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Mr. bill i would pass on this one...  you can get a true gem for about 5 bills.....

hey welcome... what you have there is one abused coin   sorry nothing but stains

yes it was a great show!!  

Well not sure if this post is meant to get a rise out of some of the guys or not.  however the grading of Mint State Lincoln's can be challenging.  You have to look at die states and wear,  Strike quality, luster, and as well as the amount of contact marks from being placed in bins and bags.  Every Lincoln graded MS 66 is different from the next.  just because it says MS 66 on it doesn't mean that you will like it over the next.  What it does mean as that you will need to LOOK at the coin and decide for  yourself.  the qualifications for 66 are that it should not show any traces of wear except for some small blemishes .  i.e. your " BUTT CHIN" a few minor nicks or contact marks however still have full mint luster with natural color.

On 12/8/2022 at 12:15 PM, VKurtB said:

Importing and exporting is a pain in the backside. It always has been. At least if done legally.

Ummm PSST  "I know this guy"  ...............

On 1/9/2023 at 10:24 AM, J P M said:

Sounds like you had a good time except for the dinner. 

oh yeah lets just say my wife loves me so much now that she is letting me do all of the dishes and clean the house and wash her car! 

you should pass on this one  you can find better...

those are nice ones...   i picked up 4 from the 40's  and a 50 D all FS at FUN this weekend

looks like a parking lot find.... or a train..........

That i a beautiful piece of art work

On 11/19/2022 at 8:06 PM, pigeonman333rd said:

have an expert  from ANA on staff to check all coins before the sale of anything.

On 11/19/2022 at 8:08 PM, VKurtB said:

I literally have no idea what that even means. It’s umm, err, malarkey. 

YEAH THEY SEND VKURTB to look at them..........

What VKurtB said is 100% correct.  the graders never see the paperwork on who the sender of the coins are; all they get is a coin in a flip.  there is no way for them to know who submitted them or where they came from other than receiving.

I have seen many slabs in my days.  When i started collecting we didn't have them.  We got our books out and out pictures and our descriptions and we took out magnifying loops and looked at those little tiny pieces of shinny metal.  So starting in the 80's i have seen a plethora of .slabs.  some homemade and some from the first company i ever had were from ACG.   I thought they were a novelty until 15 - 20 years later and you cant even get a decent coin without them being in one.  So to answer your question yes there is over grading when you look at slabs.  that is because everyone's opinion on the grade is different.  I have seen so many slabs that the list would run off this page, however i have found that if you put 2 NGC graded coins together you will find that the grading is consistent and pretty much spot on.   where as if you take other TPG grade coins and set them side by side you would have noticeable differences in the over all apearance of the coin.  IMO

On 12/13/2022 at 7:39 AM, EagleRJO said:

I also noticed that the same coin with FS would be $12,500.

being a lover of the nickels myself you might be surprised at what some of the FS Jeffs go for  yes this one is north of 12K for FS   almost makes you want to sell that 74 pinto and get one huh... hehehe j/k 

i think it was run over by a dump truck

well she made it into the top 100. but she didn't get the love of the hot 40 or hit list 50..... maybe because there are like a thousand different vams

that was a good exercise thanks..

Oh boy here we go again .................hahahahahaha

you can get  2 x 2 holders form any hobby shop or hobby lobby to put these coins in.  Hobby Lobby would also have these. they also have a nice 60 holder coin album that hold these 

it is missing the structure that is holding up the bell tower

I'm a little die chip short and stout her is my blob and here is my flake...............

MY opinion .....find something else............  

yes EBAY anywhere from $85 to $ 150 on the sold auctions

i dont think so....  see how flat the hair is on the obverse.   look how worn the eagle is on the reverse....  also it doesnt look very lustrous.. maybe a cleaned specimen