Matt_dac

Oh boy....

Do not remove any coins from solid encapsulation (proof sets, graded coins, etc.) but you don’t want water droplets or moisture on the surfaces of the non-encapsulated coins. If they are in wet plastic and cardboard squares I would remove them and dry then carefully to protect them.

I suggest you remove them all from their packaging (presumably still wet packaging) and carefully lay them out on a towel to dry, patting the surfaces carefully (don't wipe/rub) to remove any water drops.  Wiping or rubbing could cause scratches, etc. 

The value depends on the coins and their condition.  If they were briefly wet and then dried - perhaps no damage and no change in value.  Post some pictures of the coins to give us an idea of what you have. 

I have not checked every listing, but I wrote the Admin a couple months ago noting this seller has not been following the posted rules and never received a reply. 

On 5/8/2019 at 6:17 AM, Morakai said:

I really appreciate all the help and responses here. And also the patience with my still probably ignorant questions. I'm still basically just looking through pocket change currently, looking for the rares, etc. Mainly, I want to collect what I find metal detecting, etc. But I'm doing it the right way and am now looking for property to be able to walk. 

I haven't even looked into local coin dealers, but I certainly will. I just want to learn as much as possible from trusted sources. Thank you! 

There is nothing wrong with that - it's how most of us began collecting and can be fun.  I still look at my pocket change and you will find some keepers.  I found a 1910 Wheat penny last year in change - how cool is that? 

It would be fun to assemble a set of 1909-1958 Wheat cents, and keep in mind you can buy the entire set online for roughly $300 (excluding the 4 key dates).  I'm talking well circulated coins in a Whitman folder or such.

Enjoy the journey. 

>You can reply with a coin of the same composition, from the same country, of the same date (or date range with ancients), or with the same person on the coin.<

That's a lot of rules (ha ha).  I can't participate until we get to France or Gold 

Symmetrical small scratches are a dead giveaway but it can be hard to detect sometimes.  I am very selective in what I buy raw and rely on the pros for anything of high value (professionally graded and encapsulated). 

There is a seller on Ebay who appears to have 10 of them remaining available for $100 and $139 depending upon the listing (seller has multiple listings).  I appreciate the enthusiasm it has created but I think 2M circulated quarters will be worth 25 cents very soon.  I'll check my change and maybe get lucky for a flip, or not. 

9 hours ago, Conder101 said:

Gotta love it, 95% of those submitted are 70's.  69's are going to be rare.

I learned ATS that large volume dealers can submit with instructions not to grade/encapsulate if they are not 70's, making the actual number of 69's much higher.

I wonder if those dealers share that with prospective buyers of the returned raw 69 coins? 

What an odd comment to make, but not your first. 

Who cares what label you (or I) elected?

The NGC pop shows the total number recorded in their system per label per grade:

I'm waiting to receive the return shipment from NGC but here's mine:

It’s the updated status of my invoice (you can track the same).

Yeah!!

For some reason I am interested to keep up on the sales figures.  Particularly while my coin is still being graded.

The Feb 10 report shows 916 additional gold coins (proof and unc) sold between Feb 3 and Feb 10 (total of 32,849 sold).  I'm so curious if these products will sell out?  I suspect the back order has slowed interest some.

Mine is in the system and scheduled for grading.  I can only imagine the deluge they and PCGS have had with these coins. 

Updated sales figures as of Feb 3:

3 hours ago, investinrehabs said:

Matt, can you believe that? I think people are going to be VERY sorry that they bought the graded coins. I could be wrong, but the mint isn't even sold out yet of the silver 1 ounce. It's  going as high as $200 graded (70). Idk, it'll be very interesting to see where the prices go on these. I might send mine in for grading!! 

BTW, did anyone else notice that the 1 ounce silver COA doesn't mention the purity of the silver? I thought that was odd. 

No! I sent my gold proof for grading. I agree those buying graded will pay a hefty premium, at least for quite a while.

I have not seen sales figures since the first day sales report. Half the gold was sold that first day.

The markup games have begun....there are a few Ebay sellers advertising at cost but the highest markup I found is a First Day of Issue PF70 $5 gold (presale) of $995 OBO. 

As we know the 'First Day of Issue' label is reserved only for those making a bulk submission for grading, even though 15K+ people bought the same coin at the same time (on the first day). 

Wow...

Received yesterday and shipped to NGC today.

Looked great under magnification, fingers crossed for PF70.

12 hours ago, Norinn Radd said:

Just bought my first Saint Gaudens.

Birthday present to myself.  I've wanted one for a long time.

Nice looking coin!  What grade?

Wrong thread gentlemen.

Impressive sales figures for the first day:

>Here’s a breakdown of the Apollo 11 products and their first-day sales: