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Walkerfan

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    "Just Having Fun" MS68 PCGS Slab!

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

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    Missed this one for I didn't look any further after finding the first m67+. I assumed there would be only one in this auction. Who would have thought there be would two!? This example is a much better comparison imo. The toning is nice though not stellar and it looks to be problem free.

     

    http://coins.ha.com/itm/roosevelt-dimes/dimes/1964-d-10c-ms67-full-bands-pcgs/a/1156-3456.s?ic4=ListView-Thumbnail-071515#

     

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    That one has the best surface preservation out of them all (very smooth and clean) but the toning is nothing special.

     

    The bands are full but the torch is not.

     

    It is the best one of them all with all things considered. JMHO.

    "Just Having Fun" MS68 PCGS Slab!

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

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    As I recall the 60s when I started collecting, Coin collecting used to be more fun, back when whizzed coins were common, counterfeits were everywhere, and the same coin was BU when purchased and EF when sold. Yeah, I can see the response to this comment now: People should learn to recognize whizzed coins, detect counterfeits, and how to grade. What a great hobby...I have to study, study, study rather than simply relax and enjoy.

     

    These are the golden days of collecting. Encapsulated coins are (virtually) never whizzed nor counterfeit. With the ever-increasing sophistication of counterfeits, that last fact is very reassuring. Plus the encapsulation means that when my kids were much younger, I could let them look at my coins with no fear of harm coming to the coins. Grading remains an issue, but much less so with the big 2 (or 3) grading companies.

     

    Plus, no one tells me that I have to chase "grade rarities" (such as the coin featured in this thread way back at the start) and pay a hefty price to acquire them. I can do so if I want or I can choose to pass. Moreover, if others want to collect these sorts of coins because they enjoy doing so, more power to them. Let them have a good time because their good times have no effect on me.

     

    Mark

     

     

     

    You said it in the true spirit of collecting for the joy of it. No negativity here!

    Part of the fun being a serious collector at least for me, is the learning process by educating myself. In the end, I make the decisions, not a dealer or a slab!!

     

    Here is a Roosie that tied for the second finest known example of a 1964 D.

     

    http://coins.ha.com/itm/roosevelt-dimes/dimes/1964-d-10c-ms67-full-bands-pcgs/a/1234-4168.s?ic4=ListView-Thumbnail-071515

     

    Strategically anticipating some expert analytical comparisons to "Just Having Fun"

     

     

    That 67+ is a much better looking coin based on the pics. Highest grade does not always equal better. I would hope that is universally known

     

    Mark

     

    The 67+ has much better color than the JHF piece but the reverse seems incredibly marked up (abraded) to me.

     

    Even more so than the JHF piece and too much for a 67+.

     

    This is JMHO, as I am not a Roosie specialist.