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My wife said if I did a real good job grocery shopping and saved some money today I could get a treat. So I got this. 

I found this on the back of one whole side of a 82 P copper.. So Mr Watson !!! the Game is afoot.... LoL.. Look close is it Doubling or what metal workers call tinning..... when it gets beat-up on until it disfigures. I have looked at a lot of pennies that are just as banged up without this happening. I see no listing for a copper 82 LD DDR but they may be out there??? Like Me...

Oh boy I just found a treasure in the back of my cabinet. A whole jelly jar of 1982 Pennies that have never been checked. Nice job for a Sunday night. 

7 hours ago, Lem E said:

Hey JP, I know you like nickels with die cracks

Here it a little Dime Crack Head for ya Lem......LOL

Not enough of them around for everyone. I been looking every week starting New Years at different banks in my area these are all Tall Grass Prairie.

Maybe I will find some when I go down south this year but from the sound of everyone here it don't seem likely.

2 hours ago, Lem E said:

1951 D with an almost rim to rim crack on the reverse

Hey Lem.. Question for ya.......Did you buy that coin graded, or have it done and if so is it do they label all coins that have variety's when you send them in? Or do you have to let them know you want it labeled ...??

2 hours ago, Ray, USMC said:

Nice die crack example Lem E thanks for sharing.

Ya that is way cool. Very nice find . Be careful not to drop it to hard with a crack like that one LoL, Funny you posted about nickels because that is what I am checking this morning for  PL FS I have 2 new rolls of 2020 D and I am having a hard time finding any without bag marks... The new nickels are so sharp on the rims that they are cutting each other right out of the shoot at the mint it looks like. Also on the Denver nickel die the steps on the right must be worn out or greased up. they are gone. the first is a D the second is a P

2 minutes ago, Coinbuf said:

No not worth the cost.

Thanks Coinbuf. I was not sure the return would warrant the cost. Even for a CAM it is not a lot $$$ on places like Ebay and or Heritage

4 hours ago, Mr.Bill347 said:

Jim. You got me thinking and I bought a sweet 1976 Proof set. and a graded 1971 s SBA.

I am just not sure if they want the coins in the case for them to be removed professionally of if you have to remove them.  I have a couple of those also Mr. Bill . One of my favorite years for Bicentennials 1975+1976 

It looks like something curved forced the metal back into his face his check bone and forehead looks extra high.

So now the big question please ,to you members that have sent coins in for grading is. Should I send one of these old CAM sets in and have the coins graded individually. Does NGC break the set for grading or grade a whole set the way it is.

I am guessing it will cost around $300 for 6 coins and would it be worth it. Any help on this matter would be appreciated.

Thanks Jim. 

11 hours ago, VKurtB said:

Check the 1972’s (Philly) for the Type I, II, and III varieties. The Type II is the “good one”.

Thank you for your suggestion. I know the Bank don't want them back LoL...they are to big for them...The 1976 Ike's I put with my crazy 1776 /1976 collection  I did put aside the 1972 Ike's for further investigation of the planet Earth in the background. I need a better reference than the one PCGS shows on there site it is hard to see and of course the coins always seem to wear more in that area.

5 minutes ago, J P Mashoke said:

It looks like the one advertised about, hard to say it is real scratchy maybe to cover up being tooled

3 minutes ago, Sharann said:

I know! That's why I didn't want to post it, but I sure don't know. 🤷🏼‍♀️

 Its your thread. I say post stuff everyone here is so cool you get honest answers.

9 minutes ago, Sharann said:

Okay, so, while looking through quarters on my quest for an infamous "W", I came across this little diddy. I really didn't even want to post this because my eyes see all kinds of things that aren't there on occasion, but I didn't have anyone else at home to tell me whether or not this is the error for the 2005 Kansas State Quarter. Yes, I looked it up and it APPEARS to be, but I can't be too sure of anything these days. 😂😊

It looks like the one advertised about, hard to say it is real scratchy maybe to cover up being tooled. But thats a lot of work to go through for something not worth big bucks.

14 hours ago, V33J@ said:

Yes, I'm hoping someone here would be able to tell me why it was in a sealed enclosure in the first place. They all have a lot of bag marks I guess they were transported in bags before being placed in the packaging. I took the pics with a DSLR but I do plan on getting a USB Microscope. I have one in my shopping cart. Thanks!

I have some mint sets that some of the coins have marks on them and they are in sealed plastic flat packs. So they don't pick the cream of the crop at the mint some members here have told me and the bigger coins are the worst for marks.

Some fun facts  I looked up. So you see I bought 2 of the 1979 sets . Well in 79 and 81 they had  2 types of mint marks the 79 box S mint die went bad after half the year so half way through they made a new die with a bolder looking S they started putting that on the lower denomination coins first then moved up to the bigger coins later on. So each of the 1979 sets are different  one has the box S and one has the bold S on the small coins. Oh also the cameo backs are black on the 1979 coins except for one of the Susan's is blue on the back. You can see them here  

4 hours ago, Mr.Bill347 said:

Cool! I just bought a bicentennial proof set(1976) for $10. Seems to be the way to go.

Ya I got to thinking about it last night. The guy at the antique shop I go to is a old coin collector and what if he got the set I bought along with the other 3 years in the Susan B Anthony years 1979 1980 and 1981 and what if they were all CAM What a set of coins that would be. LOL ....... Well Guess what.....................They are  so I bought what was left...

1 minute ago, Hoghead515 said:

That is a beautiful quarter. Love that cameo. That was a very nice find. 

Ya I got lucky on that set. I may send it in to be graded. Does NGC do whole sets Or do you have to break it up??

8 hours ago, Hoghead515 said:

Nice find my friend. That's got some dandys in it. That's a real price tag on em. 

I took a shot just for you Hoghead. hope ya like it. The bird is way cool GW is not bad looking for a old guy.  

4 hours ago, V33J@ said:

Hello Everyone. I just joined as I am interested in getting more familiar with how to grade coins and maybe even see if I can afford to collect some, LOL. I guess I'll just jump into the most active thread

I currently have an interesting find. It is some kind of promo package that contained 12 1972 Eisenhower Dollars in uncirculated condition and am wondering if anyone out there has heard of anything like this around that time. I am attaching pictures of one of the coins front and back as well as a picture of the sealed enclosure that the coins were in. I would like to know about grading the coin (ninjagrades welcome) as well as any information regarding their origins.

I also have a few of what I think are errors that I will be uploading as well for comments. Thank you.

Welcome to the forum. I am not a expert like some of the other members here and there are some really good people to ask. The coins were nice at one time but it looks like it has a lot of bag marks.  Nice picture. Was that with a phone or a USB microscope. 

1 hour ago, JT2 said:

nothing better than a proof linocln!!  love the nickles as well

 You also JT2  ... 

3 hours ago, dleonard-3 said:

I like early Lincoln cameos.  These all seem to have that factory haze, which is a problem.  I wonder what NCS could do for these.

For you dleonard-3 .................I love them all for $5     ..Oh the scratches are on the plastic of the case it is in.