Jason Abshier

I myself like the reverse of coin as well . I’m desperately waiting for 2021 knights of the past coin to be released sure looks cool ! How much detail can you ask for on a coin ? Doesn’t get any better than this !

at one time PCGS was strictly PCGS registry only , I believe they did for business purposes have people buy their graded coins and register them with them only … I guess NGC was being taken advantage of allowing PCGS coins in registry, it’s no brainer that NGC finally put a stop to that … both grading companies grade world coins even US coins at different standard … I believe your only option is a cross over to NGC …

If you’re interested in collecting silver bullion coins take a look at the Germania Mint , they started doing a series of coins few years ago . So far I collected all the Germania series BU and for Allegories series I collected all of BU and 2 proofs which were 1000 mintage only I had to order my proofs from a dealer in Germany they were real hard to find in US , however the BU 1oz issues are nice and easier to find in the US they have mintage 25,000 coins but they are becoming hot property a lot bidding going on for them … At the end of this year I’ll be sending mine in for grading at NGC , I’m still waiting on 2 more Germania mint coins to come in 1 proof and 1 BU both came from German dealer … They got some cool stuff they are making with low mintages like I said the proofs are very hard to find . But some of BU Germania silver rounds can be found on eBay here and there https://germaniamint.com

If you really wanna hit your set out in the ball park don’t forget $1 Goldie and half dollar is probably the most rarest to find in the parking lot edition.

I once did a tour in Philadelphia mint , asked what was that box in corner for ? they said it was all the rejected, scrap error coins go help yourself . JK ! I’m sure a lot theft went on at mints undetected over all the years especially during the hard times it’s a no wonder why they have strict security and metal scanners along with. x-Ray machines to check workers out before and after they leave the job now a days

Certain years are low mintage the burnish type is worthy of being in slab along with key date years and proof versions … All the other were massed produced typical strikes worth nothing but their melt value , but a typical silver eagle graded at MS69 then try sell it back to dealer the next day they either give on spot or just tiny tad lower then ask them why ? They will tell you they treat it as bullion nothing special , but when they sold it to you they acted like it was glorious coin of all silver eagles ! That’s typical cause they made money off you … The only ones making money off bullion is the dealers who have stock pile of MS70s and PF70s ready to sell to people who are hungry enough to pay out a handsome premium for that coin like VCurtB said try to recoup your cost if you try sell it you’ll be outta luck even the dealer won’t pay you 1/2 (half) of what that MS70 or PF70 coin is worth only to (you as the buyer) will take the hit , it leaves you stuck trying to offload it on to another collector if they want it really badly ! That’s why we see these 70 coins for sale all over Ebay they sit there waiting and waiting for a buyer the prices are to ridiculously high , a person has better shot somedays buying few of their own raw and sending it in for grading they might get lucky to get a 70 grade if it really matters they call them “value trap coins” you get stuck in the trap

I was once told that TPG also uses a blast of air before encapsulated coins , if that air line has tiny droplets of moisture in it , too late it landed on the coin . I know for a fact air lines build up moisture I’ve seen it myself if hold air line up to light watch it come out in sharp mist . I don’t know if the TPG is using air compressed air for blowing the coins before encapsulating ? Perhaps maybe you heard what they use or not ?

Only reason why I think we see so much large bulk loads of bullion , fantasy coins , colorized weird coins being graded these days is what else is there to keep grading companies busy and making money ? They can’t sit around waiting on dealers and collectors to send in 8-10 classic coins every few months that doesn’t make much money or keep business going

To this day I don’t own a graded silver eagle . But if one is buying 69s at cheap price no harm there but sooner or later they will change over the years , I can’t see myself buying 70 grade at high price then say 6-10 years later it starts getting freckles everywhere on coin and nobody willing to pay price of 70 grade anymore It’s now worth nothing but melt value , but to each their own do what they want . The proof version I can see people getting that one graded but regular business strikes nah !

The front of the coin looks “Very Fine” , but the back of the coin is worn down more looks “very good” or “good” 2 different grades on that coin if you look at it that way but eagle is pretty worn down to the shield

When I was younger and my kids were little I barely had any money for collecting those kids literally sucked the life out of me, I was working 2 full time jobs as well . I used save up little money each month at end of year around Christmas time I would buy myself a few coins. Now a days the kids are all grown up and moved out of the house I have freedom to buy coins on monthly basic . I often said “collecting isn’t about how much money you have , it’s about the love and passion for collecting” these days everyone new joining the hobby thinking they have buy expensive coins to be part of the hobby it’s not about that .

