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  1. Texan's Coins
    For insurance purposes
    Does anyone know if you can print out your set listings as a spreadsheet? I want to insure my coins and this would be a great listing to provide to my insurance company. I would really rather not have to create my own spreadsheet. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
     
    Marcus
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  2. Texan's Coins

    New Finished Set

    By Texan's Coins,

    Westward Journey
    This wasn't a hard or time consuming set, but these coins came out as I was starting to get interested in collecting and I thought they were a nice set. So, that, combined with the fact that they are inexpensive and a short set, I decided to pick them up.
    I'm kind of digging these short, easy to complete sets. I may work on the Susan B Anthony set next. Not as easy as this one, but still fairly short.
    Only 23 days until the start of the ANA National Money Show in Dallas. Looking forward to walking the bourse, seeing the presentations for competition, viewing million dollar collections and just enjoying the atmosphere. If you're coming in from out of town, I recommend you find a Sonny Bryan's BBQ. For a chain restaurant, it is VERY good.
    Happy collecting.
     
    Marcus
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  3. Texan's Coins

    National Money Show

    By Texan's Coins,

    Excitement and Disappointment
    The ANA National Money Show is coming to my home of Dallas, TX. I went to the show in Ft Worth a couple of years ago and had a great time. I'm definitely looking forward to this one as well. Unfortunately, I will only be able to go on Saturday, so hopefully there will still be plenty for me to buy.
    Do yourself a favor and if you're coming from out of town, take a moment to stop by the State Fair. It's lots of fun and you can sample some fried concoctions.
    Have a great day and happy collecting.
     
    Marcus
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  4. Texan's Coins

    Hello Everyone

    By Texan's Coins,

    It's been awhile.
    I have been on hiatus from collection for a number of months. I am looking to make a career change to photography, so my money has been spent setting up a camera system so that I can slowly practice and transition.
    Over the weekend, I picked up a few coins: 2012 Kennedys, Lincoln and Sacagawea all in proof to get those collections back up to date. In addition, I picked up a Lincoln for my MS65 set, a Morgan for my MS63 collection and a couple of the Westward Expansion Nickles.
    I've really missed collecting. I won't be able to get into it as heavily as I had been, for awhile. We're preparing the house to sell so we can move back east to be closer to family.
    However, once that is settled, I look forward to attending the Whitman Baltimore coin expos.
    Happy collecting everyone!
     
    Marcus
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  5. Texan's Coins
    Thank you.
    I appreciate the feedback from so many of you. It seems that the two most suggested routes are through the ANA. They seem to have an agent with AXA that offers policies to ANA members. The other suggested route is through my homeowners policy. I had looked into that with my insurance company, but it seemed like more trouble than it was worth. I think I will look into the ANA option. Thank you again for the suggestions.
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    Coin Insurance

    By Texan's Coins,

    Any Suggestions
    I'm looking to insure my collection. So far, I have not been able to get a lot of information from the large insurance companies. All I've been able to find quotes for are from insurance companies that I've never heard of.
    Can anyone offer a suggestion as to who you have your coins insured with? Thank you for the help.
     
    Marcus
  7. Texan's Coins

    It's been awhile

    By Texan's Coins,

    Since I've posted an entry
    Good morning, everyone. It's been awhile since I've been on here. A lot has been happening in the hobby, to say the least. The PCGS coins being deleted from the sets has probably been the biggest story as of late.
    I've been working on Commemorative half dollars. I like being able to get a different design with each order within the same set. It is also a nice reminder of what has happened in the country in the moderate time I have been alive. I was born in 1979 and the modern Commemorative Halves started again in 1982, so it works well for me.
    I also got a certificate in the mail yesterday for my Proof Presidential set. That was a nice surprise and it will definitely be taken care of.
    I wish you all the best of luck in the coming weeks with your coin collecting. I look forward to adding to my collection on a regular basis as I'm sure all of you do.
     
