Jason Abshier

@MurphbuzzyIve gotten rid of 1/2 of my US coins I’ve collected over 35+ years . I went to world coins about 8 years back haven’t looked back mostly collect German coins right now I’m working on old Germany “Baden” the German states. However I checked out your website looks good keep up the good work …I noticed on your website you collect commemorative silver dollars. I have a NGC graded series silver dollar commemorative coins as well , but I haven’t went back to working on it but I collected most from 1983-2012 ( Regular strikes and proof strike) all NGC 69 grades . Someday I’ll go back and start back on it to complete the series all way up to 2020 ? I think that like 175 coins total

@Murphbuzzy after I came back and re-read it over again I apologize for thinking you were talking about a coin and forgot to show picture … My bad .. however the way you want to keep inventory of your coins I think you pretty much got it nailed down seems well organized … one thing I like to do is I keep an inventory sheet of all coins I have in my collection “graded” and “raw” I keep track when I bought them with date and year and how much I paid at the time , also I keep another log inventory sheet for any coins that I’ve sold or traded with price sold and date as well … I’m also in process taking pictures of each of my coins keeping them on file on my laptop, in case anything ever happens but I need a much better camera as well … IPhone and lower end Nikon camera do okay for now I know I can do much better with proper camera and a setup

Got any pictures of the coin ? Sounds like a world coin … Catalog number can be found in Krause world coin catalog or on NGC site if you know the KM# it will tell you the type of metal and years the series was made and maybe or maybe not the mintage also

It’s a Reference photo this is illegal to own ,if it was legal to own and sell it worth upward $200,000 or more . If I had it ? FBI , CIA would be shooting smoke grenades in my house windows shooting pepper spray in my eyes shooting me we rubber bullets while I’m sitting on the computer looking at coins caught me off guard . however there is also a 1942 aluminum cent #J2079 pattern piece

@VKurtB I’ve read a few stories on 1974 aluminum cent I see them as trial pieces or pattern off struck metal piece they shipped them to members of Congress , one was found on floor by an officer who worked there he saw a congressman drop a coin out of his pocket he tried to give it back but the congressman said Nah ! Keep it ! They treated it like it was scrap ! Now government is crying they want them back because they see price tag and small market of “deep pocket high caliber rich collectors” who will buy that in a heartbeat… so many stories hard to believe what is what but I do believe our government is a greedy %#%**% when it comes to our coin collecting hobbies … after all why they don’t they go after people for “owning” pattern pieces that weren’t meant for the public to own or private ownership ? Yet we see odd strange pattern pieces for sale from time to time

This bad boy is one they are referring to a trial strike made in off metal (aluminum) . Was supposed to be used for circulation but they found out aluminum was not what they wanted to used that plan was thrown out the door.

@James Zyskowski you might wanna hold on a little longer until silver reaches $35-$40 an ounce double than what you paid for it @ $12-$15 an ounce we might not see that price until 2030-2035 who knows . Precious metal isn’t really a business opportunity, more like if you fall on hard time it’s there at your disposal to dump it on market gain a little profit back

If you truly want to make a “little” money sounds like you want to invest in to precious metals like gold and silver , sit on it for a decade or so watch the precious metal market if it goes up time to dump your stash back on market you may make a small profit back in that case … but in coin collecting and getting coins graded to make a profit is a different ballgame that doesn’t always go well profit wise

Not saying the lower knockoff grading companies were complete garbage some were okay and some weren’t , I believe it was more of market thing between PCGS and NGC and ANACS as well to knock out the lower grading companies from starting up and selling coins on eBay showing the grade it is true they graded a lot of coins over grade again I also see a lot PCGS and NGC modern coins with 70 grades alot more than I used to see .I believe it being awarded too greatly (actually over used now a days ) across all grading companies. Perhaps these coins are truly perfect 70’s but on a “average day” at the grading company PCGS or NGC will say it’s a typical 69! Otherwise it’s pretty easy to find a PCGS and NGC 70 graded ASE thanks to registries that’s only reason that coin got that grade in first place otherwise to a naked eye it’s exactly the same as 69 not single difference at all other than a large price gap !

Collecting should be for the love of collecting it becomes a passion . Too many new people are watching YouTube videos showing them certain coins are worth tons and tons of money “ ill information” that’s not fully true . Collecting isn’t about getting rich quickly or at all , I’d say I’ve invested more money into my collection that I’ll never ever get back “fully” in return . Perhaps maybe in next 20-30 years I might gain back what I put in to some of my collection . Prices sometimes don’t change much depends on market and demands which is slow sometimes moves like a roller coaster True for now , but as years go on world coins are starting to become more popular certain years and prices for some of scarce world coins years can be really pricey.

Americans will always have a love affair for Morgan dollars what I say often about Morgan dollars, they will never lose their popularity among American coin collectors . My grandfather collected Morgans my Father and my uncles collected Morgans as well. When they died I got some of these collections I’ve sold them off to market I’ve upgraded with the money to collected graded Morgans over the years then sold them off as well to feed my World coin collection … Prices for some common Morgans and peace dollars are overrated In my opinion I can see high prices for scarce Morgan dates and key dates and VAMs. Perhaps someday I’ll come back to collecting US coins my favorite US coins to collect are ( walking Liberty halves , and Mercury dimes and Buffalo nickels) lately I just been to fascinated in collection old world coins for last 8 years , I have about 30-40 old world German coins ( Thalers, minor coinage, trial strikes, war coinage and medals) that I bought alone in last 2 years that are grade worthy for my personal collection. I need to send them in for grading, I always save my coins back until I have about 10-20 coins that are worth sending in for bulk load to save on shipping and insurance … problem with world coins not many are graded in what you’re looking for so most of time you have to buy them Raw you need to know what your looking at as well cleaning , counterfeit coins , damaged coins . Always study and study the books as much as you can about the coins you plan to collect.

