Coinbuf

You have too much time on your hands.      Of course by my reply so do I.  

You have too much time on your hands.      Of course by my reply so do I.  

I repeat. You're Welcome.  "Are you not entertained?" 

my inside source tells me that they use one old romanian gypsy lady with a tuning fork to sonically seal all the slabs.....

It may be a bug from an update. Report it. They'll fix it. 👍

Looks like you did quite well with only one big disappointment in the 1938 that you hoped for gem and got 63; congrats on the grades and also for the win last year that awarded you the grading credits.

I think this is him in the new registry:
https://www.ngccoin.com/profile/169678/

That is a very nice addition, and some great information and background to the piece.   As to your thoughts on prices I too have seen the rapid rise of prices both at the auction blocks and for the retail prices.  It is becoming very difficult for me to want to spend too much more money as I'm worried that this could just be a bubble and I don't want to be caught if the air in this market reduces rapidly.   I bought more this year than I had planned, partly as there were more really nice coins that were brought out as a result of the higher prices, and my desire to finish a couple of sets.   I think that next year will see far less spending on coins and more time enjoying the coins I have.

That is a very nice addition, and some great information and background to the piece.   As to your thoughts on prices I too have seen the rapid rise of prices both at the auction blocks and for the retail prices.  It is becoming very difficult for me to want to spend too much more money as I'm worried that this could just be a bubble and I don't want to be caught if the air in this market reduces rapidly.   I bought more this year than I had planned, partly as there were more really nice coins that were brought out as a result of the higher prices, and my desire to finish a couple of sets.   I think that next year will see far less spending on coins and more time enjoying the coins I have.

Hi William.....guess who's back!!
I'm so sorry you had a bait and switch with your Bond Coins......I've had that happen to me in the past when I used to collect things that are a lot more recent than what I do now.  But that really sucks and it definitely says something that they're filtering their reviews like that.  Very shady and, once again, it really sucks.
Though I'm probably restating the obvious here, but I see you've moved into Zimbabwe coinage as well as the notes......very cool!!!  I hope you have better luck with your next purchase, though and I definitely hope that your submission does very well!!
And, to you, sorry I disappeared for a while.....I lost both my mom and stepmom to cancer within months of each other, and I stopped collecting and was all kinds of messed up for a while, so I'm very sorry if you wrote me any messages or anything I didn't reply to.  
I'm glad to see you're still here, though  
~Tom

Wow, that appears to be an absolute beauty! I look forward to seeing the close-up images once you get it in hand. Congratulations! 

Congrats on your purchase; that certainly is a magnificent specimen.
I'm still nipping at your heels, though...
Edit: just upgraded my '40-D Merc from an NGC MS67FB CAC to an NGC MS67* 
2nd Edit: just upgraded my 40-S Lincoln from an NGC MS67 CAC to an NGC MS67+; the census for this piece is 7/1.
3rd Edit: just upgraded my '40-D Washington quarter from an NGC MS66 to an NGC MS67; this one puts me over the top.
 

I have a love for the mercs. Generally it seems blast white is preferred by the hard core collectors, and toned coins seem to actually go lower. Largely because it’s rare to see one with attractive toning. For some reason these tone ugly. Great find and if you second guess it too much I’ll give you your money back any time. This would be an upgrade for me. Congrats it’s a beauty. 

That is a beautiful coin with lots of luster. Congratulations on obtaining it!

Nice pickup Coinbuf!!! But I know your worries about getting a good deal.....you do worry about it.  I won a Faustina the Younger limes denarius (a weird base metal Roman denarius which there are several theories as to why it exists) for like $30 recently and that was a really good price for one.  Then, I too got scared.....I was like "Was I just that sucker who just bought a tourist coin?!  Man, I hope not!!".  Then, I got it and all was well!! I'd say you just had a lucky day and got a good deal...that does happen from time to time .  It's always good to cross something off the bucket list, even if it's a relatively minor something.  Enjoy your coin, it looks like a good one from here!!  I like Mercury Dimes...they're like the closest thing design and size-wise there is to a modern denarius, which makes them very cool in my humble opinion.

Blast white any day of the week for me, gorgeous and looks like amazing luster to boot! 
 

Coinbuf,  I have plenty of post 1958 Proofs for your set 

I mean... yeah, you might be getting older.
I think we're seeing an asset bubble right now. I think a lot of people that had money anyway - white collar people like me that didn't lose a job - got stimulus money and weren't taking vacations and so they have been investing in hobbies. I don't think this spiral upward can continue forever. It most likely won't. I'm just buying things at prices I find attractive when I can and avoiding the overheated stuff for now. There's always a way to have fun collecting something that most others ignore.
I'm having great fun with my Z coins and my modern hyperinflation notes and most people don't fight me too hard for those.

You guys are right, us older guys don’t have the resources that younger working people have and thus, due to the COVID caused hyper activity in coin collecting, i too have experienced this. I have spent way more than I should of and frankly, a little embarrassed by my surge in 2021. Of course the Mint took advantage and got everybody to pay way more than the new coins are worth (silver wise). So, while I await the arrival of my 2021 Morgan(cc) and 2021 ASE ms70, a good example of this hyper inflation is the 1909 s vdb, now regularly selling north of 1k. I have just completed the entire Lincoln cent collection (minus the s vdb) with literally every cent from 1909-2021 including the 2019 “w” mint version, and I am seriously thinking of selling now while the inflated market still exists. I think I can do pretty well.
and that may make me feel less guilty about my expensive hobby. I know a lot of you have extremely extensive collections. I will never get there on social security and pension.

There is a lot of monitoring of the coin purchases online and coin collecting sites (like NGC's Registry) that they (the dealers) are looking at what they can get. Coins I couldn't find are now showing up on websites with prices that make me say.... "NO".
Here's a prime example, for years I was looking for a 2007 Diane Fossey gold coin from Rwanda and searched the world ( have 2 from that search) high and low. Recently.... after finding these coins, rating one through NGC and placing it on the online registry.....a person posted one on eBay this year..... for TWICE the price I bought the other 2 together. So I contacted him and said you're a little pricey..... He replied and used MY coin's link ( https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/297098/coins/1860435/ ) to make his point. He didn't know I was the person he was quoting through our conversations until I mentioned (and showed it was me).... no more contact on his part.
It's a little frustrating knowing this that I almost want to go private until the deadline. Dealers like this guy make coin collecting tougher than it should be.
I just fell off my soap box

It made our home purchase possible/ much easier, but it also definitely helped me to a few extra coins and notes.

For my current collecting interests, IoM, Ukraine, World NCLT and banknotes, I'm seeing some signs of slowing, mainly due to the certified supply out pacing demand, I think, pricing for raw examples of World NCLT are still high but seem to have plateaued. I tend to think prices for most U.S. coinage and high end World coins could have a long way to go before they crest. Overall I have not seen increases, for raw circulating coinage, beyond what I would normally expect and prices are much the same as they were 1 - 2 years ago. Other than the rise in PMs it has not been to bad, a benefit of playing in the shallow end of the pool.  

It all goes back to what is a coin worth? what ever someone is willing to pay for it is the bottom line. As long as the dealers can get the high prices for their coins they will keep pushing the prices up. 

It is the "value" of our dollar dropping, due to the trillions being printed.  You will need many more worthless dollars to buy something that has real value.

10 years of buying and selling. I am cashing out in November.