Jason Abshier

That does look odd looks almost heat torched it in that area or it touch something very hot … NGC doesn’t use heat to seal the edges of the slab when they they are being sonically sealed ? You’d figure heat is what bond two separate piece of plastic together so they seal to each other … NOT saying NGC is at fault here … a good suggestion from @Sandon noted to take photos of coins BEFORE you ship them off for grading … In fact it probably best to take photos of all your coins individually in your collection Raw and graded in slabs for insurance purposes in future if mishaps happens or theft and for keeping records … 

Always wondered if heated olive oil would work faster than waiting 3 months? I might have to fire up my deep fryer and do a test 🤓 just kidding!

Greeting , I’ve seen these before they are 1987 China Olympic? Or some kind of sport commemorative medallion set? I believe there was 5 or 6 (maybe more, again I could be wrong it might be a 3 medallion set) I can’t remember been awhile since I’ve seen them … as for value ? I’m not to sure about that either 

On 6/24/2023 at 1:56 PM, Just Bob said:

You can't post something like this and not show pictures. 

 

When I get the time Bob I’ll post some pictures right now I’m not at my collection to dig through it but I will in next day or so when I’m home 

I myself have a few odds awkward toned modern coinage I threw in the junk pile of my collection … not worth sending in for grading , I have a weird unique Rosevelt dime on the bust his face has Green stripe and blackish tone under it looks like he painted military face paint on himself … also have a few War nickels with woody grain streaks , I have a Lincoln cent I found wedged in a couch once sitting up against yellow foam cushion for years it turned Lincoln’s hairdo bright yellow/purple like he got his hair dyed by Dennis Rodman … interesting but worth nothing throw it in 2x2 and throw it in back of your collection 

On 6/23/2023 at 9:03 PM, jesbroken said:

A forum member ats got me interested in these recently so I picked up the dates of the war years. I thought them interesting. Hope they belong in this forum. 

Jim

 

Nice decent set 👍 although these were minted in USA for the Philippines it’s still considered Half and half “world coin type” USA-Philippines..  IMHO 

Not really sure but is that RPM 1916-D ? When I blow up the picture it gets a little fussy but it does look like RPM-D/D 

On 6/22/2023 at 12:31 PM, zadok said:

...the money gravitates to whatever is hot making it hotter...lincolns today buffs tomorrow etc, stays if the frenzy catches on i.e. morgans...u would think the selling n buying prices would be much closer but not the case, many of the big show dealers will not buy back at 60% of their selling prices, this should tell u where the market is...example, i purchased a relatively expensive coin from one of the ANA dealers n he later obtained a higher graded same coin, he would not even take first coin back in trade on second coin!!...buying in a feeding frenzy market is usually a bad decision....

I know quiet a few dealers who will not buy back their coin they sold not even a trade in towards an upgrade … they should just put up a sign that says “done deal is a done deal!” I guess some of them just rather have different coins in their inventory to sell than to having to deal with same coin as a buy back or trade in … I had experienced with one dealer once who wouldn’t even accept a trade in towards an upgrade this coin was purchased 5 years prior before from him . I wanted to to trade in the answer was “Nope sorry , no deal not interested” 

You bought up a good point that was one of the reasons I stopped collecting Lincoln cents were due to high demand prices was too… but when it came time for me to sell off my collection of Lincoln cents seems like nobody was interested of course my set wasn’t fully as completed like your’s however I did have MS67 reds from 1940’s-1950’s … earlier years 1909-1930’s were a mix of MS65 Reds and MS66 Reds with a few proofs and a handful that were MS RB … where all the hype came from ? I have no idea … But for MS67 they sold easier with registry builders at the time I made a small profit there as for  all rest?  I had to slowly sell off didn’t seem I was making back any profit off it not what I would of liked … Never collected another Lincoln cent again … There’s tons of them on EBay but doesn’t mean anyone is buying them at that price another over hyped common coin just as bad as the over hype high prices for Morgan dollars is a disgrace ! 