No not worth it there scattered marks all over it been circulated it will get a low grade . If you want a nice Morgan ? Then save up and buy a nice graded Morgan that already been graded and someone else paid the grading fee … otherwise this Morgan isn’t worth much other than bullion … also for newer people asking if they should get a (single coin graded) the answer is no (it cost too much in shipping and insurance just to grade one measly coin). You’re better off sending in bulk of 10 coins or more to save on shipping and insurance charges . The coins should value at least more than what it would cost you in shipping +Fees+insurance … most coins are already graded and ready for you or another collector to buy

I only deal with sellers on eBay who have 100% rating that been selling coins on eBay for few years … I might make an exception for sellers with 99.5% rating sometimes … there are buyers on there that are just as bad as scamming seller these buyers like to make a seller look bad sometimes by leaving a bad review … I even heard of some well know coin dealers on eBay shipping someone a coin later they complain the package was empty blah blah blah that dealer lost money and the coin … eBay is starting to get bad full of scammers ! It’s goes both way but lately I been hearing eBay sides with the sellers but sometimes that’s not always good like what happened to my sister she was ripped off by a phony seller who quickly closed their account and took her money to send an empty package

The Seller has a (0) rating . Scammer !!!! Ebay bad at weeding them out , my sister once fell for something on eBay not paying attention she didn’t realize the seller had ZERO rating she spent over $200+ for something , well guess what seller closed the account few days later just after they said they shipped something . Turned out to be a empty box… she never did get money back , when she contacted ebay they said “it shows the package was delivered” nothing they could do about it …

I was unaware they made a box for the ol’school fatty holders ? I myself have several of old NGC fatty holders I keep each one wrapped in a plastic bag inside a plastic storage bin with silica gel … I have a wood shop with tablesaw and router and planer and jointer and stuff like that in my garage I haven’t gotten around to making a custom wooden slab box for my old fatties . I have few nice pieces of black walnut and few Pennsylvania wild cherry limber that would make a nice looking box for a display

I was on a private dealer’s website last year just snooping around (forgotten what website it was) they did that show Obv and Rev of coin then short video of them showing the luster cartwheel under a light.

Probably try ripping the foil off the coin you’ll find out it was chocolate inside 🤣

@VKurtB I agree definitely a bad plating job, looks almost like someone was plating aluminum over it . I’ve seen funny money play money look better than this Morgan also the letters around coin don’t look genuine look out of focus but the field of a coin is dead give away something is way way off about this coin

Ask yourself this one , 1886-O a serious Morgan dollar that fetches nice premium in MS grades but you got it for $35 ? Sounds too good to be true . The coin looks fake , take good look at field of the coin the texture of metal looks really off . But hey! we all learn luckily your’s was only a $35 mistake . My best advice to newer collectors save up your money and buy a nice authenticated Morgan graded by NGC or PCGS … Do not buy raw coins and hoping of sending them in for grading that’s for a more experienced collector… also have ask yourself if that was a true genuine 1886-O Morgan dollar why is it raw ? The seller would have enough common sense to have it graded and sell it for nicer premium ?

Depends on how the coin looks , if it were me ? I’d sell both the MS63 PCGS and MS64 ANACS and upgrade to MS65 or MS66 in PCGS/NGC … They are a common date Morgan that can be found anywhere , any day! So I wouldn’t miss them selling them both turn around buy myself a better upgrade in a heartbeat

like RWB said census grading reports aren’t really reliable to go by , PCGS sometimes shows auction prices for certain world coins that were graded by PCGS and NGC give you an idea what certain coins are selling for , then theres several auction houses selling world coins as well . I myself collect world coins as well most of the time I open up Krause world coin guides there are several series that have no mintage quantity or prices for grades nor can I find any information of them online or if any sold but they have picture of the coin and KM# in Krause book makes you wonder if it’s really a trial piece or rare rare rare coin? Thats the thing about world coins make you really do your homework sometimes we just slam into a dead end that gets nowhere with no information . US coins are easier to understand with the market and all data the US mints aren’t that old in history but they kept decent track of minting data we can look back on for information

I’m sure if someone submitted a $25,000 coin they would do the walk through tier I wouldn’t send $25,000 coin in mail and sit around waiting for it to be graded I’d drive there myself . If your asking for inexperienced person sending some coins in for grading ? It probably best to see local coin dealer get idea what coins you have what are they worth more sorta like a appraisal some dealers will charge for that. Most collectors know what they have I’m sure if someone mistakenly send a $300(max value) coin in $25,000 tier Grading NGC will contact them ? Perhaps ? Or if there is some other mistake NGC will contact you about it … Now if you bought the coin raw ? Your value of each coin you’re sending in for grading is what you paid or what the current Raw market is for that coin in that condition , thats easy look up a bunch places see what they are selling for price wise that = value

INB ? coin grading basically like basement slabber, a lot over graded coins , their grader is practically blind as Stevie wonder no joke

@Quintus ArriusI also like the Hungary 10 gold korona as well they are on my list of world gold coins as well I haven’t collected any yet but a lovely design on gold coin that’s a must have for a collection

@Quintus Arrius Not yet , but gold roosters are on my list of world gold coins I want own a few of them for my collection not the real high grades like you collect but I’ll settle for the typical gold roosters low MS 63-65