Jason Abshier

On 4/8/2024 at 11:22 PM, VKurtB said:

They do generally produce stronger strikes on circulation coins. Frequent PL’s. 

If you’re see what I’m seeing especially with state quarter series , yes they sorta look PL . Definitely a higher quality strike as well … when ever I get handful change back when shopping I can spot Denver quarter in my hand without even looking at mint mark ! 

On honest note for today’s modern circulated strikes I would strong pick Denver mint … I don’t know if anyone else noticed it but Denver mint sure puts a nice strike on circulating coins compared to other US mints 

Welcome ! Also good you listen to advice about saving your money (as a collector for many years I would say in this hobby you want be “book smart” make the right choices and listen to advice when it’s given when it comes to your collection)

I usually don’t send a coin in for grading unless it’s like over $150-$200 (but most likely I don’t send it for grading) by time I send it in insurance/shipping plus grading fees and so on I have too much wrapped up more than what coin is almost worth plus long wait as well …. Sending coins in for grading should be reserved for “special” stuff higher end stuff , now a days a lot newbies are sending in common date stuff wasting money on slabbing fees and shipping when they could of bought two nice coins from dealer already graded ready to go out the door that day …. 

For me ? It would be a Bavaria (3 mark) Ludwig 3 KM# 1010 …. Very very rare so no 3 mark collection would be fully completed without this one , I’d have take a loan out just to get it … HA ! 

That looks like some PMD something that happened after minting process definitely no way that happened during minting … perhaps some stuck it through soldering iron with copper wiring … just very shiny looking too definitely PMD 

On 4/7/2024 at 10:53 PM, VKurtB said:

Why would a dog have a porpoise?

If you watch the movie , you’ll see the dog was reborn numerous time he was born a different breed every time , in fact one time he was born as German Shepard his purpose was to be K-9 working dog … through the movie he had differnt roles in life but mainly he came into someone’s life then he would die by old age leaving that person with a broken heart … in the end of movie he was reborn one more last time he reunited with his original owner from years and years ago …. Somehow his owner knows it’s him in a different type of a breed but it still same dog way it acts the owner quickly recognizes it 

Send it in for grading comes back XF45 if you’re lucky enough … slap a piece of tape over it and write MS70 ! Shuck it under your pillow to help you sleep better at night time 

@VKurtB what ! No moonlight mint on your list there ? 

On 4/7/2024 at 7:59 AM, J P M said:

If these numbers are close than PCGS and NGC on an average grade over 1000 coins an hour. That must be a tough environment to work in and meet a quota.

I’m not sure how many coins NGC graded within last 30days I only gotten the results from PCGS … yeah it does sound extreme …. They have US graders who specialize in gold and silver classic coinage , they have graders who specialize in world coinage , as well as medals and Exonumia…. It takes a huge group of graders in different sectors to push those coins through process just give you idea how big they are …. 

I follow the Germania mint since day one they started up , their stuff is definitely high quality ! They are starting to become real popular among collectors looking for fantasy silver rounds 

2023 Germania Proof , and business strike (for some reason Germania mint changed the design between proof and business strike for this year) I don’t know why … airtite capsule badly scuffed up … 

2022 Germania Proof (I forgotten to buy business strike) not sure how that happened I always order them in pairs 

2021 Germania Proof and business strike 

2020 Germania Proof and business strike 

2019 Germania Proof and business strike airtite capsules gotten scuffed up in my coin storage box … I need invest into a storage box for silver rounds in capsules .. Germania mint is one and pretty much only series “fantasy silver” I collect on yearly basic the proofs can be somewhat scarce and hard to find from time to time they only mint (1000) proofs every year 

On 4/6/2024 at 4:06 PM, powermad5000 said:

He IS the seller.

I have no intentions buying from him … I didn’t know he was the seller thanks for bringing that up to me 

@powermad5000 I’ve never tried a circulated copper clad Lincoln cent … I got some acetone in my garage I’ll drop a few in for whole week see what happens …. I highly doubt nothing will happen acetone evaporates so fast … 

@powermad5000 I’ve never had single problem soaking a coin in acetone , reason I do it is because I have no idea how previous person handled the coin left skin oil and such on a coin . so I soak them for about 10 minutes and let them dry transfer them to a 2x2 

On 4/5/2024 at 9:59 PM, Henri Charriere said:

I would appreciate your sharing what it is collectors in Germany use to restore their coins to "blast white status," even if it entails subjecting them to a harsh cleaning.  Unmentioned  in any of this is loss of detail due to wear with resultant loss in value.  I would like to know how the two, i.e., cleaning and condition are reconciled or does state of preservation matter only in Stempelglanz (ST) coins which presumably would be stored with enough care to avoid tarnish?