Just rip it open ! It’s Not like it’s a roll of precious gold coins … you’ll never know until you open it … I once bought a original federal reserve shotgun roll of 1956-p Lincoln cents I broke it open most of the coins had tiny carbon spots all over them 3 of them in middle of roll were gem , 2 of them had crack skull on Lincoln’s head a friend of mine collects unique doe cracked US coins he wanted them I sold them all to him … never bought another original roll again , was it fun? Eh ? It was alright nothing to write back home about …. But your JFK roll is more modern to me I’d break that roll open any day and not have any regrets about it either 

I’d say judging by pictures 64DMPL -64+DMPL … it’s not my coin I don’t have it in hand but judging best I can by photos you provided that what I say it would grade out to be 

On 6/18/2023 at 10:21 PM, Henri Charriere said:

To put this incredible feat into perspective, your output works out to the near equivalent of 12 hours every day of the week for however long you could do so and even more hours should you choose to work 6 days, or 14 hours a day, etc.  Coins? When did you have time to come up for air?  🤣

Actually work 7 days a week if you split evenly if you want … I used to work way more than 83 hours was doing 10 hours on one job and 8 hours on the other job was barely sleeping (had take power naps whenever I could get them) I been cutting down a little on work lately things need done around house …Although I’m still “youngish” in my Mid 40’s (but still older than most of the people working in the bar and kitchen with me) my kids are all grown up and moved out of the house… I guess I can relax a little now a days 

Depending on weight scales a lot cheap weight scales can be bought on Amazon (they are okay) but not real accurate but they narrow a coin down within mint tolerances …. OP stated he used 3 different weight scales to determine the weight they were all showing the same results …. my question is , did you use the same weight to “calibrate” all three scales ? If so each scale should of been weight calibrated with its own weight before you set it to Zero …. The problem with these cheaper scales is the little weights they make to calibrate the scale before you use it the weights are not “accurately” made correctly what you can expect from China made scale … a good precision weight scale cost a few hundred dollars not really worth for checking a few coins every year but they are pretty darn accurate 

when some collectors ask about coin’s weight on here I believe a lot of it has to do with the way they calibrated their scale before they weighed the coin 

That’s wild ! Once in a lifetime opportunity very very few ever get to to do 

On 6/14/2023 at 8:14 PM, ldhair said:

It also keeps me out of the bars.

Funny you mentioned that I work at sport Bar , for few friends who own the sport bar they can’t seem to find decent dependable cooks, prep cooks  in the kitchen nor reliable bartenders ( I know how to cook , but always said I wouldn’t work in the kitchen for a living ! Some how my friends twisted my arms to come work for them)… there’s that saying “never say never” 

However for last 3 years I been working at that Bar mostly in kitchen now days cooking and prepping food (we get slammed every night ! Very high pace place)  sometimes I also pull a shift behind the bar when a bartender doesn’t show up for work .. I used to have a bad alcoholic problem in my younger days but I got that fixed through counseling and so on a long time ago been sober for long while , I’m able to watch people get drunk and not have that craving I gotta have it too … But the good thing is that 2nd job at the “bar” supplements my coin collection and saving accounts (although I don’t need money badly my day job pays me good) … it was supposed to be a short time gig like for few months 3 years later I’m still there working 83 hours a week between my two jobs (so yeah I’m sorta a workaholic) … so sometimes the bar is a good thing if you go there for right reasons like mine 

On 6/15/2023 at 2:45 PM, zadok said:

dont overlook the Italian coinage from the 1910-20 era...very classical in certain denominations almost grecian in style

I have not yet dabbled into Italian coinage as of yet , but I will look into to that when I venture out that way in my collection…. My wife is a Mayan Indian from Guatemala she been wanting me to put a Guatemala coin collection together …. Most of the Guatemala coinage to me looks rather plain Jane looking and over priced for higher up mint state coins , I haven’t yet gotten around to that part of my collection but soon I will maybe prices are high due to scarcity of certain coins?  … I have a lot studying to do and buy few old catalog books on Guatemala coinage before I start putting a collection together … I do collect numismatic books from other countries (books on medals , coinage , patterns and so on) sometimes I just can’t find all information I need online that’s why make world coin collecting a challenge really makes me study up on history and so on .

