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Crawtomatic
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2 minutes ago, gmarguli said:
Now that the hysteria has died down, has anyone come to the conclusion that CU wasn't purchased for PCGS, but rather for PSA?
That was my take on it originally but everybody seemed so content to talk about the coin grading space.
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Did you all see the updates to the Census screens? I noticed it yesterday and it's really nice how it shows all the Star & Plus grade census counts now.
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5 minutes ago, Fullhorn said:
Sorry for not asking permission. Your coin is so similar I could not help myself. It looks like my coin with just a little more wear. I didn't know you were a member here and thought I would sneak it in. I appreciate your being a good sport.
Oh, no worries at all. If I put something online, especially an eBay listing, I fully allow that it's public domain at that point. I'm honestly happy enough that it could serve as a reasonable reference. Some coins photograph easier than others for me and I don't have the best equipment but I'm making do.
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@Fullhorn woohoo! I feel famous that my coin pic was used for reference.
Congrats on getting another one identified and presumably attributed shortly. Yours is friggin' beautiful.
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Morning! Not the most popular series, but could you consider adding slots to the Two Pounds, Commemorative, Elizabeth II, 1997-Date, Mint State set for the earlier circulating commemoratives that are not silver/gold? I believe the following 2PND coins should be added.
- 1986 Commonwealth Games 2PND,
- 1989 Bill of Right,
- 1989 Claim of Right,
- 1994 Bank of England,
- 1995 World War II,
- 1995 United Nations,
- 1996 UEFA
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<REDACTED> I didn't read thoroughly and thought we were looking at the 1991 double cent denomination.
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Afternoon. I sent an inquiry through the contact webform (https://www.ngccoin.com/contact/) back around mid November but hadn't heard back yet. I recently acquired a 1913-S Type 2 5c that's in a holder with a 1931-S label. Also in the pop report/census as such. What's the process on getting this corrected so I can add it to the registry set?
Thanks,
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I've seen that exact toning pattern on a few Norfolk commemoratives that came to auction recently. I assumed it was related to an owner storage technique but perhaps it's related to how the commemoratives were issued? Any ideas on how it occurred so I can further my learning?
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Sounds like somebody mucked up on that reminder email. I didn't sign up for any specific reminders but the general email blasts they send all indicate 9am ET. Sorry you missed out on that one.
The good news is that there's plenty of availability on eBay and not a lot of demand. If any of these speculators get scared you may be able to get it at less than issue price closer to Christmas.
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These were available at 8am CST today. I added them all to my bag at 8am just to see when they got marked as no longer available. No technical issues involved really. The site went down once but came back less than a minute later. The silver 2 medal/coin set was the first to go. Probably around 15 minutes. Then, I believe, it was the gold reverse proof followed by the gold 2 coin set. The last one that sold out was about 50 minutes after start if I'm not mistaken.
I think a lot of speculators jumped on these but I also feel like they're going to be left holding the bag.
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12 hours ago, bsshog40 said:
And I have to say that I agree! I am a collector! It's a shame that others buy to rip off other collectors!
I sold it as a straight auction. The market determined the price. So I daresay I ripped off nobody.
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10 minutes ago, VKurtB said:
It's one of things that ruin this hobby. #ScrewTheFlippers
Screw me then.
But I think it's a matter of perspective. I flipped the V75 silver eagle and then spent the $600 on a Buffalo nickel. That's not even made of a silver, the horror! So, I mean, didn't the US Mint in that way add some value to the hobby? I don't imagine I'm the only one that saw the opportunity on a series I could care little about to serve my actual collecting habits.
The low mintage is a manufactured scarcity as opposed to survivability percentages of low mintage coins from the 19th or early 20th century. But, still, the hobby's been using scarcity + condition = value as a general function for so long it's kind of accepted. At least with US coinage. Last I checked, the Royal Mint has lower mintages on a lot of their commemoratives and non-circulating coins but it doesn't actually translate to inflated value on all of them.
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@Bunnygin From experience, you can submit variety plus candidates on the same submission form as non-variety plus submissions. As long as they're all same tier.
