reid1836

Perhaps Mark! Considering many a dealer and auction service use the little green egg sticker on a slab to inflate the price , as compared to a comparable coin without it ! So I'm sure many dealers as well those collectors who buy and sell on a consistent basis such as yourself . Definitely see the benefits of the pretty little sticker ! It's called higher profits! Undeniably higher cost to the buyer of such sticker coins . Simply another gimmick to extract higher profits for nothing. I await the next level . What shall we have this time ? Perhaps a little gold star with another services , or nationally known dealers ensignia embossed on it ! Just to ensure that the opinion of the grading service that certified/graded the coin and the CAC services opinion as to the grading services opinion are considered by the Little Gold Star Corp as being correct in their opinion and on and on and on. Give me a break !

You're most welcome to pay top dollar for that pretty little green sticker. As for me , I will just have to be satisfied with using my own judgement as to the quality of the coins I purchase at what is most certainly a discounted price by comparison. In fact , I applaud you . Bravo !

The Late Great Mr. P. T. Barnum would certainly be amused at the parallel to his famous quote.

"There is a sucker born every minute " .

Point in case , There is currently a nice PCGS graded 1916 -D Mercury dime VF-25 being

auctioned by Great Collections. Compare it to a nice 1916 -D that I purchased a few yrs ago that was graded by ANACS as F-12. I have provided photos of mine. I feel mine was under graded by ANACS and the aforementioned PCGS example is over graded . To which I would have given a grade of VF-20 to VF-25 to my coin and a grade of F-15 to the PCGS example. But that's just my non - expert opinion !

If one learns to grade coins fairly accurately for themselves . CAC is meaningless !

It's only true value ,lies with those who have little to no knowledge of the hobby . Or, what would

be deemed correct for grades of value. Speaking for myself ,CAC stickers although sparkly and pretty, hold no value ! I buy slabbed coins for authentication purposes . Grading of the coin is so subjective and all over the place today . Even at the top rated services! There are very serious discrepancies between coins of the same grade , when compared to one another ,and graded by the same service ! As well as those graded and compared between different services ! So,really it's just a shot in the dark, if you don't have a decent working knowledge of what is solid for the respective grades. To anyone interested, I would highly recommend they reference just one grading book and one only. The Official A.N.A. Grading Standards for United States Coins.

In all my years as a collector, (45yrs) it has never failed me. For all intents and purposes for me it has been the equivalent of a numismatic bible!

Thank you ! I'm really happy with it !

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This is my most recent addition to my collection. I'm really happy with it ! Thx to Tom Caldwell

Hi,

Could you tell me ? Is that a faint finger print between the word "one" and E Pluribus Unum on the reverse ? It sure looks that way in the photo ! From the coloration of it , it appears to be on the coin and not the slab.

OMG !!!!! That is an awesome coin ! A dream come true to be sure!

here it is !

I like it Rey !!!!!!! I was unaware of the trains in the design. I think I would like to have a nice example myself. Now that I have seen yours.

Is yours silver or clad ? I think I`ll go with the silver.

I like it !!!!!! It an eye catcher. That commands a pause and further investigation. PL designation certainly fits that piece. Congrats on a nice purchase.

thanks !

bought this at a reasonable price, plan to use for trade-in in the future.

Thanks ! Not quite sure. I should probably send it in to NGC. It has complete mint frost with no signs of wear that I can detect. Save for a few scattered bag marks that are minimal. A very nice cheek on this one !

here`s the reverse.

here it is !

Same as board name, Reid1836. Nothing for sale this week though.