I also find paper currency interesting as well from other countries but that’s another topic I haven’t yet dabbled in yet either 

@VKurtB if I had to classify best of the best top 3 European countries that made the best classic coinage and medals by designs 

1 Great Britain  (crowns and Medals ,gold coinage) 

2 France (best gold coinage, medals,Tokens) 

3 Germany (Talers and medals) 

the only US coins I like for artistic designs are Walking Liberty half , and Mercury dimes and Buffalo nickels , everything else is So-so to me when it comes to US coinage the style is just too plain Jane of coinage designs for my taste ,even the modern coinage is plain and boring to look at …

Although anyone considering investing into high end US coinage for investment purposes? the money is there market wise I can’t lie about that if one’s pocket is deep enough for the high-roller stuff ….I’m myself don’t see my collection as investment purposes or a “retirement fund project” but to each their own…  other than that it’s painful to me look at bunch of Lincoln cents , or Seated dimes or whatever… It’s nice know I’m not alone when it comes to the European numismatic stuff the world coin crowd is growing now a days 

I collect because I find satisfaction in do it … I also am a sucker for very very elegant artistic coins that an engraver had painstakingly make … which is why I have a love affair for early European coinage now a days (France and Germany) are the Two best countries that produced the best of the best coinage and medals in my opinion … That’s the main reason why I gotten bored of the U.S “over hyped” coinage stuff which doesn’t even come close to artistic looks and style of a beautiful European coin of it’s time and era … Also on another note is history of European coinage is way way more interested in reading up on compared to U.S stuff .

I'm not worry about getting rich off my collection either (although there is value in it , but it’s priceless to me) , in fact when I pass on I hope one of my kids take it up I really don’t want a single dime back from it but it gave me enjoyment of putting it together to my liken, but if time comes and I have to sell it ? Then I’ll have auction house take care of it and the kids can have revenue from it … that’s the why I see it ! However I do sell some coins from time to time that only if I’m upgrading my collection it’s not really for making a profit the money is used toward the upgraded coin 

These coins were large they suffered the same mishaps as Morgan dollars did when they pounded them out on coin press they fall into bins and as other coins fell on top of them they get gouges from the coins hitting each other that’s what it looks like to me a gouge 

On 6/12/2023 at 4:26 AM, Sandeep jain said:

Haha very funny, do you think you are an expert in coining, do not underestimate anyone in life.

No sir ,  I’m just a humble collector that been at it for 30 years I’m far far far from expert probably never ever will be an expert… I’m always learning and researching and reading as much as I can on US and World numismatic (I mostly focus on German numismatic and Exonumia now a days not so much US coinage) 

On 6/11/2023 at 5:00 PM, RWB said:

Take a coin to the Post Office and send it to yourself via Registered Mail.

When it arrives, put it on a table (or some secure place like the cat's poop box).

Print the letters N G C on a piece of paper, and place the paper on top of the Registered envelope.

You now have "a coin registered under NGC."

Where do you come up with this stuff 😂 ha ! 

@Fenntucky Mike I kinda had idea what you were doing … still looks cool and pretty smart I never thought of it until now 

Looks

pretty

cool! 😎

I used to collect Buffalo Nickels they were one of my favorite US coins … I would say this one would probably grade out a solid MS63 perhaps if it had more luster (picture you provide seems like the coin is toned duller) which is normal for the age but if it had more luster it would grade out little higher in a PCGS holder … NGC take strikes in consideration more than luster or toning , and PCGS on the other hand likes to go after luster and rainbow toning more than strike when grading