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On 11/8/2023 at 3:26 PM, powermad5000 said:
I'm really not totally sure @Lem E as the reverse looks just as good. It is sitting in my SDB so I can't currently access it right now, but maybe I will revisit it again in the future and take another look. I remember sending it in and I know I didn't expect a 65 but I really though it was a solid 63 and maybe a 64. I do remember there wasn't a lot of chatter on it so maybe the graders didn't think it was fully struck??
It is one of my favorite coins though and looks great!
That’s a shame. You would think it would be pretty obvious why it got a 61. Still looks like a nice piece no matter what the grade is.
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They probably withdrew it to be able to put out something much worse.
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The US Mint has the opportunity to do a lot of cool things but they don’t. I would like to see something along the lines of a multi year reissue of the 7070 type set coins in the original composition, size and design. Give me that 1804 dollar on a nice silver planchet like it was intended. Reissue a 3 cent silver or a half dime in the correct size. Once I saw it was going to be released as a gold coin I became disinterested. I like gold coins but I would rather see a flying eagle cent in bright red copper than on a gold blank. Throw out a couple different designs per year. Collab with Dansco and have them make a new album for this or something. There are things the mint could do that would be interesting to collectors. A reissue of a commem from 2017 or another gold Kennedy or god forbid more Morgan and peace dollars in my opinion is not it. At a minimum, do something you haven’t already done.
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On 11/5/2023 at 12:54 AM, powermad5000 said:
You still have a fantastic collection though
Thank you. That always means a lot when it comes from fellow collectors.
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On 11/5/2023 at 12:30 AM, powermad5000 said:
I thought you to be pretty hardcore with the nickels @Lem E. I say that in a way as nothing but a high compliment, btw.
I appreciate it but I’m not that hardcore brother.
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Definitely damage.
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On 11/4/2023 at 1:14 PM, edhalbrook said:
United States Mint uncirculated coins are struck on special presses using greater force than circulating coins, producing a sharp, intricately detailed image. from website
Does this mean to have a true complete nickel set I also need to get the coin from uncirculated rolls as well?
The set is big enough as it is. I think you would have to be pretty hardcore to do that.
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On 11/4/2023 at 3:00 PM, Henri Charriere said:
I took the quiz... and somehow feel disappointed. In fact, cheated! If you're going to go through all the trouble of re-issuing the 1909 VDB, why wouldn't you include the S.F. mintmark? Some designs already enjoy current use. I have nothing against S.L. Walkers, but aren't they already being accommodated in bullion?
Some really interesting greatly appreciated but seldom seen examples are lost in the sauce while the Kennedy Half is promoted as one pick. Why aren't the ones being minted now being distributed for circulation? When's the last time someone even got one in change?
I'll not say anything more, but if you talk classic coins the first thing that comes to mind are "obsolete" coins which have long been withdrawn from circulation. Whole categories of wonderful series were overlooked. It's supposed to be a tribute to the 250th anniversary of the U.S. and instead of re-introducing the Two-Cent piece, the first to feature the motto IGWT, we've got apparatchniks shoving wild-haired coppers down our collective throats.
I am going to write the BEP and push for re-issuance of the "Educational Series" of notes.
Thank you @Lem E for the sneak preview!
Yea I thought you would be able to nominate anything and not have to pick from a list. I also wish they would do a re-issue of the coin as it was and not a gold coin unless it was a gold coin to start with.
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On 11/3/2023 at 5:05 PM, VKurtB said:
I never knew these were tough, but I do understand that the circulation version is tougher than the matte version in the uncirculated set. Finding really nice ‘05-‘10 circulation pieces is important for completeness.
These were available through the mint in P&D rolls and bags too I think. I went through about 4 rolls and most of them were pretty marked up and lots of nicks. None of them looked great at all.
Another problem is that the TPGs have misattributed some of the satin finish coins for high grade circulation strikes. I have a top pop MS-68 6FS 2006 coin with a population of 2. The problem is that it is a satin finish coin from the uncirculated set with the wrong label. Makes me wonder if the other top pop is a satin finish coin as well. I have seen others like this. I can’t in good conscience put it in my set, but I have seen others that do have them in their sets.
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On 11/3/2023 at 5:39 PM, R__Rash said:I have not ever paid directly for a nickel
I sure have
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I should have used the term uncirculated set but the way I read that, there is a difference between the coins from the uncirculated set as opposed to the regular circulation pieces. Is that not how it reads to you guys?
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On 11/3/2023 at 12:43 PM, J P M said:
Wow the older mint sets were coins they found on the bottom of the bin . LoL just a joke .. But all my old mint set coins are not very nice.
I’m not sure when this started. Probably more modern sets.
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On 11/3/2023 at 11:17 AM, Sandon said:
Yes, coins in uncirculated coin a.k.a. mint sets are generally the same issues as the coins issued for circulation, with the exception of coins issued in 2005-2010 uncirculated sets, which were made with what the mint called a "satin finish" that is somewhat duller in appearance than the coins issued for circulation.
This is pulled directly from the mint website from the 2020 mint set page. I don’t see this on any of the mint set pages for other years.
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You are comparing a 26 to a 17.
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Picked up another couple of RPMs for the collection. The first one is this 1942 S/S VP-004 / CONECA RPM-004. The repunch went north leaving just a little of the first impression peeking out of the bottom. The image from variety plus also shows the die crack. There has to be some without it too out there.
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That photo makes it just hard enough to not be able to see anything you need to look at. Can’t tell the angle of the 9 and can’t really determine if the numbers are level. I agree at a glance it looks like a large date. Tail of the 7 looks lower than the 0.
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On 11/2/2023 at 1:14 AM, GBrad said:Good to be back chatting again and thanks for the congrats! I actually looked at some coins tonight for the first time in over 6 or 7 months. Hopefully I'll get back into it and come along with something to share. 👍
Be nice to see ya around here a little more.
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IMO it’s too straight to be a die crack. Not saying it can’t happen, but usually a crack will follow the profile of something along its way and veer one way or another or hit a gap and stop. I do see sections that look like cracks and some that look smooth and bubbled. I say plating issue given the year of the coin and the issues they had with plating during that time. Still have them now. May be a combination of both.
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Looks like a strike through AAA battery