Alex in PA.

4 hours ago, Quintus Arrius said:

You are right on point with your facts, Alex

Thank you very much.  I personally have one rule that I have lived by for many years.  If the coin is Silver I send it to PCGS.  If the coin is Gold I send it to NGC.  This is my opinion and only my opinion.  I can find no fault in our Host's treatment of the Gold coins i have sent them.  I am also a fan of NCS Conservation Services as I had three CC Gold $20 conserved by them.  All came back looking great and one, an 1875, bumped up a grade.  One day you will have to explain this Rooster fascination and just what they are.  

On 25 March 2004 gmarguli said:  I believe it still holds true today.

48 minutes ago, Hoghead515 said:

This one will make 8 if I get it certified. 

I do believe you have a winner.  Number 8 of known.  

28 minutes ago, Coinbuf said:

lots of coins worth less have been graded so its more of a personal choice than a value choice.

Yes, how very true.  And Hoghead515, if you watched Mr. Lange's presentation you will know some coins that you can barely recognize turned out to be 1 and 2 of a variety kind.  

Nice looking coin and, as Coinbuf says, nice date doubling.  

This is another NGC really good posting.  We rarely see a lot of educational materiel on non-US Fractional Currency (California, Alaska, etc.)

5 hours ago, Fenntucky Mike said:

This is the set I was thinking of,

Bulls Eye!  That's what he has.

5 hours ago, Patman54 said:

They certainly look real

You should have a look at 'REAL' California fractional gold.  All of what you have shown lack the info on a real Reverse.

Here's a real 1880 Specimen.  Notice that it has the word 'Dollar' under the denomination.

Wallet Investor reports the following in it's forecasts:  Palladium 5 Year $5,935.990 USD.  There appears to be no shortage at this time and it is used in a variety of fields.  Dentistry, Photography, Electronics and Jewelry

1 hour ago, GoldFinger1969 said:

Some people don't like that CAC is sort of a 2nd TPG....grading the grader, in effect.

Yes, correct.  And this theory has, over the years, caused people to no longer trust the TPGs.  If I cannot trust the grade of my coin assigned by NGC that means I MUST send it to CAC.  And if it fails to CAC a now educated collector will no longer send his/her coins to the TPGs.  I believe we're seeing a resurrection of the Whitman album sales.

 

Definition: grade inflation is the loosening of grading standards for the purpose of grading coins at a higher number on the 70 point ANA grading scale.  Numismatic News Dec 20 2010

 

9 hours ago, GoldFinger1969 said:

If you are totally starting out....do you really need to buy a 4-figure coin as your 1st major purchase ?

Absolutely the best advice given so far.  Better to learn before we buy the high priced goods and everyone should ask themselves this question.

1 hour ago, GoldFinger1969 said:

It's definintely irksome to some collectors here, too. 

Yes, I am sure it is.  I would love to know if my 1860 D $2.5  in NGC AU 53 has been there.  However, after all this time I have come to the conclusion Mr. Albanese is running his company his way.

We are only spectators in this game.

Very interesting presentation.  Thanks very much for posting it.

11 minutes ago, Quintus Arrius said:

Good things happen to good people

When will it be my turn?

3 hours ago, Coinbuf said:

Hindsight is always 20/20.

Oh how right you are.  I fell in love with the golden nugget and bought, bought and bought.  And while I was buying Gold bullion I took my eyes of the other precious metals.  Hind sight is 20-20.

2 minutes ago, Jason Abshier said:

it’s way to high for me

Correct.  I remember when no one wanted an ounce of the stuff.  Hind end kick every time I think about it.

No Platinum but Gold and Silver.  Should have put my money in Palladium back when.  $2,833.00 now.

Very nice.  I'll go with PF 65 also.

10 hours ago, Woods020 said:

He also responded back to my message and said thank you and that he wasn’t aware.

Maybe he wasn't.  When I looked him over he had a 100% Feedback Rating but had NEVER sold a coin.  Looked like a Pawn Shop person on the stuff he was selling.  Either way -  You saved someone an awful lot of grief.

Those are some fine looking coins.  

12 hours ago, dollarfan said:

does ngc and pcgs care enough about this type of scenario to do something? 

I'm sorry 'dollarfan'; I really don't know the answer to that.  The problem is, with this 'crime', there are no consequences.  I have literally read hundreds of threads on this over the years.  I firmly believe, the only people who truly care are:  men and women like you.  The only course, unless a really large counterfeit operation, is for us to pester EBay, et al, enough to get the ad pulled.  Again, I am very sorry I haven't an good answer for you.

100% Pos feedback but does not sell coins/