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Just Bob

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    Just Bob got a reaction from Hoghead515 in ANA World's Fair of Money   
    I assume you are referring to your wife. I am very glad she did not suffer a stroke. A slipped disk is bad enough, but a stroke can be devastating.
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    Just Bob reacted to leeg in For the love of copper   
    1934 Green Bay, Wisconsin, Tercentennial Celebration Medal
    I was born 30 miles from Green Bay. I picked up this piece from a forum member ATS:

    Green Bay, Wisconsin (Brown County), U.S.A. Obverse: Official Souvenir / Wisconsin / Tercentennial / Green Bay / 1934. Reverse: Thumbnail 300th Anniversary of the coming of the first white man / (Men in Canoe) / Jean Nicolet in ribbon / 1634.
     
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    Just Bob reacted to The Neophyte Numismatist in For the love of copper   
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    Just Bob reacted to The Neophyte Numismatist in For the love of copper   
    I was able to pick this one up a few weeks ago and posted it ATS.  I have been dabbling in Civil War Tokens.  I am not sure what direction I will go in this sect.  I am most interested in store cards that are attractive and have interesting art and businesses.  
    This token serves as the Fuld plate coin.  I loved the color, and the fact that the business is an arms dealer during the Civil War just fascinated me... I bet they saw some stuff!
    1863 OH125CN-2a.  B. Kittredge & Co. Dealers in Military Goods; Ex. Steve Tanenbaum (NGC MS64RB)

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    Just Bob got a reaction from zadok in Grade on this USA 1831 Dime 10 Cents   
    And bring back this one, too.
     

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    Just Bob got a reaction from Coinbuf in Grade on this USA 1831 Dime 10 Cents   
    And bring back this one, too.
     

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    Just Bob got a reaction from Hoghead515 in Grade on this USA 1831 Dime 10 Cents   
    And bring back this one, too.
     

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    Just Bob got a reaction from RonnieR131 in I have a 1776 Continental Coin Real or Fake?   
    Don't worry about it. You haven't committed any breach of etiquette or any other kind of posting faux pas. This is one of several threads concerning Continental currency, and lots of posters have used it to show their examples, which, unfortunately have all been fakes. I imagine that previous posters found this thread while searching for information on their pieces, just as you did.  You adding one more post to the thread does absolutely no harm. As my kids say, "It's all good."
    Welcome to the forum.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from R__Rash in 1921 Morgan silver dollar , "extremely" rare error, missing C in the word AMERICA!   
    I am of the opinion that this is not a genuine Morgan.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from The Neophyte Numismatist in 2019 Dime errors   
    Welcome to the forum.
    Your coin is not a mint error. It is what is known as a "Dryer coin." The theory is that these are coins which have been caught between the inner and outer drums of a commercial dryer, and the pressure and movement wears and deforms the rim. This is also the look when a coin has been "spooned," or tapped repeatedly around the rim. (Spooning is the first step in making a ring from a coin.) Regardless, it was not done this way at the mint.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from RonnieR131 in 1982 small date copper penny   
    NGC population is 16 in MS67, with none graded higher. PCGS population is 30 in MS67, 7 in MS67+, and 2 in MS68. My guess is that at the time of the auction, Feb., 2014, this MS67+ was the highest graded example, and at least two people wanted it very badly for their registry set. Unfortunately for the owner, when it came time to sell, the price had dropped substantially. That same $9,988 coin sold for $646 on Jan. 4, 2017.
    The $800 price is much too high, also. An MS67 should be closer to $300 - $400, and an MS67+ about $500 - $600. (and, honestly, I think those prices are way too high, too, but if a buyer wants a coin badly, it is worth whatever they are willing to pay.)
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    Just Bob got a reaction from smashan8 in Dime, reeded edge   
    Feel free to post images of any coin about which you may have questions or that you find interesting. We always like to look at pictures of coins, especially if they are clear and cropped as yours are.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from AdrienneV in Getting ready to sort through some boxes of coins   
    This person has been selling coins for very high prices since 2018. Apparently, Grandfather's collection has taken 5 years to sort through so far.
    Ashley, you are well within your rights to sell your coins for as much or as little as you want. However, if you continue to sell grossly overpriced coins to unsuspecting, uninformed buyers, don't expect to make many friends on this forum.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from AdrienneV in 1982 D small date?   
    Welcome to the forum. Yours is a large date
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    Just Bob got a reaction from EagleRJO in 1982 D small date?   
    Welcome to the forum. Yours is a large date
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    Just Bob got a reaction from GoldFinger1969 in 1982 D small date?   
    Welcome to the forum. Yours is a large date
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Hoghead515 in Austria Coin   
    Absolutely. More than once, I have searched through a world coin junk box and bought a handful of coins just because I liked the way they looked. I actually have a bid in for a set of coins on Ebay that I know very little about, and I am looking at a few more. I just like the designs, and the prices are well within my budget. 
     
