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darryl f jones

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  1. darryl f jones
    Advance grading
    I religiously, (without purchasing) watch that coin show that airs on TV. What puzzles me is the mint will release the Walking Liberty Half Dollar 2016 Centennial Gold Coin on November 17, 2017. The official mintage will be 70,000 with a household order limit of 3. I realize that these large companies cosign multiple people to order coins for them which accounts for them having so many coins immediately upon the release.
    My problem is how can this dealer air on November 13 that they will have 178 First Day of Issue (FDOI) coins in 70 Grade before the coins are released to the public. Many dealers pre offer graded coins before they receive them I understand that.
    Question -- How does this dealer know in advance that they will have 178 coins in 70 grade? What does this say about grading if you can guarantee a grade before the coin is released.
    I know NGC and PCGS will label coins First Day of Issue based on the date received but I don't think either one of them will guarantee how many will be 70 grade.
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  2. darryl f jones

    Ultimate Goal

    By darryl f jones,

    Looking for Owners
    If you are the owner of any of the following NGC certified coins please contact me.
    2006-D MS68 6 Full Steps Jefferson Nickel
    2006-D MS69 Full Torch Roosevelt Dime
    2006-P MS68 Business Strike Nevada Statehood Quarter
    2006-D MS69 Business Strike Nebraska Statehood Quarter
    2006-P MS68 Business Strike Colorado Statehood Quarter
    2006-D MS68 Business Strike Colorado Statehood Quarter
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  3. darryl f jones

    Ultimate Goal

    By darryl f jones,

    Looking for Owners
    If you are the owner of any of the following NGC certified coins please contact me.
    2006-D MS68 6 Full Steps Jefferson Nickel
    2006-D MS69 Full Torch Roosevelt Dime
    2006-P MS68 Business Strike Nevada Statehood Quarter
    2006-D MS69 Business Strike Nebraska Statehood Quarter
    2006-P MS68 Business Strike Colorado Statehood Quarter
    2006-D MS68 Business Strike Colorado Statehood Quarter
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  4. darryl f jones
    Trying to Complete
    My ultimate goal is to have one each of the highest graded NGC coins for the year 2006. Although I have achieved the number 1 ranking with 100 % completion in all eleven (11) of the competitive categories I am still eight (8) coins away from my ultimate goal. This goal is also listed in my custom set (known as "2006 Completist of Postmodern U.S. Coins"). The custom set includes additional coins that aren't included in the competitive area of the registry.
    Coins needed to complete my goal are in the 2006 Mint Set (Business strike) category of the competitive registry.
    Some of the eight coins that I am in search of I know who the registry owners are however they aren't willing to part with them. Although I have contacted them I will have to patiently wait and hope that some day they will be willing to sell or exchange their coin(s).
    From my research, as a collector, if I never get any of the desired coins I think that I will always rank number 1 exclusively alone in the Mint Set category of the registry.
    The reason for this post is if anyone reading this knows the owner(s) of the following please contact me. Even if you aren't interested in selling your coin(s) there are answers I would like to know regarding the coin.
     
    1. 2006 (D) NGC MS68 6FS Jefferson Nickel
    2. 2006 (D) NGC MS69 FT Roosevelt Dime
    3. 2006 (P) NGC MS68 Nevada Washington Quarter
    4. 2006 (D) NGC MS69 Nebraska Washington Quarter
    5. 2006 (P) NGC MS68 Colorado Washington Quarter
    6. 2006 (D) NGC MS68 Colorado Washington Quarter
  5. darryl f jones
    Part 1 of 2 of my goal
    Like most of us collectors we start a collection only to find completing them to be the hardest achievement. I am down to one coin and have been searching and watching the internet to no avail. I have attended coins shows but since my search is for a modern coin the coin shows don't offer much in that area.
    Anyone having the knowledge or whereabouts of the coin listed below I would greatly appreciate your letting me know.
    2006 NGC Proof 70 First Strikes $100 Platinum Eagle
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  6. darryl f jones

    Contact

    By darryl f jones,

    Please send a post
    It seems as though we have lost another member. Anyone knowing how to contact "Trading Slabs" please send me a post either here or darrylfjones@msn.com
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  7. darryl f jones
    Need to complete research Information
    If you are the owner or know the owner of any of the following coins please send me a reply
    ALL COINS ARE 2006 NGC BUSINESS STRIKE ONLY
    1. 2006-D MS68 6FS Jefferson Five Cent
    2. 2006-D MS69 FT Roosevelt Dime
    3. 2006-P MS68 Nevada Statehood Washington Quarter (Note: Pop 2 -David Richer need not reply to this request)
    4. 2006-D MS69 Nebraska Statehood Washington Quarter
    5. 2006-D MS68 Colorado Statehood Washingtonn Quarter (Note: Pop 2 - JL3Eleven need not reply to this request)
    Please reply here on journal or darrylfjones@msn.com
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  8. darryl f jones
    Researching Data
    If you are the owner of any of the following NGC certified coins please contact me.
    2006-D MS68 6 Full Steps Jefferson Nickel
    2006-D MS69 Full Torch Roosevelt Dime
    2006-P MS68 Business Strike Nevada Statehood Quarter
    2006-D MS69 Business Strike Nebraska Statehood Quarter
    2006-D MS68 Business Strike Colorado Statehood Quarter
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  9. darryl f jones
    DFJ
    I agree with Jay Ramsey only 50%. Privecy and Security only. However, if a collector wishes to be competitive you should reveal your coins. How can one compete if one does not know his competition goal? Competition means challenging your opponet, I can't challenge you if I don't know what you have. Suggestion: Maybe NGC can come up with a method once competitors get within the top 3 slots access to view obscure sets would be available to those competitors only.
    If your share the #1 spot then you should be able to obscure your coins. I am confused what is the difference where you are listed as long as you are in the #1 slot?
    I use to feel the same regarding PCGS coin acceptance since PCGS doesn't allow NGC acceptance. If NGC didn't allow PCGS coins it would allow many registry competitors to move into the #1 slot.
    A collector of both NGC and PCGS coins can be competitive with the NCG registry, but not vice verse.
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  10. darryl f jones