    Marcus
  8. Texan's Coins
    It's almost the new year.
    Good afternoon, everyone! I've been thinking about what I want to accomplish in the coming year and Ive come to one constant. As my three and a half year Kennedy Half Proof saga comes to a close at the end of the month, I realize that I don't want to commit myself fully to one set in 2012, like I did this year to finish my Kennedy set.
    In light of that, I decided I am going to spend 2012 dabbling around in different areas of interest and not focus on "percentge completion" on any particular set. That's not to say that I won't complete some shorter sets, such as the Sacagawea or Susan B Anthony sets; it just won't be a zeroed in focus for me.
    So here are my goals.....
    1. Accumulate 48,000 registry points.
    2. Attend at least one major coin show in 2012.
    3. Buy a coin from a major auction. (Either in person or online)
    4. Have an opinion article published in both Numismatic News and Coin World.
    That's it. I anticipate 2012 being a fun year. I look forward to adding to my Presidential Dollar set because my high school's namesake, Theodore Roosevelt, will get his coin this year.
    I hope you all have a prosperous new year.
     
    Marcus
  9. Texan's Coins

    Paience Works

    By Texan's Coins,

    So does taking a little time off of work. )
    I am down to two coins in my Kennedy proof collection (1993 Silver and 1998 Specimen). The only '93 I had been able to find was one on Ebay going for $94 Or Best Offer. I offered the seller $50 for the $37 coin, but it was rejected. I figured it would be a hole for a while longer than I wanted.
    So this morning, I was looking at coins and I decided on a hunch to check again. I found another one for $31.50! Needless to say, I snatched it up as quickly as I could.
    That leaves me with the 1998 Specimen left to go. If Santa Claus doesn't bring it down the chimney next Saturday, I'll pick one up and finish my set by the end of the year. 3.5 years of collecting this set, coming to an end.
    Happy collecting, everyone!
    Marcus
  10. Texan's Coins
    It's that time of year again.
    Good morning, everyone. I just wanted to wish everyone luck in their pursuit of registry set awards. I am hoping to get a presentation award for my Presidential Dollar set. (Hint, Hint, NGC. )
    Good luck to all and I can't wait to see the winning sets.
     
    Marcus
  11. Texan's Coins

    2011 Goals

    By Texan's Coins,

    Closing in on the end of the year
    1. Achieve 30,000 points.
    (28,373. I have three coins in the mail and a couple more to order in a week or so, but it los like I will fall a little short on this one)
    2. Finish my Kennedy Proof set.
    (This one will go down to the wire. Once I get these three coins in the mail, I will be short 3 coins. Two of them are a bit pricey, but it's time to bite the bullet. The last, I was not able to find on Ebay the last time I looked. That may keep me from finishing before the end of the year....)
    3. Get to 20% completion on my Morgan set.
    (The sky rocketing price of silver kind of pushed me away from Morgans this year. I will work on them some more in 2012)
    4. Get to within 75% completion on my Lincoln Cent set.
    (I made it to 68%, but I don't see myself getting anymore Lincolns until after I finish my Kennedy set)
    5. Have a complete Sacagawea set.
    (This one fell by the wayside. )
    6. Start a MS Silver Eagle set. (Any completion percentage is fine)
    (Once again, the skyrocketing price of silver kept me away from here.)
     
    So, overall, not too bad. Not quite where I had wanted to be, but if you set big goals, sometimes you hit them sometimes you don't. Either way, you end up further than where you started!
    I hope everyone had a great 2011 collecting year.
     
    Marcus
  12. Texan's Coins
    I hated to do it...
    I'm getting ready to head out on vacation on Wednesday. Unfortunately, (Fortunately, really) I found a great deal on some coins I couldn't pass up, so I ordered them. Now, they'll be sitting at the post office for awhile waiting for me to come home. Oh well. Such is life.
    Happy Thanksgiving. May we all take a turkey nap!
    Happy collecting.
    Marcus
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    Veteran's Day

    By Texan's Coins,

    Thank you.
    With Veteran's Day coming up on Friday, I would like to take a quick second to thank any of you out there who serve or have served in the past.
    Thank you and your families for the sacrifices that you have made for our country. We get to do things like this because of people like you.
     
    Marcus
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  14. Texan's Coins
    I found a new source this morning.
    I was surfing around the internet this morning and I decided to go to Coin World's website. In looking around there, I found that they have a market place. I was very excited about this. It does not have the same volume of merchandise that ebay has, but it did have a lot of variety and I feel safer buying non graded merchandise from there.
    Does anyone out there have other options for safe buying?
    Also, coin day was yesterday for a lot of us with direct deposit. I hope you'll be receiving coins in your mailbox over the next few days.
     
    Happy collecting.
    Marcus
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  15. Texan's Coins
    An outsider's point of view
    First, I do not currently collect SAE's so I did not have a "horse in the race" for last week's debacle.
    Second, I just read the journal written by DennyJW. His letter from the mint states that they are working to review the process for future orders.
    It seems to me that the mint would want to cater to its long term customers. The speculators will be out of the picture when the economy improves and the price of silver goes back down. The true collectors will be in for the long haul.
    What would seem to be fair would be to offer customers with a SAE subscription a one day presale window to order something like this. I don't know if the subscribers have some sort of subscription number, but if so, that would be required to participate in this one day presale. Set the limit at one set per subscription number per household.
    After that point, you can open it up to casual collectors and the public (AKA Speculators). If I were running the mint, I would want to appease the people who order from me year after year, not just when they think they can make a quick buck.
    Again, I do not collect SAEs, but that is my opinion as to a fair way to distribute.
    I hope everyone has a great collecting week!
    Marcus
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  16. Texan's Coins

    Roots

    By Texan's Coins,

    How I got started
    I hear people talking about the "Silver Finds" days in the mid '60s after the mint changed the composition of coins. I also hear people talk about how they filled their Whitman Lincoln Cent albums. Fun times, I'm sure.
    For me, it started in 2004 with the release of the quarter for the great state of Texas, my home state. Then, I fell in love with the Florida quarter. Later, the Wisconsin quarter came out with its extra leaves.
    I later found a nice, helpful coin dealer in Dallas who brought his dog to the shop with him. That's where I discovered Coin World. After that, I discovered NGC and the registry. The rest, as the say, is that.
    How did everyone else get their start?
     
    Marcus
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    Interesting dilemma for the mint.
    I was reading about this mint officer who stole edgeless dollar coins from the mint and it makes me wonder if the mint plans to pursue the return of these coins.
    After the Langbord '33 Double Eagles case, the attorney for the government said that they wanted to set the precedent that if it was stolen from the mint, it will be pursued. Since the coins were sold to a dealer who in turn probably had them certified, there is a record.
    The catch 22 is that if this does happen, the individual collector is the one who is hurt. It would be hard to figure out who would be the one to offer a refund. But, if they are not pursued, does that set a double standard for the Langbords to bring up?
    It will be interesting to see how this all pans out.
     
    Marcus
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    The next step

    By Texan's Coins,

    Where to go from here......
    As I find myself winding down on my Kennedy Proof collection, my next plan is to finish my Lincoln Cent 1934 - 1958 collection. Hopefully I'll have that finished by March. I don't have too much further to go.
    After that, I find myself torn with what to do next. I love Morgan dollars and have become really interested in commemorative dollars but, I don't think I want to embark on another extremely large collection at this time. (Morgans = 105 coins and Commems = 130 coins). Also, with the price of silver where it is, these coins have gone higher that I want to / can afford to pay for them right now.
    I find myself leaning towards smaller and "maintenance" sets. I recently bought the 2010 and 2011 Lincoln Shield proofs. This is a set I can just maintain year after year.
    As for smaller sets, the Susan B Anthony and Dwight Eisenhower dollars look interesting. They are both fewer than 10 year sets, not very expensive and quickly completable.
    My other thought is a type set (Not including gold). I feel this would give me a chance to collect something different every time I make a purchase. My only worry is that some of the early 19th century coins may be cost prohibative and that keeping a consistant grade across the set may be difficult, again, once I get into the 19th century coins.
    Any thoughts and comments are appreciated. Is there anyone out there currently working on a type set?
     