    The language on your coin is Latin. I could give you all the info, but I know you are the type who likes to research stuff for yourself, so I will give you a link to get you headed in the right direction.
    https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces38901.html
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Hoghead515 in 1878 Switzerland 1/2 Franc   
    Rim dings notwithstanding, I would say VF-XF, although I am not sure about the weak mint mark.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from GoldFinger1969 in Official Saint-Gaudens/Gold Coin Price Thread   
    That "some guy" was Thomas L. Elder, writer, publisher, dealer, and producer of tokens and medals, and one of the organizers of the New York Numismatic Club. (J Sanford Saltus was also a founding member. Look him up for a tale of misadventure.) 
    Tom Delorey (CaptHenway)_ has written a book cataloguing his tokens.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from powermad5000 in Emergency Production ASE’s   
    Simple. NGC has not updated their evaluation of these coins, so the price graph remains the same. When/if they update the price in their system, the line will either go up or down. If they change it to reflect actual prices realized, it will surely go down, and by a large amount. 
    I realize that you would like to be able to look at that price and say that your coins are worth $250 each. But, in the real world, a coin is only worth what a buyer is willing to pay. The amount on a computer screen means absolutely nothing if no one is willing to pay that amount. Maybe one day the price of these will go up, and you can actually say that your coins are really worth $250. But right now, in the real world where people are actually buying and selling these coins, they are worth under $100. That's just the plain and simple truth. No amount of wishful thinking is going to change that. Sorry.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from RonnieR131 in Very skeptical about Sending My coins to NGC.   
    First off - Welcome to the forum.
    In your above posts, you compared the strike of the Heartland Collection coin to yours. While it is true that your coin appears to be more fully struck, this is only one of many criteria for determining the grade of a coin. For Mint State coins, other factors to consider are: luster, the number, size and location of contact marks, and eye appeal. However, your coin is showing wear in several places, which removes it entirely from the category of Mint State. The most obvious wear is on the top of Liberty's cap, the high points of the strands of hair, and the bust, on the obverse. On the reverse, look at the tops of the eagle's wings, the claws, and the beak and head. But, for the sake of argument, let's assume that the wear was not there. You believe your coin to be a higher grade than MS66. There are numerous tics, dings, and hits scattered over both sides. There are prominent marks on the cheek, cap, bust, clothing, and in the fields in front of and behind the portrait. There are many more on the reverse. Even without the obvious wear, these marks would put your coin in the lower MS range, and nowhere near MS66. Your coin also appears to have suspicious looking parallel lines on both sides. I have to agree with the above posts by Zadok and others. I have a feeling that it would come back from the grading service with an "altered surfaces" designation.
    These are probably not the responses you hoped to get, but they are honest opinions from members, some of whom are very knowledgeable.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from VKurtB in 1921 Morgan silver dollar , "extremely" rare error, missing C in the word AMERICA!   
    I am of the opinion that this is not a genuine Morgan.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from RonnieR131 in Grading common pocket change   
    Take a look at this census page for Lincoln Memorial cents. Notice how many are graded below MS60. My guess is that many of these, and a lot of the mint state examples, were sent in by people who were sure that they had a doubled die or some other variety.
    https://www.ngccoin.com/census/united-states/cents/100/
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Hoghead515 in Grading common pocket change   
    Take a look at this census page for Lincoln Memorial cents. Notice how many are graded below MS60. My guess is that many of these, and a lot of the mint state examples, were sent in by people who were sure that they had a doubled die or some other variety.
    https://www.ngccoin.com/census/united-states/cents/100/
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Mike Meenderink in Bought collection from diver who found 40 years ago   
    Are you familiar with the pirate movie term "Pieces of Eight?" Those are Spanish "Dollars", worth 8 Reales.  They were irregularly shaped hammered coins, often with part of the design missing. They were called "cobs," from the Spanish word "cabo" which referred to the fact that the clumps of silver were cut from the end of a bar and hammered into crude shapes. The cobs were coined in denominations of 1/2, 1, 2, 4, and 8 reales.  Your top two coins look to be 2 Reales pieces. The upper one is, I believe from Bolivia, as Powermad suggested, and the second one, if I am not mistaken, is from Peru. Specifically Lima, Peru. The top line of the reverse has the inscription "L 2 H." This stands for Lima, the denomination (2 reales) and the assayer's initial (H). The bottom line is H 00 L, with the "00" being the last two digits of the date, 1700. The 8 reales coins were sometimes cut into pieces and used as smaller denominations. That may be what your last piece is, or it could just be a remnant of a damaged coin. The cross with castles and lions can be seen on all three pieces. This was considered the obverse of the Peruvian coins, but it was on the reverse of coins from some of the other Spanish colonies.