Very good point when coming to German coinage …. I have a rare hard to find German 2 reichsmark PROOF Potsdam church 1st anniversary of Nazi rule … that was they called “slightly rubbed” blast white it been dipped at one time …. But what find is odd to me … the “rubbing” does not go over higher spots the devices of coin such as Potsdam church or eagle on reverse of the coin (you’d figure if some really rubbed it you’d see hairline scratches in high spots as well) … in-fact I’ve studied few of Potsdam church Proof coins I see hairline scratches in field that are very common even the PCGS straight graded with hairlines all over the coin… I came to wonder if it due to sitting in coin envelopes when German collectors would slide the coin in and out of envelope that it was leaving hairlines scratches all over the proof … under light it’s very distracting to a US collector , in Germany it’s probably more acceptable I’ve seen tons and tons of German coins with hairlines on them sold off as MINT state coins we have remember they do not fully embrace the TPG they keep their stuff Raw as can be 

this coin I would be too embarrassed to even attempt send it in for grading , very distracting to my eyes then again I’m American we are picky about the conditions of our coins …. I had this coin for about 3 or 4 years I would loved to see what it looked like before they dipped it , hopefully it re-tones naturally again some day will probably a little more pleasing on eyes to look at if it tones a little darker … right now I put it in one of them old old coin envelopes the old stuff from 60’s that probably help it get it tone a little , but it will remain in my raw collection for long time 

On 4/6/2024 at 9:06 AM, murder69 said:

I'm a newbie trying to build my collection. Trades wanted, also. Silver and Gold Pandas NGC 70 wanted for Trade.

Thats cool , I’m not really into the modern bullion stuff that is graded … but there is somewhat a market for it new collectors are buying it …. I do collect some modern bullion or some call them “fantasy” silver rounds from Germania mint , I keep them in original airtite capsule that come in … have no intention of getting them graded I have both business strike and the hard to find (1,000 minted) proofs that’s one modern series I like to collect 

On 4/6/2024 at 9:05 AM, murder69 said:

Make offer Icon Provided if you Feel Price is too High

Feel free make an offer they are all over eBay … 99% of them are SP70 very very common grade …. It’s not slim picking , I got mine when they first came out with them graded by NGC SP70 black slab with Edmund Moy signature … back then gold was low that was time to buy 

@murder69 I have 2016-w gold mercury dime SP70 … that’s actually very common grade for that type of commemorative coins is what I consider them …. I wouldn’t look at graded gold coins as an investment …. If you want invest ? Theres far better stuff to invest into real estates or such I always tell new collectors that … coin collecting should not be looked at as investment opportunities! Why ? Most of us average collectors don’t have pockets deep enough to buy what was call “high roller” or “trophy coins” or a true “rarity coin” those type of coins are cream of the crop they pull in a lot money their market is also unpredictable too hard to put a price on high roller coin they are always almost auctioned off see what price they really pull in …  

we have the average coin collection I have mixture of raw and graded classic coinage , I look at them just like I look at my Silver coins in fact some silver coins are worth more than gold coins on market …. Thats something to keep in mind if you want to “invest” into gold ? I would buy it raw form and not graded for investment … now if you “collect” then buy graded gold coins and treat it as collectible in your collection and not an investment 

steer away from that seller you provided links too … he got his stuff marked way way too high 

@KolVCoinHunter Congrats on your find !! That’s cool to see new collectors finding the good stuff worth talking about on here, definitely soak it in 100% acetone use a glass bowl acetone eats through plastic and get the the 100% stuff at hardware store and not fingernail polish remover stuff  ,it always a good idea to soak every coin you get or plan to keep in your collection or send of for grading 

On 4/4/2024 at 8:25 PM, murder69 said:

I still think it is the fair thing to do to add a # number grade, I mean they're real coins, not counterfeit, they deserve a grade regardless. 

 

At one time grading companies used to body bag coins for cleaning , alter surfaces and so on …. Problem was sleazy people would take body bagged coin out on eBay or something pass it off to another sorry collector they would send it in too it would come back body bagged again !!! So in theory it’s somewhat a good idea showing a coin is detailed sitting in holder keeps it from spreading around as a raw coin … not saying they can’t take it out of holder and still pass it on as raw coins … when it comes back detailed they mostly accept it and try to sell it , sometimes budget buyers buy up a lot detailed coins but the common stuff nobody wants them regardless of grade number on them or not 

On 4/5/2024 at 8:42 AM, zadok said:

i believe he is changing the market...the "two top dogs" r playing catch up

Maybe so … But if it wasn’t for the two top dogs , CAC wouldn’t have existed . Why doesn’t he accept ANACS coins ? Everyone blows them off , I was once at coin show a buyer asked dealer why he marked his ANACS coin up so high close to PCGS coin … dealer told him the coin is PQ regardless what holder it was in !!! It was a nice coin , but the buyer still demanded price should be dropped simply because it’s in ANACS holder … common kool-aid drinker’s remarks I’ve heard over the years … PCGS / NGC / CACG/CAC are all market grading for their financial gains in the market whatever float someone’s boat so be it