Endling_King

Thank you, I wasnt aware of the grading scale for shipwreck effect. that coin I posted was just for an example of the coin I was talking about. not the actual coin I was looking to buy. there is currently one up for sale on one of the facebook pages I am a member of with a shipwreck grade of AU that I am considering. I've always wanted a shipwreck coin as well as anything confederate (its strictly a personal history thing. I attended a school with the mascot was the "Rebel", and when I got into coin and currency collecting I found confederate currency interesting but never seemed to find anything that snagged my interest enough to buy.) here is the coin that is currently up for sale on the facebook group I am in,

I appreciate that. I will most likely hold off on sending them in. I've been meaning to buy more gold coins so I may put that money towards that. OR I've been wanting to get my hands on a 1861-O 50C W-15, SS Republic, Confederate States Issue -- Shipwreck Effect coin. may save up to finally get one!

I appreciate the bluntness. and you have a valid point that it would be better financially for me to save the money I would spend on getting them graded. I am well aware none of the coins I posted are going to be major finds (or even minor ones). And honestly the only 2 coins I have submitted in the past that were maybe actually worth getting graded was the 2014 W gold Kennedy half dollar (worth according to NGC about $2,550) or my 2001 W $5 CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER gold coin worth according to NGC only about $425. and even then, I've had people tell me that neither of those coins are worth getting graded.

Cheerios did a promotion to celebrate the release of the 2000 dated Lincoln cent. you have to send it in while its still in the original cheerios package. and since its a 2000 P Lincoln cent. it could potentially have the "Wide AM" on the back. here is an article from CoinWeek.com about them " https://coinweek.com/2000-cheerios-cent-history-value-coinweek/#:~:text=2000 “Cheerios” Cents in Top,grading between 60 and 70. "

Thank you for sharing those links and yes, it doesnt look like the examples on the link, however Im still prob going to roll the dice and see what NGC says. Im going to be sending in some other Lincoln cents in for grading anyways so why not add it to the mix. (sending in 3 cheerios cents and 1 steel cent with an error on the reverse side.

I am planning on submitting this Lincoln wheat cent for grading, however I thought I would post it here and get some insight on whether it is in fact a split planchet or just pmd (post mint damage). I found it while roll hunting several months ago and planned on submitting it but that plan got sidetracked due to family emergency. so what does everyone think? split planchet or PMD?

Do they? I wasn't aware of that. I will deff do that. thank you!

thank you, while they are interesting and do have childhood memories attached, those memories are less then pleasant because of my lack of respect for the collection and the significance of it as a hobby between father and son. I think they would be better used in a different way. I have several coin albums I and working on and think that the mint sets would be possible nice additions to the empty spots in the albums.

Hello and I apologize if this has been discussed before, I tried searching the forums and didnt find what I was looking for. I recently started really going through my old coin collection that I received years ago when my father passed. He and I would collect coins when I was a child but stopped due to personal reasons (among them being my own ignorance and stupidity as a young kid). Anyways, I have been going through the couple of boxes of what I have to see if anything is worth keeping. (the collection was damaged when I received it while my father still had them due to his basement being flooded and the boxes they were stored in got wet. most of the damage is to the information sheets / paper / cardboard holders that the coins / mint sets were being held in, (see the attached pictures) from The "Postal Commemorative Society". the paper / cardboard sheets are all water damaged and the mint sets look to be in questionable condition. My question is are they still worth keeping in the original cello holders, or would it be best to remove the coins and place them in protective flips? the attached pictures are only of 2 of the sheets but I have sheets ranging from 66 to 2000 (missing only years 1982 & 1983). I removed the sets from the sheet since the sheet was water damaged. thank you for your time and input!