Coinbuf

Some people have more time on their hands and the alure of "getting one over" on someone can be the real game when faking errors.   I'm not saying that this coin was done in an effort to deceive, although it may have been simply that if you can take a nickel and turn it into a dollar or two there are those who say sure why not.   At the worst they are only out a nickel.
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But....but.....I could put a bunch of red arrows on the pic to show you where it is officially a DDR! 

Undated Third Reich Nazi military service medal (4 years service) 

Unique 1717 German state of  Augsburg Ducat Pattern coin (how rare this pattern coin is ? I have no idea I only saw one other silver pattern coin years ago 
my German no super great but I believe I read (some what okay) on this coin 
obverse : Fear God and give him honor 
Reverse : Two hundred years of joy memorials for the Gospel school 

1909 German 2 Mark 

1891 German East Africa Pesa

1872A Prussia Gold 10mark 

1980 Laos 50 ATT.  This coin was minted in Leningrad and is no longer in use.
 

1922-A Germany 3 Marks
 

Bought this at the same time as my newest US coin addition.  Like that this coin is largely bought for the now defunct Blanchard holder.  But I also really like this design and almost pulled the trigger on a similar silver coin last year.   My patience was rewarded with this gold coin.

There seems to be enough detail to just support a F12 grade, but it would never receive a straight grade due to the heavy circulation damage and the color makes it appear to have been cleaned/dipped.

There seems to be enough detail to just support a F12 grade, but it would never receive a straight grade due to the heavy circulation damage and the color makes it appear to have been cleaned/dipped.

Buy them raw and send in for grading. With your skills, you should do great. 

You're the expert why don't you tell us. 

I see nothing in your photos to suggest that any of these is worth more than face value.   For a great many people it is easier to believe the dream than face reality, we have many of those types visit this site each week, youngmoola and vasquez j are prime examples from this past week.   Folks like that truly believe that if they say something enough times it must be true.

Apples and oranges, gold has been in a very tight range for quite some time, so this is a rapid move relative to how it has acted recently.   Trying to compare that to highly volatile assets like bitcoin is a false comparison.
I disagree, too many retail buyers are having trouble just putting food on the table and paying the rent to load up on gold at these price levels.   In the past you have sought to use Chinese citizens as the source of the impetus for a $3,000 target.   Data shows that that segment has cooled due to the price runup, that only leaves central bank buying as the logical source of the spirited buying.   I did not say that every central bank was in a buying frenzy, but it really only takes a handful (which is what we have now) to see the current spike.

I cannot tell if the item you have is genuine from your photos or not.   However, low/mid mint state graded examples of this medalet have in the past few years been selling at auction for around the $200-$250 range.   Assuming yours is genuine, in most cases jewelry mounts like this one yours is in typically leave marks on the coin and such pieces are quite often given a details grade when submitted to a TPG.   Items in details holders usually sell at a discount to non details coins/medals.
I personally would leave it as is and attempt to sell it for $125-$150, if you get no takers then I might decide to take the gamble and remove it from the holder and see if it could be straight graded.

I cannot tell if the item you have is genuine from your photos or not.   However, low/mid mint state graded examples of this medalet have in the past few years been selling at auction for around the $200-$250 range.   Assuming yours is genuine, in most cases jewelry mounts like this one yours is in typically leave marks on the coin and such pieces are quite often given a details grade when submitted to a TPG.   Items in details holders usually sell at a discount to non details coins/medals.
I personally would leave it as is and attempt to sell it for $125-$150, if you get no takers then I might decide to take the gamble and remove it from the holder and see if it could be straight graded.

To win a major award a participants set must be at least 50% complete and 75% of the set must be certified by NGC.   Regardless of how awesome or impressive the set you are viewing is, as it is totally comprised of PCGS coins it will not be awarded a major NGC registry award.
The only exception to this is for the DW Lange overall achievement award, that major award is given for a members overall registry sets and participation.   So it is possible that a recipient of that award might have a few sets that do not meet the 50%/75% requirements.
A registry set that is comprised of PCGS graded coins only can win the yearly best in category (BIC) award.  However, it would have to be the top ranked set not the second place ranked set and it can only win the BIC overall award.    Additionally, a BIC is given for the highest ranked set only counting the NGC graded coins.   Therefore, two BIC's are awarded each year, best overall and best NGC only score which may or may not be the first place ranked set.

It also could be a lot of years of banging around. I have some bumps I can't explain but there they are.

Awesome you were able to fill that pesky million dollar coin slot. 

"Subsidence" and "subsistence" are different words with quite different meanings. The posted coin may exhibit reverse die subsidence (not "subsistence"), or a portion of its reverse may have been struck through some soft or thin material that caused the depression but allowed the design to still show through it weakly.

Small date zinc, very common coin just a spender.
 
You can look till the day they put you in a box you still will not find one.   Your time would be better spent and more lucrative if instead of spending that time searching for a 82-D sm date copper you got a job at the local circle K.

Your question has been asked and answered already. 

Upgraded a PF69 Ultra Cameo to this PF70 Ultra Cameo as part of my Lincoln Cent proof collection of 1950-2023.