Coinbuf

You will find copper cents in so many different variations of color due to many factors. Environmental conditons, the composition of the blank itself varies from batch to batch, and even paint or nail polish. I have seen thousands of cents that have that dark brick red color through the years.

Best of luck, be sure to update this thread with the results from Wexler.

No one can reliably predict the grades you can expect, however here is a screen shot of the pops as of today for 2022 ASE's from NGC. I assume that the data would be similar at PCGS as well. Something to keep in mind when looking at this data is that these submissions are almost certainly from bulk dealers who set a minimum grade when they send in a box or ten, that is why you only see MS69 and MS70 in the pops currently.

Yes that may be a minor as of now unattributed DD.

Very nice, love to see that collectors are still finding these in the wild.

Auction fever and the drive to "get a deal" results in some crazy behavior.

I find that many of the comments above are spot on. As @JT2 noted FOMO is huge for some people, and some of it is a registry phenomenon. If you are or are gunning for a top spot in the modern registry sets like ASE's or first spouses as an example, you have no choice but to shell out to have the coin(s) you need before the year end. And of course, you have the flippers who don't care about the price if they are able to flip a coin for a profit.

And congrats to you sir, two best in category is a solid achievement.

I checked the Wexler site for the 2019P and the photo in your OP is not there. I have no idea of where you found that photo (I tend not to click on links for security reasons) but it did not come from the Wexler website listings that I can see. In fact, the five that are listed on the Wexler site are all DDR's, there is no listing for a DDO which I'm assuming you are looking at as your photos are mostly of the obv. And while a few do list some obv die chips as markers none are on the ear.

Yep I do think it is a legit 42/1, but that has nothing to do with my reply to your comment: "Bidding is now up to $298 on this 1922/1 Mercury. I guess it must be real". Where you seem (at least to me) to be saying that because people are bidding the coin up that the coin is real. Just because some people are willing to bid on it does not by itself prove if the coin is authentic or not.

I'm not clear on how a high bid on eBay equates to the coin being real, and at that price it is fast approaching what I could buy a nicer undamaged slabbed F15 example for on collectors corner PCGS F15 on CC.

That is a nice clipped quarter, cool finds.

Condolences on the passing of your father. My thoughts on your questions: 1) I want a digital microscope to take pictures of coins. It would be ideal if I can get great pics and plug into my iPad. Thoughts? I am very much against the use of microscopes for anyone new to the hobby. They cause folks to chase their tail looking at pixel refractions, minute toning, metal flow that ends up resembling a letter, and just general pareidolia. I always say that everything looks like something at the micron level. Your photos in this thread are fine, you just need to crop them so that there is not so much of the desk in the photo and you are good. We only need good close, in focus, cropped photos to answer questions, not photos of a single speck of sand in the Mohave desert. 2) should I purchase any type of 2022 price guides? A copy of the redbook will be enough to get you in the ballpark, you can purchase one or you may be able to find one at your local library. Errors are a weird and thin area of the coin market area that do not conform to most price guides so they will not be much help for those coins. I would suggest that you take photos of all your error coins and contact one of the major dealers in errors and inquire if they can help you with valuations. There are two I can think of but one just retired, Mike Byers is the next: His website 3) Will NGC grade a 1994 Error Roosevelt dime a full torch? I do not know but am sure that Mike can answer this question. Both your off center dime and the lamination error half are very nice errors and do have some substantial market value, here again I would defer to an expert in this area like Mike. Best of luck as you move forward, it seems that your father kept some neat coins to pass down to your family.

If not one and the same they are brothers, I would not be surprised if these two and others are just alts to stir the pot.

I would suggest you, and everyone for that matter, not waste your time on this nonsense, here is a quote from Fred Weinberg on the very same seven thread that he posted on the PCGS forum the same time he was busy spamming this forum. "I spent a good amount of time, years ago, trying to explain to Mr. Lahti that what he kept on emailing me was just numismatic pareidolia, and also metal flow, contact marks, toning, etc. etc. etc., and that he was not finding anything of any even minor significance. He never once thought that maybe he was 'looking to hard' finding his strange anomalies. He's a believer in what he sees on his coins. His six (6) posts here, since he became a member, illustrate why, finally, I had to just ignore him and delete his emails to me without reading or responding to them - about 4-5 years ago. He is not interested in what anyone else says about his 'discoveries/research'." This guy is only interested in spamming this and other forums with his visions.

That is funny, how was he in person? Anything like the movie or was that portrayal hollywood glam?

Looks correct to me, nice find.

Amazing photo of a fingerprint, kudos.

You are not completely off base here, the 1938 does get somewhat pricey at the MS67 FS (5FS at NGC) point. And if I recall correctly NGC has not certified a single 1938 example as having 6FS, so I imagine if a high grade one is ever given the 6FS designation it would be worth quite a bit. @J P Mashoke nice additions!

You cannot get in trouble for having that, however it would be unwise to sell it and represent it as actually being an MS70 coin. But there is no reason to be concerned about owning that coin/slab combo in your collection.

Most folks that earned a high 7 figure net worth are smart enough not to squander money on excessive premiums for "stuff", now those who were gifted or inherited the money might be a different story. Generally, this type of seller is looking to find suckers who spend their day dreaming about the easy way to wealth, think the wolf of wall street type of selling. I will also add that the Mercanti label is worth a premium to some collectors.

Just some of the many reasons that I do not and will not collect modern coins for registry purposes, a rabbit hole that I have no desire to dive into.

No worries my friend, I do understand the thought of finding them yourself. They will be here if you need one down the road sir.

Sorry to hear about your son and the exposure to you and your family Hog, best wishes for a quick recovery. @Hoghead515 and @Lem E,if you guys are not able to find those quarters you both need give me a PM. I put back a roll of every state and park quarter. These are mostly Denver mint quarters as I seldom see the philly quarters out here. These were pulled from circulation when they were released so no super gems, but most are solid BU or at least BU ish. I have no idea why I bothered to save all these I know these will never be valuable per se, I'll just blame it on my OCD.