Just Bob

I am not trying to make any enemies, OP, but I still have not gotten past the fact that a member named "Jerry Picker" was "picked" by a "Cherry Picker."

Did either you or Mr. Snow contact the seller and ask if he was the one who dipped the coins, or did he send them to NGC for conservation?

Did either you or Mr. Snow contact the seller and ask if he was the one who dipped the coins, or did he send them to NGC for conservation?

This appears to be the larger of the two:
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces50626.html
As far as whether or not your coin is authentic, comparing size and weight to the specs given will be a good place to start.

So.... let's see some of those coins. I am not the Ancients guru that some are - JKK in particular - but I do like to try my hand at identification every now and then.
Just remember, Andrew: "close, clear, and cropped" is  the description of the pictures we like. (And right-side-up, if you know which way it goes. That part is not always easy to determine.) One coin per thread, so no one gets confused, and don't forget size and weight.

So.... let's see some of those coins. I am not the Ancients guru that some are - JKK in particular - but I do like to try my hand at identification every now and then.
Just remember, Andrew: "close, clear, and cropped" is  the description of the pictures we like. (And right-side-up, if you know which way it goes. That part is not always easy to determine.) One coin per thread, so no one gets confused, and don't forget size and weight.

I am not trying to make any enemies, OP, but I still have not gotten past the fact that a member named "Jerry Picker" was "picked" by a "Cherry Picker."

So.... let's see some of those coins. I am not the Ancients guru that some are - JKK in particular - but I do like to try my hand at identification every now and then.
Just remember, Andrew: "close, clear, and cropped" is  the description of the pictures we like. (And right-side-up, if you know which way it goes. That part is not always easy to determine.) One coin per thread, so no one gets confused, and don't forget size and weight.

I am not trying to make any enemies, OP, but I still have not gotten past the fact that a member named "Jerry Picker" was "picked" by a "Cherry Picker."

I'm holding out for the proof.  

I am not trying to make any enemies, OP, but I still have not gotten past the fact that a member named "Jerry Picker" was "picked" by a "Cherry Picker."

I am not trying to make any enemies, OP, but I still have not gotten past the fact that a member named "Jerry Picker" was "picked" by a "Cherry Picker."

Did either you or Mr. Snow contact the seller and ask if he was the one who dipped the coins, or did he send them to NGC for conservation?

This isn't at all unexpected. Assuming that two of the services were NGC and PCGS, it comes as no surprise that the other two chosen TPG - no matter which ones - did not grade the same as the top two. They almost never do, and that fact is well known and accepted.

Sure. Why not?
 
 

Sure. Why not?
 
 

Sadly, those "activities" will likely be viewed as acceptable practices only a few decades from now.

Sadly, those "activities" will likely be viewed as acceptable practices only a few decades from now.

Apparently, Ms. Doone has never had a real job - in other words, a job in the private sector. I can't say that this fact gives me high expectations concerning our coinage.
I may just be overly cynical when it comes to lifetime government employees, though. 

I didn't mean to imply that the she, or any government employee, does not know how to work. (Except, of course for MS Dept. of Transportation workers. They know how to lean on a shovel). My implication was that, never having worked in the private sector, many government workers have no clue how an average person lives, works, thinks, or carries out their daily life. My experience with career government workers is that they are out of touch with average folks.

Apparently, Ms. Doone has never had a real job - in other words, a job in the private sector. I can't say that this fact gives me high expectations concerning our coinage.
I may just be overly cynical when it comes to lifetime government employees, though.