Although we don't always get the grades we are looking for, that doesn't mean it should discourage us from our pursuits.
Well, NGC posted the grades of my latest submission today and it is not at all what I had expected. The grades are as follows:
5) 1955-S Roosevelt Dimes
1- MS65
2- MS66
1- MS67
1- Improperly Cleaned (Not sure I agree with this as there were no visible signs of cleaning when I examined the coin, plus the coin came from an original roll.)
5) 1960 Roosevelt Dimes
The quest continues!
Hello everyone,
I hope you all have had a great week and have been able to make some upgrades or add new additions to your sets. While I have been awaiting the results of my latest submission, I have been searching through coins like a mad man! I am mainly searching through Mint Sets and I have found some very, very nice coins. Out of all the coins I have searched through, I have been able to narrow it down to 15 "P" coins and 19 "D" coins so far. I still have about 8 pa
Recent submission, along with thoughts about grades and designations
Hello everyone! It's that time again for another long-winded journal entry. I'm usually a very quiet and reserved person but when I get to talking about things that I am passionate about, it seems that I am never at a loss for words! I hope you enjoy reading what I have to say and as always, any and all comments are welcome.
So NGC received my coin submissions today, 16 coins in total. 15 of those coins were submitted under
The quest for the ultimate Birth year Mint Set. And so it begins....
Since I completed my Franklin Half Dollar collection, I have been "treading water" with my collecting pursuits. There are many different series of coins that I have thought about collecting, although I'm afraid that my eyes and my wants are much bigger than my wallet! I was fortunate enough to put together a nice Franklin set in a relatively short period of time and I am always working on upgrading or acquiring new coins for
