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  1. namvette68

    NEXT YEAR?

    By namvette68,


    Waiting Patiently
    With a turn around time (Modern) of 45 days, my submission will arrive next year. Between the Mint taking 2 weeks to ship, the Post Office taking almost 2 weeks to deliver(first class), First and Early releases can be forgotten. I see the times have been shortened by over a week....I'm hopeful.  I'd be happy with the coins, truthfully. Good Luck everyone!
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    10 SILVER EAGLES AND COUNTING?

    By namvette68,


    2021 EAGLES
    In 1986, I started an American Silver Eagle set for my son to inherit someday. I started with the MS set and my first coin was purchased from TV sales. After a few years, I was able to start a proof set, and the collection expanded. I have been fortunate enough to maintain these sets through the years, but not without losing coins due to slot eliminations in the Registry. Everyone had to have the 2000 "Millennium" slab. Now it's history. A few others also. Now sets are being created for reverse proof, FDOI, anniversary, or whatever.
    This year we lose the heraldic reverse on the Eagle, yet gain another landing. I understand 1 MS coin for each type. I understand 1PF coin for each type. I can eve stretch and understand a reverse issue for each type.
    There are now 6 slots in the Registry, and still no mention of the reverses. The Mint even has "emergency" issues. What emergency? 2009 was a slight emergency. My 2009 proof is missing! Stolen silver shipment. No more silver bullion to San Francisco. All bullion coins are minted at West Point, NY. Why can't we go back to the original 2 yearly issues, or add the RP as a third? 10?
    This is becoming a financial endeavor rather than a pleasant hobby. It should be about a few coins, not hands full of money.
    I am certain the flack is coming, but it won't be the first time. I enjoy collecting, I enjoy the competition. I like the people I have met here through the years. I just think it may have gotten a bit out of hand.
     
    HAPPY COLLECTING!

  3. namvette68

    OWNER COMMENTS

    By namvette68,


    SACAGAWEA SET
    Every time I receive a new addition, I fill out all of the form, including owner comments on the registered coin. Reviewing my #1 set is has slipped to #2. How? I check, and the owner comments have been deleted. For 20 minutes I have tried to edit it and replace the missing comment. I fill in the box, hit save, and absolutely nothing. Anyone have a clue? Maybe it's got a virus?
  5. namvette68
    I was fortunate enough to have purchased the 2019 enhanced SAE  on opening day. I sent it in sealed mint packaging for the FDOI label and the COA number. 
    I am now told I cannot get a FDOI label. Why? If there was a 1 per household limit, did dealers send these in bulk to obtain one?
    Here is just one listing from a familiar place:
     “2019 S SILVER EAGLE REVERSE ENHANCED NGC PF 70 FIRST DAY OF ISSUE 5826281-003 OGP AND COA INCLUDED”
    More than 10 available? I rest my case.   QuantityMore than 10 available
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    REAL OR FAKE?

    By namvette68,

    I am not a collector of Morgans. I have no clue, other than weight and sound, to check authenticity.
    I found this coin in a sub floor. 
    I am hoping it is good, but won't be disappointed if it's a fake.
    Thank you