    Happy collecting.
    Marcus
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    Lincoln Shield Cents

    By Texan's Coins,

    New Set?
    Does anyone know if NGC will make a separate set for the Shield Cents, like the wheat and memorial cents are?
     
    Marcus
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  20. Texan's Coins
    50/50
    I got an email from NGC yesterday saying that my coins had shipped. I went to the website to see how they did. It was so so.
    San Francisco Old Mint - PF70 UC
    Jamestown - PF70 UC
    Not too bad!
    1963 D Franklin Half - MS63
    1961 Franklin Half - PF65
    1949 D Franklin Half - Unc Dtl - Improperly cleaned.
    It was an interesting experience. Not quite what I was hoping for, but I will just have to be a little more picky with what I send next time.
    Happy collecting everyone.
    Marcus
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  21. Texan's Coins

    UGH!!!

    By Texan's Coins,

    My coins made it to quality control!
    I've been checking almost every day and now they are in quality control. Unfortunately, the grades aren't up yet. For those of you who submit coins regularly, I don't know how you can stand this wait.
    Hopefully within the next day or so, I'll know how they did. I'll keep you posted.
     
    Marcus
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    Interesting Day

    By Texan's Coins,

    Ups and Downs
    My commute home took about an hour and a half longer than normal, due to an accident downtown. But on the bright side, I found a great radar $1 note at work. The serial number is E07077070E. It's seen its share of use, but overall, it isn't too bad.
    Not only is it a fun find, but my wife and I were married July 7, 2007, so it's sort of like a wedding note.
    Tomorrow, I hope to receive the 1965 and 1966 SMS Proofs that I ordered on Saturday. Still working on the Kennedy set. I wish you all luck with your collections.
     
    Marcus
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    Getting Closer

    By Texan's Coins,

    Kennedy Half Collection
    I started the day needing 14 more coins to be complete. I had some credit card cash available, so I decided to see what I could get towards this collection.
    I ended up winning two auctions on Ebay; a 1965 SMS 66 and a 1966 SMS 67. That will bring me down to 12 before having a complete set.
    One of my collecting goals was to complete this set. It's going to come down to the wire, but I think I can make it. It will be nice to turn this into a "maintenance set" in that I will just need to get the current year's coins to keep it up to date.
    The journey is almost complete and it has been a heck of a ride.
    Happy collecting!
    Marcus
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  24. Texan's Coins
    Very Impatient.
    I upgraded my membership, received my coupon for 5 free gradings and sent in some coins. I sent in a San Francisco Mint Commem., Jamestown Commem., and three Franklin Halves. I think all should come back with decent grades, but I was more interested in the process.
    So, right now, my status is submitted for grading. From those of you with more experience, the more you check the status, the faster it goes, right? Just kidding.
    I have read people's journals talking about the anticipation of waiting. I am now experiencing that.
    When I get them in, I will update you with my results. Until then, happy collecting!
     
    Marcus
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  25. Texan's Coins
    Are finished!
    Whew. I finally broke down and bought the 1999 Silver set. I got them in today and just finished entering the serial numbers. It's so nice to not see any blanks when I look at the set. I'll take pictures over the next couple of days and be 100% finished.
    Next is to focus on my Lincoln Cent 1934 - 1958 set. Not counting the 1955 DDO, I am only 22 coins away from finishing that one. The Kennedy Proofs, I am around 20 coins away as well.
    Happy collecting to everyone!
    Marcus
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