Welcome to coin collecting ! First thing to do is learn how to grade coins buy books or study online at graded coins . Secondly look online see if your coins are “common date” coins most coins are common. Third , depends on how many coins you want to send for grading ? Grading isn’t cheap when you add it all up + shipping + insurance to ship Thats (both ways to the grading company and back). Those are some of things you need think about , perhaps you might be able to sell your common coins , save up a little more money and just buy the same coins already slabbed/graded from a dealer . I see a lot common coins are in graded holders already there no need for me to buy them raw and go through hassle shipping them to grading company ... However I myself collect old old world coins sometimes I do buy them raw when I get about 10-12 raw coins I’ll send them in for grading . Usually it’s only for coins that are valued over $100 I feel they should be in graded holders. That’s just me , I even have Raw gold coins that look nice but I won’t send them in grading just because it’s gold means nothing to me other than precious metal . I also have a lot raw silver bullion from around world as well, I’ve see some people had them graded then try sell them Online for a wacky high price just because it was graded and slabbed doesn’t mean anyone buying it so sometimes a lot coins aren’t just worth grading . But there that’s old saying “to each their own, do as they please for themselves” it’s your money do what you want to do

You don’t have buy graded gold , you can buy them raw and put them in air tite capsules buying graded assures you some what it been authenticated ... There’s a lot neat gold coins out there at affordable prices if search around on private dealer website you’ll find gold coins to be priced correctly my list of gold that I collected over the years German 10 Mark , 20 Mark gold Venezuela 10 Bolivares Gold American gold eagle $2.50 quarter eagles gold Libertads mexcio 2 peso gold

It’s also possible you have a Lincoln cent struck on a silver dime planchet it’s hard for me to tell but that’s what it looks like (cents back then were mostly copper unlike cents we have today are mostly zinc with copper layer on it . silver dime planchet is a dead give away . I’m assuming that why it looks like silver ) , if it is they are worth some money to an error coin collector

Sorry for your loss. You can find a whole set of pennies online or perhaps a local coin dealer in your area can put a whole set of circulates Lincoln cents together for you . My biggest fear when I pass away is my wife and kids sell my collection off at what I told them I paid for it , or denomination on coin I can imagine my wife selling off my $2.50 gold Indians at $2.50 (she would probably say boy ! That guy sure wasted time putting a collection together for a coin worth $2.50) I’ll have to remind my kids to bury me with my collection

That coin looks like someone was messing around with a hot soldering iron melted it either that or it’s lamination error lamination bubbling away from zinc underneath thin copper coating . You’ll be surprised a lot error coins ain’t worth nothing or even worth writing back home about or sending in for grading is wasteful money as well double dies and so are pretty common these days unlike a 1937 “3 legged Buffalo” or “1972 double die Lincoln cent” ,”1955 double die Lincoln cent” just to name a few are the more common types of errors that bring premium money

I knew a collector who was putting together a whole set of 68 graded ASE he told me it was definitely a challenge to find a 68 grade each year

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I’m so jealous you have bigger coin collection than I do !

I think iPhone screen protector is made of tempered glass no way to cut it if you try it will crack easy from what I’m told . But tempered glass is very strong harder to deeply scratch it , when you drop it of course it cracks on impact but it doesn’t shatter. Then they have flexible films that are crystal clear they can be cut to basically any size or shape you want they can be peeled off easier and put back on I may look into that I send a few manufactures a email see what they say or if they can send me a few samples me thinking only around the coin needs protected from scratches the rest of slab doesn’t matter , why hasn’t NGC or PCGS offer something like that for slab coins they would make more money adding a little more protection to the coins they are grading for years collectors battled and complained about scratches on slabs there no excuse why grading companies can’t sell some type of film to lay over slabs for protection

Lately I haven’t for last 6 years or so , but I do have a lot raw bullion I bought from while back along with some world coins and world silver bullion that I have to send in for grading

What % of that is based on early bird big load bulk shipping VS a guy bought one coin raw held on to it for a whole year then sends a few coin in every now and then ?

Most average joes don’t have money to buy 100 coins to send in bulk like that ... if I were to buy 1 alone raw myself and buy few more raw coins and send them in at same time big dealers are sending in bulk submissions chances of me get 70 on my one little measly coin is a long shot ... if 40 of them do come back with 70 grade , why such high prices for something so common ? The average Joe now has to pay 3x-4x for a common coin with a 70 grade seems like a it becoming more common to get that grade only in big bulk submissions

That’s what drives the prices up on modern market it is what it is . There are dealers even with “pre sale” MS70 and PF70 guarantee! Prices for some issues are already sky high it cuts out the average Joe never even had a chance to buy the coin raw and send it in himself for grading (of course the average Joe would get a MS69 or PF69) VS a big time dealer that’s keeping the grading companies busy slabbing coins . Someone always bites the bullets on 70 grades building registries each time a hot coin set coming out of the mint with a low mintage you’re always gonna be up to challenge against the big shot dealers

I myself should reach out to a company who makes very thin temper glass screen protectors see if they can cut me to slab size for NGC slabs perhaps more of crystal clear plastic than temper glass . As for PCGS they would have to made as circle type pattern for the protector to lay down just above the coin ... it’s no brainer I have no idea why nobody came up with that Idea after all these years battling scuffs and scratches on slabs is collectors should’ve have to send coins in to be re-slabbed for severe scratches that won’t polish out a protector will make a world of difference