by my coins appearance in the NGC Coin Explorer

Well folks,

I was googling myself this afternoon, not my real name but my beawchan handle, and I found numerous hits to include an entry for a coin I own in the new NGC Coin Explorer. The coin is a MS68RD 2006 SMS Lincoln Cent. The funny thing is that the coin is part of my 21st century set and it is paired with a 1909 (in the reverse picture slot) Lincoln to illustrate the difference in design from Brenner's original.

I like that I am so honored but I wonder why they chose to use a coin with no legitimate reverse image. They were probably just searching their database for 2006 Lincoln SMS's with pictures and stumbled on my entry, next thing you know old beawchan is immoratalized in the hallowed halls of the Google search engine. I am going to have to refine my self-search and google "beawchan NGC Coin Explorer" and see if I made the cut with any other coins.

On a totally unrelated note, I called my local coin dealer and the chopmarked trade dollar he submitted on my behalf to PCGS should be back by the beginning of next week.

Yay, my "chopmarked coins of the orient" custom set will be complete and I can move on to my "least attractive U.S. coin designs of the 20th Century" set. With apologies to those who like these designs, here is my bottom 5:

SBA Dollar

IKE Dollar

Franklin Half

Washington Quarter - Ohio or Indiana Reverse, etc. etc. etc.

Roosevelt Dime

Of course this set only includes regular issues as the ranks of ugly commemorative coins grows yearly and I don't even want to discuss the Presidential Dollars. Chuck E Cheese makes a better looking coin that that mess of a series.

I think I have ranted enough!

Cheers,

Malcolm

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