  7. namvette68
    Now that the rush to obtain the coveted 2019 "S" "Enhanced" Reverse proof Silver Eagle lasted less than 15 minutes to sell out, there should be a new label?
    "ONLY DAY OF ISSUE",  xx,xxx of 30,000 should be added to the slab.
    Any thoughts?  I will be submitting mine for FDOI,  and the have the number that is assigned added.
  8. namvette68
    When I first started collecting the $20 Canadian silver coins, I was told NGC would not grade the "snowflake" issues. They contain crystals that may come loose and therefore are not gradable. My how times have changed. Now the "catch phrase seems to be "colored outside the mint" I am out  good deal of time and money for this excuse to grade a coin that is submitted with a COA, and charged for no grading, or encapsulation. Limited numbers are being plated or colorized, and many more to come. Our US coins aren't even struck in the mint they claim to be struck in. If NGC is afraid the enamel will fall off, why are we signing a release when submitted?
    I just had 2 more become "ungradable" and have more (8), of the same to be graded. There needs to be a list of coins that NGC will not grade. Now I have 2 collections that are missing completion. At close to $100.00 per coin and $30 each to not grade them, it is ludicrous. 
    There will be many more (collectors) trying to make sets with high grades, but now we have been halted by "policy."  There needs to be a current list, or a change in the grading procedure. SmartMint is coming fast and then we will see. No one even knows where, or what entity even strike them anymore. Why should NGC care about the colorization on so few specimens?
    if they are not colorized at "the" mint. Where are they done? Why do B.H. Mayer and CIT exchange coins? I also have a few other colorized coins that came from "the" mint.
    Collectors need a list before we engage in the purchase of coins that are "worthless."
     




  9. namvette68

    COLORED COINS

    By namvette68,

    I have sent a few colored silver Ghana coins to be graded, with the COA, yet they cannot be graded according to NGC policy. 
    See what you think?
    The reply:
    Thank you for your email. Unfortunately, we are not able to grade coins that have been colored or altered in any way after being produced from the mint per our grading policy. The alterations may have an effect on the metal and therefore we cannot guarantee the grade and condition of the coin. Thank you
    I rest my case.
     

     
  10. namvette68

    MISSING AWARD

    By namvette68,

    At the deadline for entering coins for the awards, I had the #1 Proof Presidential set in the Registry. No mention of it in the downloads section. I also had the #2 set at the end, for this year, yet that was only close. Someone got an undeserved award, and I still am near the top. Collecting this set was a passion. There was only one top set. I tried.
     

  11. namvette68

    SP IS NOT MS

    By namvette68,

    The 2013 W SP is a variety coin of the American Silver Eagle. It has no place in an MS set, especially adding it 4 years after being minted. There is a category for the American Silver Eagle varieties. One day I have a 100% complete set, and next day I don't. All those bogus eagles that we had to have ( and paid premium prices for), are not included in the mint state collection, but as varieties. The P and S Eagles belong there too. Ever notice there are no NGC 2017 FDOI S Silver Eagles? Another bogus coin that we have to have? Next year maybe we will get a CC mint mark? 
     
  12. namvette68
    There are no bullion coins minted in San Francisco......period.
    They mint them at West Point and fly them to California.
    Please remove it. It is as phony as the "minted at" coins we "had" to have and paid a premium for.
    NGC pulled the last round of Eagles because it cannot substantiated, by fact, where the coins are minted.
    West Point does bullion.

  13. namvette68

    SLOTS FOR THE NOTS

    By namvette68,

    It was easier than one would expect.
    Hello everyone,
    I would like to take a moment, and a few words, to thank the staff at NGC. The minor glitch has been rectified, and life goes on, but not without a "Thank you" from me.
    I have slowed my collecting down to a crawl in the past few years. I am ridding my collections that are going nowhere.
    I would like to have just a few great sets. Thanks to NGC people for making it easy on us, to enjoy the hobby.
    I am hoping for a few score changes to come, but everything is working out. Thanks again!
    Happy collecting!
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    SLOTS AND NOTS!

    By namvette68,

    No place to put some coins?
    There are collections and sets with slots for them, and the coins haven't been minted yet. There are also graded coins with no slot to put them into. Scores need to be updated also.
    Not complaining. Just an observation.
    Happy collecting!

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    MISSING COIN?