    2006 Upgrage

    By darryl f jones,

    Down to the wire
    Fellow Collectors
    Some of us get collectors fever when starting a registry set. Then the closer you get to completion we go from collectors fever to collector?s obsession. I am now at collector?s obsession.
    In my quest to have the highest NGC graded 2006 US coin set I am on my final upgrade journey. In the competitive registry category I had to list them in 6 areas, however in the custom section I was able to assemble one registry set.
    As I am trying to assemble all 100 coins to complete my goal, there are 13 business strike coins that I am trying to upgrade in order to have a set that can never be topped. As most of us have spending limits it is taking me a longer time to complete the bullion portion of this goal.
    Listed are the business strikes and MS grade that I would like to upgrade. If anyone is willing to part with their coin I am willing to negotiate an exchange of my MS67 coin along with an agreed price for your coin.
    NGC Business Strike Only:
    2006-P Lincoln Cent MS69
    2006-P Jefferson Nickel MS68 6FS
    2006-D Jefferson Nickel MS69 6FS
    2006-D Roosevelt Dime MS69 FT
    2006-P Washington Quarter Nevada MS68
    2006-D Washington Quarter Nevada MS68
    2006-P Washington Quarter Nebraska MS68
    2006-D Washington Quarter Nebraska MS69
    2006-D Washington Quarter South Dakota MS68
    2006-P Kennedy Half Dollar MS68
    2006-D Kennedy Half Dollar MS68
    2006-P Sacagawea Dollar MS68
    2006-D Sacagawea Dollar MS68
  11. darryl f jones
    My perception
    I have been collecting for 50+ years and have enjoyed every day. My prize collection is small cents from 1857 to date. With over 400 coins I am very happy with them as they are although I would love for them to be certified. I feel it is too costly to have them NGC certified which means the value of my set has decreased. If they were certified as a collector I would not care what the point value or the ranking was because I love my set as it is. Yes there are a few coins that I would upgrade but not many. Many collectors have sent in there old coins for grading only to find that their coins have been altered. I have approximately five or six coins missing from my collection that will cost excess of $1,000.00 each. With that type of price tag today, I would opt to buy them certified although this would interrupt my storage uniformity.
    Since the inception of NGC certification and the registry I decided to get on the ban wagon. So I am putting together a 2006 NGC certification coin collection. In order to complete this task my collection had to be in eight competitive categories of the registry. Of those eight categories I will be sharing five first places listing with other collectors and two categories I would be in first place alone. Also when combining these coins in a custom set it allowed me to add ten additional coins that would not be in the competitive sets. My point being I don?t care about the rankings or where I place as a collector I want to assemble complete NGC top grade 2006 coin collection. My belief is a true collector takes pride in his/her collection not the rankings or points. Rankings and points are for investors.
    Now to stir the pot. PCGS does not allow NGC coins in their registry. How would you feel if NGC took that same policy? Many of the registry set rankings and points would really drop and leaving many of you very angry. To be fair and competitive with PCGS, I think NGC should not allow PCGS coins in the registry. To be fair for those collectors who already have PCGS coins listed, as of a certain starting date, NGC would grandfather those coins that are already listed in the registry now.
  12. darryl f jones
    Why do we collect?
    I enjoy the dialog W.K.F. opened that has collectors of all in a very good debate. If one would digest the responses collectively you can conclude that the right answer is everyone?s personal choice.
    I understand because my registry goal for my 2006 coin collection is to assemble the highest grade coins based on NGC population. In that achievement only one of these competitive registry sets will make me #1 exclusively unless someone enters one of the two PCGS coins that are grade higher. The other registry categories I will share the #1 spot with other collectors. Sharing the #1 spot doesn?t matter to me because my goal is to complete my set regardless of my points or position. In order to have a total collection I had to enter these coins into a custom set which has no points or ranking and that is fine by me. I decided to assemble this set because of the introduction of third party grading and encapsulation of coins not for any investment. Therefore it will probably cost me thousands more than I anticipated but I don?t place a dollar value on my goal. I only register my coins to share with other collectors what I have assembled not for any glory. As I look at other collectors accomplishments I am not interested in their points or position I am interested in their collection. Do you think collectors of rare coins worry about points or position after spending hundreds of thousand dollars for a coin?
    There is one other issue that W.K.F. addresses - is the collectors who don?t remove coins from the registry that they don?t own. My suggestion - since the registry is a database ultimately controlled by NGC this problem can be solved by anyone having the coin in their possession send the coin to NGC for verification at which time NGC can force the other registrant to remove the coin.
  13. darryl f jones

    Searching

    By darryl f jones,

    Looking for Owners
    If you own any of the following please drop me a line at darrylfjones@msn.com
    1. 2006-D NGC MS68 6FS Jefferson Nickel
    2. 2006-D NGC MS69 FT Roosevelt Dime
    3. 2006-P NGC MS68 Nevada Quarter
    4. 2006-D NGC MS69 Nebraska Quarter
    5. 2006-D NGC MS68 Colorado Quarter