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It is possible that a slab is 100 percent air tight. My proof coppers are likely not air tight

Oh my, thanks for the correction. If memory serves me right didn't the Switt family submit those 33's to the mint ? And then the Secret Service got involved ?

NGC holders are superior IMO and its possible that your holder is 100 percent air tight. However there would be some air inside the holder as I doubt they draw a vacuum when sealed.

Of course the government would suffer from exchange just as collectors and dealers would due to loss from worn coins. In an unrelated thought I've always thought it interesting that the Secret Service could be tasked with anything to do with the '33s since the agency wasn't even established until 1965. With that said do you trust any government agency with the truth after what the FBI did to us prior to the 2020 election ?

In case anyone is interested I've nearly completed my '36 to '42 proofs with my sets only lacking the 1936 brilliant Lincoln cent, the satin cent and the satin Buffalo nickel. View my registry sets if you wish. These are not finest known but include all CAC coins with above average eye appeal. I've avoided the Pf 68 coins because many are not appealing to me with heavy toning and dull mirrors. Better images will follow someday

This subject is one of my favorites along with Cameo SMS coinage. I would also enjoy any information on 1950, 51 and 52 Cameo proof dies and as there was little or no polishing evident in 1950, 1951 and 1952 years offered some of the most beautiful 2 sided cameos of the early modern years. By the way the image of the '37 cent might be one that was graded Deep Cameo, do you own that coin ?

What an entertaining thread that was ! It's enough to make me stay.

I collect mostly NGC/CAC coins. I think the NGC holder is superior so I wonder if [after CACG certification] NGC would cross that coin with a label that identifies a CACG certification. That way the holder will fit in a box with the other NGC graded coins. Oh wait....... then CAC didn't save me money.

These coins are very attractive high end coins to say the least. However they are not rare and maybe not even scarce. With that said where is the half dollar and cent ?

I think these Franklin Mint proofs are really nice. Sorry too dark, I'll work on that. Thinking about purchasing equipment. Are these digital microscopes what I want ?

Are you talking about reverse scratch through 'OF' ? Could it be die scratch ?

Was I the only one who saw that ?

Its countereit right ?

Hog I thought about you and your set when I won these. The 64-D is semi prooflike and is rare in full prooflike. While not key dates the eye appeal is what I thought to be special.

I consider the Star designation a valuable tool that levels the playing field with other TPGs. ATS collectors seem to want the holder as much as the coin; just look at the partisan numbers of collectors that want doilies or rattlers yet consider NGC labeled coins to be worth less when similar coins are compared to PCGS coins. If it weren't for CAC there would be no way for uninformed collectors to determine which PCGS coins were high end for the grade or which ones just barely make the grade [or worse yet ones that fail to meet the grade] and as we know there are a fair number of those.

Best of luck ! I think you're on the right track.

I cannot comment on the Saint without knowledge of the finer known pieces. What we see is the holder up for bid in the case of the 1950 Franklin, not the eye appeal of a nice proof coin. Proof coins should not be lustrous, they should have deep mirrors as intended. For about 3 or 4k you could own a beautiful Pf 65 Cameo black and white monster coin that one would be proud to own. There were many problems associated with striking proof coins for the first time since 1942. The Pf 68 coin offered appears to be struck on a planchet that was not polished among other things.

In hand looks like same 8 same hub. Sorry for image problems, it's harder than you might think. No macro in my laptop cam.

Looks like yours may have been struck with a new obverse die. Boy you've got good taste. Very few '38 nickels look like that. Here's mine purchased at least 10 years ago. I've always thought mine could Star but not enough contrast to Cameo. Roger can you comment ? By the way my registry set does have 3 Star coins with views if you care to look at Collectors Society.

I have one brother in law in Lakewood Ranch and another just inland from what [used to be] Fort Meyers Beach. For him some property damage is noted but he sat throuh it and is okay now. Mark in Lakewood Ranch is fine.

I've often wondered just how the 2 major TPGs generate their retail price guides; for me generally U.S. coins. Recently I won several coins that were certainly high end for the grade that had 6 or 7 bidders each at hammer prices that were a fraction of retail price guide. I agree that there is little gain for NGC or PCGS to maintain an accurate retail price guide. Would love to hear comments from NGC on this topic. Of course the response would be that these prices are only a guide and nothing more.

I don't own the Cameo Buffalo. It's PCGS Pf 67 Cameo

Looks cameo to me. Try another opinion ?

A woman cannot be defined by some. Can a man be defined ? See why this wwouldn't work here. And yes a beautiful coin. In medal turn as with Canadian coinage ?

If you ignore the ignored, then do you go back in time ?