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On 6/5/2019 at 11:42 PM, mumu said:
That blue flame crescent is very appealing to me.
Same here. I'm usually very blind to Morgan's but that crescent color is nice.
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13 hours ago, Mohawk said:
That's an interesting coin TON Collection......I remember years ago, I actually had one of the few 1970-D Kennedy Half Dollars which was attributed as a DPL by NGC and it looked similar to your nickel but it was more reflective, based on the photos you have provided. So, I'd say that a PL 1970-D Nickel is absolutely possible. At any rate, your coin is easily the most appealing 1970-D Jefferson Nickel I've ever seen, and selling modern US coins, I've seen a lot. Pretty nice find even if it doesn't qualify for PL or DPL. In my mind, it should Star grade easily if you submit it, though.
Yeah, when I saw it yesterday I was like, "oooh, I want it". Let's see some more pics of the reverse!
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...and, ya know, that quarter is nice all on it's own. Doesn't look like they added much premium to it with the stickers but there's enough MS67s out there I'd rather have one w/o the MAC stickers on it if it were something I was buying.
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@jgrinz Yep! Already certified then they get this ugly sticker on them telling you that it's almost one of the recognized designations but not quite.
Just did a quick eBay search again and apparently there's a "RNBO" sticker for toned silver. Didn't even qualify for a "Star" but you get this janky sticker. Woohoo!
Oh jeez....here's a quarter that got 2 stickers....
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@Just Bob looks like a company similar to CAC but they do what they call "Grade Enhancement Designations" as well. Something I came across while searching recent eBay sales lately and was wondering why in the heck a nickel was being labeled as 4 Full Steps and listing for over $2,000. Per their website they don't stop there, though....things like "90% Full Head", "Full Steps Lincoln Memorial", "90% Full Torch Bands", etc.....lots of close but not good enough types of things.
Oh, and careful clicking on things within their page as I tried one and it started to redirect to some ads, not very professional.
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Just venting, but grrr, the MAC certified sticker for 4 Full Steps really irks me.
There's 6 steps total.
4 of them is 67% at best.
You're just celebrating above average.
Grrrrr, again.
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I've got a few Red Books on the bookshelf as I always pick them, and other coin related books, up whenever I see them at the thrift store. No luck yet finding the 1947 edition but holding out hope. Did score a nice copy of "A guidebook of Modern European Coins" dated 1965 this year - nothing too special but a nice addition for 50 cents.
Like many of the responders so far I don't think I've actually used it for checking prices though. Except one time where my son bought an VF indian head for $10 and I showed him in the 1960's era Red Book that the same coin, same condition, was listed for $10 over 50 years ago - but those in MS condition have changed price points quite a bit. Used it as a teaching lesson on the finer point of "buying the best coin you can afford" if you intend to resell it later. The header categories in Red Book have some good tips on identifying high points on certain coin series from what I recall.
For pricing purposes I tend to hit 3 sites mainly to determine a baseline: CDN Greysheet (both the app & the site) - has ongoing updates including eBay sales data, reflects more of a raw pricing point and what I'd expect to pay in a retail setting +/- 10%; eBay recently sold - you'll have to review more sales to determine what's fair, was it an auction or buy it now?, common or rare?, etc...; and Great Collections auction archives - best if you're looking at the top end of graded coins but also useful to determine a fair price on varieties that you may not find listed/sold very often on eBay alone.
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31 minutes ago, DWLange said:
The Type 1 and Type 2 designations are added automatically as part of the grading process. The VarietyPlus page for Eisenhower Dollars specifies No Fee for these:
https://www.ngccoin.com/variety-plus/united-states/dollars/eisenhower-dollars-1971-1978/
Thank you, sir. I must be overlooking where it specifies it's automatic. I was looking for something similar to the following:
"Comments: NGC denotes the reverse type automatically in grading all 1939 nickels, and it is not necessary to request VarietyPlus Service."
I presume my invoice would be revised on the recent submission (not yet received on your end) if I put it down as a VarietyPlus Service, correct?[Disregard, wrong place for this question.] -
Any chance this variety gets designated for automatic attribution similar to the 1939 REV OF 38 5C? It seems like a far simpler reverse to identify even for non-numismatists
Just curious. I don't know how often the guidelines for VarietyPlus are reviewed.
Thanks,
Craw-
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Probably old news, but a few weeks back I was digging on eBay looking for coins being sold by non-collectors that may have been placed under an incorrect category. Turns out the subcategory Antiques>Asian Antiques includes quite a bit counterfeit currency & mintage. However, they tend to include a word such as "Souvenir" or "Collectible" in the title/description. I presume this is a way to maintain legal liability against selling a counterfeit. A lot of the 1909 S VDB "Souvenir" "coins" are created in a way to appear brown & circulated so it's something to be aware of.
Cert number 4732899-005 since the pictures are too big to load front & back.
What would be the error of this coin
in Newbie Coin Collecting Questions
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I was thinking along those lines as well. The flip is distorting the image somewhat though.