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TMCGRADY

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    I acquired this coins as part of my set.
    This coin was purchased raw and i knew i had something special. I submitted it for grading along with a few other 1990 but because this was the first and only libertad to be given the PL designation, its now in my registery set. As the collector base keeps growing i think there could be more coins like this that appear. Over the past year of collecting about 1 thousand ounces of libertads this was also the first truely unique coin i have found. Right now i have 2 other coins with NGC that i also think will get the PL designation. To get this coin in my registry set NGC had to create a new slot for it, that was also cool.

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    Picked up a great find today.
    Before i talk about the coin, i want to mention something about the 1990 MS67 PL i have in the registry set. The 1990 proof like i have is the only proof like designation given to a BU libertad. I found the 1990 and knew it was special and had it graded along with a bunch of other coins.
    Now for the 1982. At first when the 1982 was for sale i was not interested as the orice was more than double what a typical 1982 1oz libertad goes for. After looking at for a few days I felt like this could be a nice upgrade to the coin MS66 i have in my set so i biught it. After receiving the coin i was blown away as it has proof like attributes but the proof like attributes were just the start. When I turned over the coin the back was also Proof like but the dots on the cactus pad looked different. Normally, from 1982 to 1991 the cactus pad has 7 dots. The only exception for this is the 1991 type 2 and later. The 1982 i have has 9 dots on the cactus pad, something I have never heard of or seen.
    After speaking with Pat Stuvall of Don Bailey's Numismatics we both seem to think this could have been an experimental strike that took place in preparation for the new libertad bullion program.
    Aside from the proof like features and 9 dots, the other thing that makes this coin unique is the strike. Most strikes from 1982 to 1990 are weak, show bag marks, and the area around the angel has vertical hairline scratches. The coin i acquired is clean without those scratches, bag marks or major gauges as can be seen with most early libertads. Needless to say this will be on the way to NGC for grading tomorrow.

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    Yesterday i acquired the one and only 1 oz BU MS70 libertad for the year 2000.
    The 2000 BU 1 Onza MS70 is the only MS70 graded for that year. It was also the 3rd MS70 to be graded since the series started in 1982 and there wouldn't be another libertad graded MS70 for another 10 years until 2010 when 1 more hit the grade. By the beginning of 2011 there were only 4 1oz BU libertads that made the perfect grade of MS70 and only 7 more would attain perfection in 2011. In 2012 190 received the perfect grade.
    You would think that the oldest mint in the world would consistantly put out better quality coins but i can tell you they actually do. If you take a look at their quality with their proof coins, they have consistantly received PF68 to PF70 since 1986 when they started producing them. The BU strikes on the other hand did not fair as well. You can open a mint sealed roll for the first time and each coin looks as though they went through a hellish process prior to being sealed up. It can be assumed that the coins were allowed to abbraid with one another causing bag marks, dings, gouges and scratches not to mention the horizontal scratches and weak strikes that took place throughout the 1980's. The 1990's started to see better strikes and handling of the coins so the grades atarted to climb and reach MS69 for the first time and in 1997 there were the first 2 MS70s graded by NGC.
    Getting the 2000 MS70 for my registry set was an absolute treat and i won't call myself the owner ofbthe coin as i am only the custodian of it.

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    stepping up to #1

    By TMCGRADY,

    This was a day where i had some time to finish adding to the 1oz libertad set and in the end this is now the #1 registry set.
    Today i added the last of my coins i had and and now all slots are filled with the exceptio of the 2010. The coins i am focusing on are the 1982, 1986, 1987 DDO and 1995 as these are a little weak and are due for an upgrade. The difficult thing about upgrading these are most are already 1 or two grades from the top grade as it is. Although many of the coins in this set have top grades my goal now is to fill each slot with a top graded coin.
    Key coins in this set are:
    1990 MS67 PL, the first ever proof like designation given to a BU libertad. See attached picture.
    1987 MS66 DDO, got this by accident and had it graded.
    2015 PL70, this is the new reverse proof coin.

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    Sent in 50 coins and had a few nights email surprises.
    The first coin I had to check for was a 1990 to see if I was given a PL designation. Sure enough it came back as a 1990 PL67 making it the very first and only proof like designation given to a BU libertad.
    Next exciting coin was the 87 double die, this came back as a MS67, only one graded higher.
    A few coins to note, one 1992 came back as a MS69, a 1984, 88, came back MS67. A 1997 achieved a MS69. One worth mentioning is the 82 with a MS66.
    I was very disappointed is all my 1986s as the best of the bunch
    Was only a MS65.
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    Added some more today including pics.
    Added some more today as we are housebound due to the hurricane. All i have left are 9 more slots out of 34 and maybe most of those will be filled when i get my coins back from NGC. One coin i am excited to get back from NGC is my 2015 1oz reverse proof libertad as ot graded out at PL70. When i was looking at it i was sitting on the fence as to ot being a 69 or 70 and felt i had a 50/50 shot amd it paid off.
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    Although i have been doing this for just about 1 year i am almost done with putting together the complete Zombucks series as the last coin is out and yes it was a nice surprise, St Guadens to the rescue. Yes, all BU and proofs. But really, this is about completing my Libertad registry set.
    A fews days ago i started posting my 1oz BU Libertad coins for my new registry set, i think i have 15 of 34 up now. Please check them out. Hopefully when i get the last 52 coins back from NGC next week, i will have a high grade 82, 84, and 90 to add. Yes, i submitted 52 for those few years. I do have a few NGC graded coins i bought at acution and once they arrive they will be registered as well. I also just learned that for foreign sets you cant use PCGS graded coins, so now i have about 8 to send in for crossover. What blows me away with these coins is how unavailable they are in high grade. Yes, since 2013 they have been grading thousands but before that most years have populations under 50. From 1992 to 2010, ngc had only graded 4 coins MS70 and a whopping 7 more in 2011.
    If anyone has the lone 2010, 2011 or 2012 in MS70 for the 1oz, please let me know so i can upgrade those years.
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