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23 hours ago, Big Nub numismatics said:

Looks like a token from South America/South American likeness portrayed on it. Without any writing I'd say it's near impossible to find exactly what this thing is.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking, too. Oh, well - I'll have to tell him that he's stumped the experts! LOL

Hey, guys - I need your help. My 8-year-old grandson found this somewhere, and asked me what it was.

I'm stumped.

I know it's a token, but I can't find it on Numista. There's no writing of any kind on it, so I have nothing to even remotely look for.

I thought maybe one of you had seen it before, and can give me a clue. Pictures are front and back, and, yes, the same picture, only reversed, is on each side.

Thanks!

Wow! Beautiful coin!

I can't help you with value - the highest that NGC's World Coin Price Guide goes is MS63, and it's only $13.00. But I'd say it would go much higher!

55 minutes ago, LISA B said:

Hi,

We have graded them in the past.

Thank you,

Lisa

No, thank YOU, Lisa!  I'm sorry the pictures weren't clearer...LOL

14 hours ago, JonJ said:

Reasons for collecting 

1. History 2. Meet interesting people   3. Learning more 4.Employing people 5. Comraderie

Reasons to not collect coins.

1. Dealing with dishonest people. 2. Losing money.  3. Waste of money 4. Scammers 5.Habit forming 

Well I don't want to be that old guy with a quarter million dollars in coins that I can't sell. What are your thoughts or reasons?

 

First, let me gather a quarter million dollars in coins...then we'll talk about it! 

11 minutes ago, LISA B said:

Hello,

Please email me a couple of images of what you want graded and I will find out for you.  Please email me directly lisab@ngccoin.com

Will do, Lisa - it may take me a day or two, but they'll get there!  And thanks!

I collect old advertising tokens, old mass transit tokens, and various other tokens.  Does NGC grade and encapsulate these?

Thanks!

2 hours ago, Ali E. said:

Thank you for the inquiry into the NGC Registry.

We do not yet have Custom Sets available on NGCcoin.com. It is planned for a future release in the coming months. Meanwhile, Custom Sets are still available on the collectors-society.com web site found here: https://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/public_sets.aspx

Thank you, Ali!  It works perfectly!

I've browsed and read and searched, and I can't find a way to create a custom set...

I'm sure it's posted here, but I surely can't find it.  Can anyone help?

Thanks!

I'm sending my first shipment to be graded today, and I was wondering if you can tell me NGC's holiday hours...

Thanks!

Hi, I have another question:  Are the capsules, boxes, flips, etc. used to send coins for grading returned with the graded coins?

Thanks!

1 hour ago, Mk123 said:

OP I sent some cheaper (less than $40) coins to NGC to get slabbed, I just wanted the coins preserved and honestly there wasn't enough slabbed for me to find already slabbed ones so I sent some raw ones myself and increased the population of slabbed examples by a few. It wasn't about the money for me as well

Thank you, Mk123!  It's nice to see others that are looking more for preservation!

I spoke of inexpensive coins that I plan to send to be graded/slabbed.  Now, I love coins from Mexico and Canada.  I have an uncirculated 1971 Mo 1 Peso coin from Mexico that I'm going to send in...and here's a link to the list of 1 Peso coins:

https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/mexico-estados-unidos-mexicanos-peso-km-460-1970-1983-cuid-1116304-duid-1418373

My particular coin, in MS63 condition, is only worth 80 cents!  BUT, it's worth it to me because I'll have that coin encapsulated and protected!

1 hour ago, Just Bob said:

Welcome to the forum.

While you are certainly entitled to your own opinion, I do not believe that there is a "right" or "wrong" way to participate in this hobby. What may seem like a wrong reason to you, may seem perfectly logical and appropriate to another person. While many of us love the history, design, beauty, or other aspect(s) of the pieces we collect, there is nothing wrong with someone buying and selling a legal product with an eye toward making a profit, regardless of whether or not we agree with their practice or motivation.

The majority of my collection consists of exonumia from my home state. They are small records of times past, when lumber mills, truck farms, seafood canneries, and company stores were a way of life for much of the population. The odds of me ever selling my pieces for a profit are very slim. Most of the pieces have little or no value to someone who is not interested in the history and culture of my state, and the entire collection will be passed down to my heirs who live here. If they choose to be concerned with the resale value, that is certainly within their rights.

You are correct, of course.  My opinion is not intended to sway anyone away from however they wish to collect.

The key phrase in my observation is "I don't get it."  And I continue to say that if profit is the only reason you're interested in this, or ANY hobby, you might want to consider something else.

Coin dealers, as someone pointed out, exist to make a profit.  Of course they do!  But I have yet to find one that didn't also appreciate the coins themselves.

By all means, a person should collect coins the way they choose.

I don't have to understand it, or agree with it, just as others don't have to agree with me.

10 minutes ago, JKK said:

Do you see the problem here?

LOL - it isn't a problem at all...I just didn't express myself well.

I like the official grade on the coin, not for me, but for whoever inherits my coins once I'm gone.  I'm 60, and the first grandchild that shows an interest in coins will get them.  It will give them a ballpark figure to base their collecting and grading skills on.

So, no, the grade isn't for me...I'm more about the protection that the encapsulation provides.  My grandkids can worry about the worth, and can decide what they want to do with the coin collection.

I've seen several posts speaking of "getting their grading investment back" on coins that are submitted.

I don't get it.

I have some World coins that list for $3.00 in MS65 condition that I still plan to have graded.  Why?  Because I love my coins, and I want them to stay in the same grade that is given them.  Getting the coin graded and encapsulated ensures that they stay in the same condition as the day that I obtained them.

To me, the grading process is well worth it, just to have an official grade to a coin that I love.

It would seem to me that if all you're interested in is the resale value, you're in the hobby for the wrong reasons.

Thank you, Ronnie!

Curiosity makes me ask this question:  What does "GEM BU" mean as far as a coin graded by NGC?  Here is an example:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2012R-Vatican-50C-Pope-Benedict-XVI-NGC-GEM-BU-Vatican-City-Euro-Coin/283688105833?hash=item420d20f769:g:rt0AAOSwBqpd3AL6

Does it mean that the coin was not officially assigned an MS number?  Why would that happen?  Or does the coin pre-date current MS grading numbers?

Thanks!

I found it!  Thank you for your help, guys! 

Found it!  Great!  Thank you, Rummy13! 

Thanks, Ronnie!

I can't seem to find a designation for proof coins.  I've purchased some NGC graded coins on eBay, and the proofs have "PF" on the label.  For example:  "2009 S $1 PF 69 Ultra Cameo"...problem is, I can't find it in the US Coin Price Guide.  Am I looking in the wrong place?

Thanks!

Would a US 1837 1 cent Coronet be considered a US Colonial?