    By namvette68,

    I count 7. NGC counts 6?
    I count 7 coins in my Second Kennedy Anniversary set of half dollars. The score is as a number 1 set. The Grades are also.
    Collecting used to be fun, it has become less now that the US Mint has gone haywire.
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  16. namvette68
    Is it Colorado?
    When the Mint and the Parks Department promise to give each school child a "new" coin for attending, it was supposed to be the Battle of Saratoga quarter. The plastic capsules o one little girl contained a Colorado Statehood quarter. A few dealers said it was the worst introduction they had ever been to. Everyone had to drive to the local Post Office for stamping. Another inconvenience. I believe someone should make good on the promise of the new "50th" coin. The Mint is definitely making collecting coins a dubious and expensive hobby for young people. My sets will stop also if the reverse proofs of the Presidents and Sacagawea are not put into another category. The Silver Eagle set was changed and coins we had to have for the set are now edited out. I am losing my interest in collecting under these circumstances. I wanted to leave complete sets to grandchildren. The Mint has nothing better to do than change the last few coins in a set that are almost impossible to find. No wonder my son turned up his nose at collecting.
    Have a Happy Easter
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  17. namvette68
    After 36 coins the Mint does this
    Reverse proofs do not belong in the Presidential Dollar Proof Set. They are a variety, and should have their own category. Trying to get a set now will be next to impossible. Collecting is supposed to be fun and relaxing, not cost prohibitive. I can see the Sacagawea set getting the same treatment after all these years. The Silver Eagle sets needed milleneum coons and others, now they are gone. Please take reverse proof and make them another category.
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  18. namvette68
    I had the best set for years
    NGC plays with sets to get others on top. All of a sudden a set or two is missing a description. I lost my complete #1 New Zealand set for the same reason. Politics in numismatics.
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    A QUICK QUESTION

    By namvette68,

    NGC HAS THE SETS AND I HAVE SOME COINS
    With the newest 2015 Marshall's 225th Commemorative issues out. I see no slots for them. It is a 6 coin set, and no slots. There are 2 halves, 2 one dollar, and 2 gold. No spot for all six together either?
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    TWO NEW MS EAGLES?

    By namvette68,

    One Eagle is "Struck at West Point" and has no W. The other is struck at West Point, and has none either?
    All gold and silver is minted at West Point. Nowhere else. Period! Just a way to sell more coins at a inflated price.

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  21. namvette68

    STRUCK AT????

    By namvette68,

    You tell me
    Hello everyone,
    I have put the reverse of 2 ASE, NGC graded MS70. Can you tell me where they were struck?
    Good luck
    This is why we buy the mint out of the same coins. No one complains about the fraud.
    Happy Collecting
    P.S. Sorry.....I went off on this fraud 2 years ago. I happen to like my collection, we don't need over 2 coins though. One proof, and one mint state sufficed in the beginning.

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  22. namvette68
    Are they the new "dinosaur?"
    Hello everyone,
    I am looking for the 2012 Presidents in a multi. NGC PF70 ER.
    If you have one, or know someone, please contact me? I can find every other year, but 2012 seems to be elusive.
    I would like to complete my set, and need this one multi....for now
     
    Thanks
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    Well Well!

    By namvette68,

    Hot news?
    There are no Silver Eagles stamped anywhere but West Point, NY.
    You say no?
    Show me undeniable proof!
    What a fraud!
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    CANS OF WORMS

    By namvette68,

    I've gone fishin'
    Yes, I opened a can of worms. Don't I always seek the truth and correctness in our hobby? I do it for myself, but I also try to make it right for the others that get a bad deal. Hopefuly Scott's set will be where he should be soon. I explained it to her and I hope she now understands how we feel.
    I'm hoping this will be the last of the last minute slot availability from NGC, but there is no new Sac slot, and the coins are out.
    Hasta la vista my friends

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    THANK YOU

    By namvette68,

    It is possible after all.
    Thanks to the powers at NGC. I am happy with the correction, and pleased with the communications and time period it has taken. Sorry to snap at what some think as meaningless, but I do still have a flicker of passion for my sets. Competitions are just that. I compete against the fines collectors and friends in the world. I am proud to have the sets I have, and the friends that have come along with them.
    I am going back into my little corner until I am perplexed again.
    To all the friends that emailed.......thanks.
    Another happy collector.