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Looks more like a lamination peel or a split planchet to me. I'm not well versed in the newer cents so I'm not even sure if they use the lamination process.
Does it look like a chunk is peeled away?
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9 hours ago, Modwriter said:
Submit your coins at XF grade. If they grade higher, it will be a nice surprise and be worth the cost in the long run
You've got to try a new canned response. For one, that's rarely good advice as it is but, more importantly, the OP is referring to a proof issue coin released last week. The chances that it grades anything less than 69 (if kept in original packaging) is extremely slim.
To the OP, unless you're a collector of the series I'd sell now. If it graded 70 could it be worth more? Possibly but not guaranteed. As of today it's pulling an easy $10k profit over buy price. Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered.
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On 11/3/2020 at 12:05 PM, Moxie15 said:
it is only worth face value as it is damage. It happens quite often, and do not be surprised if members line up claiming it is a dryer coin.
The post topic indicates "spooned coin". From a cause and effect basis spooning a coin and a typical dryer coin are both similar in that they experience prolonged gentle pressure along the rim edge. The result being a smaller diameter coin with a wider, fairly even, rim.
For the record, I'd expect a spooned coin to have a better condition on the obverse unless it started out with all the scratches already.
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17 hours ago, rocket23 said:
(002,003) were submitted with a mint error submission so they were totally inspected and the results are in.....I hope the election doesn't go this way,lol
For understanding purposes, a mint error is different than a variety.
NGC Mint Error articles:
https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/7765/learn-grading-mint-errors-part-1/
https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/7855/
https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/7936/learn-grading-mint-errors-part-3/
https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/7988/learn-grading-mint-errors-part-4/
NGC Variety article:
https://www.ngccoin.com/variety-plus/what-is-a-variety/
Doubling would fall under the variety category but would need to be a recognized variety. For NGC & US Coins that's generally limited to what they have on their Variety Plus listings pages.
https://www.ngccoin.com/variety-plus/
Other sources for variety listings are here:
Lincoln Cent Resource - http://www.lincolncentresource.com/Top50.html
Variety Vista / CONECA - http://www.varietyvista.com/index.htm
Wexler's Doubled Die - https://doubleddie.com/
I don't recall offhand if NGC offers a Variety Research & Attribution service but for certain ANACS (another grading & certification compan) does. This can be useful if you have a coin that has multiple varieties with little difference between them.
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First thought was 'what would be the size of that coin?' But I read that as giving somebody $300,000 in gold coin. So, like 30,000 $10 coins.
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On 10/29/2020 at 12:24 PM, Revenant said:
It's like owning gold or something else that just sits there.
In a way, isn't that what a gold ETF is?
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23 hours ago, Insider said:
Question? If I show you a coin in a field you collect, would you be able to grade it without any influences from the market?
This is something I was wondering about as well. I think I read somewhere that some TPGs disallow buying/selling/collecting by their graders. Though, even that seems odd to me.
But if you're a grader, and a coin that comes in for a series you collect, then it's likely you know what the sweet spot is for population numbers, or at least pricing. And you could infer what the submitter was hoping for - if it's a coin on the fence between 2 grades. So do you lean towards "hey, good on this guy. he just got the 2nd MS68 grade ever." or "it's close, but if I give it a 68 then my collection will devalue. sorry, charlie."
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Could be just lighting but I suspect the top coin is also polished/cleaned.
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Same as Bosshog. I meant to write an entry about my pursuit of the best in class circulated Buffalo Nickels set (which I had last year on a technicality then a heavy showed up this year and pretty much stepped into 1st place) lacking a '38. Which is understandable when you mention how pedestrian the coin can be coupled with the prolific availability in mint state grades. It'll probably be one of my last spots to fill with a raw submission (can I just grab a 62 and rub it between my fingers a few times to get a 58?) unless I luck upon one.
I should check for ANACS holders of submissions by inexperienced graders thinking a circulated coin is more valuable than it is.
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I think you guys mashed up 2 movies actually. In The Firm Tom Cruise was the young attorney with no way to quit after joining but it was The Devil's Advocate where Keanu Reaves was the young attorney and his father was the devil. But both decently entertaining movies.