid $34 dollars, which at todays market was a good deal. This is not what I usually collect, so I am not sure if I will keep it or sell it. Panda's are my true addiction.......Anyway I thought I would post a quick journal entry and take a picture for everyone to see. Some feedb

Panda Man

September 20, 2012

Will the excitment ever end??????

HHHMMM!!! Come On Everyone You Know What I Mean.. I just received a 2011 China Panda S10 Yuan MS 70 graded by NGC. I got it for a whopping $96 dollars. OK not a steal but a very fair price. Back to the title Shane coming home (41 yrs old) running to the mailbox only to find (long pause) my coin from Great Collections.... I hope we never lose that feeling and excitement and never forget why we really ollect coins....Thats it for now.. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here.

Panda Man

September 8, 2012

Ckeck out my latest COMP SET!!!!

Advice on how to improve ranking? PR70 maybe... I just put this COMP set in tonight and it was a lot of fun. My ranking is 100, why can't I be number one? Maybe if I replace all the PR69's for PR70's....If anyone would like to help get my ranking up on this particular set send me a pm, I am willing to trade, barter, and have SOME cash. I would really like to get into the top 5.... Let's have some fun with this one.... Anyway I am looking for advice on what you guys think of my latest

Panda Man

September 4, 2012

1987 China Panda Round!!!

This surprized me!!!!! I like collecting pandas, usually the 10 Yuan. Well I was taking pics tonight and adding them to my collection and came across an 1987 China Panda graded by ICG PR64-DCAM. After goingto ICG's web site I discovered that it was the only one they graded. I guess that means pop 1 from ICG...It is a silver round and am wondering if Ihave a diamond in the rough? If anyone has any comments please let me know...... To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New

Panda Man

September 3, 2012

How I got started in coin collecting!!!!

Holy Cow!!!! One afternoon my father in law said to me, "lets both take $250 dollars and buy some coins to sell on E-bay". I said sure, so we listed all our coins and took what profit we made and reivested and did the same thing several more times. Within six months we both had $2,000 dollars in our paypal accounts. That was 3 years ago and also the last time we bought and sold coins on E-bay for the most part. I have been collecting ever since and I might add am quite addicted. I have also en

Panda Man

August 30, 2012