exceptional/superlative/monster coin websites!!

[michael]

www.pqcoins.com

 

www.monstertonedcoins.com

 

let me know what you think!!!!!!!

 

sincerely michael

[jtryka]

Michael,

 

I am not a huge fan of toning, but that first site has some marvelous cameo proofs!

[michael]

thanks jtry!

 

i think that the cameo proofs are just as beautiful as the toned coins and are true expressions of the mintmasters art!

 

many of the 19 century cameo proofs silver and nickel from my experiences are actually as deep mirrors and frost

AND sometimes even moreso then modern federasl proof coinage!

 

also the older coins are much much more beautiful and with lots more character than most/many modern coins!

 

sincerely michael

 

also with ngc doing the pl and dmpl designations on all federal coinage this will show many that for example there can be barber coins say quarters dimes business strikes that are also deeply mirrored and quite beautiful as such but not proofs!

 

 

[jtryka]

I know what you mean. This is my 1916-D Quarter that is actually very PL in person (though my photos here don't do it justice).

[michael]

it will be a wild ride to see all the up and coming PL and DMPL designated coins that will come out in ngc holders!

 

this market will be improved as many can understand this better and also many of the older coinage is really beautiful and uncommon with pl and especially so dmpl mirrors on business strikes!

 

there is always something fun and interesting in coins and this pl and dmpl designation on all federal coinage from ngc is a really good step in the right direction

 

many barber coins in business strike format for example come in varying forms of prooflike!

 

some trade dollars also come deeply mirrored as business strikes!

 

i am sure there are other examples hey all you specialists out there comments please!

 

sincerely michael

[Wihlborg]

Hi Michael,

Both sites display some wonderfully toned coins. I liked the monster toned coins site the best. Thanks for posting the links.

 

John

[michael]

wow jtry look how sharp that crisp that strike is on that barber quarter of yours and then the strongly!! PL surfaces

 

coins like that are underapprecaited and really REALLY uncommon! most just do not understand these coins and are sleepers and extremely beautiful classic coins

 

i think this will make many more aware of these coins and a better appreciation of them!

 

sincerely michael

 

 

[michael]

thanks john! and welcome to the ngc coin boards!

 

let us know on here what you collect!

 

 

 

also the monster toned coin site you liked let me know what specific coins you liked the best on the site!

 

 

 

hey john! hope you have lots of fun on here ireallylike these boards! i always feel good and have fun when i am on here

 

sincerely michael

[jtryka]

michael, that is one of my favorite coins in my collection! I bought it about 3 or 4 years ago for $431, and at the time that was about $100 over bid, which at the time seemed kinda crazy to me, but I've never looked back! The point is, there are a lot of very nice coins out there that are available without much of a premium despite their eye appeal. Right now, toned coins are the rage, so there are lots of bargains in untoned coins like mine. Of course I won't argue about paying lower prices for coins I like better anyway!

[michael]

wow jtry neat! those are the coins to buy

 

the toned coins are for me good also and really most are not much of a premium

 

the problem is that the toned morgan dollars and the toned modern coins are bringing huge premiums and for me this is not good and not good values and NOT UNCOMMON COINS LIKE THAT!

 

but collecting is a personal thing

 

whereas early commems and pre 1915 coins and buff nicks and other coins are not really huge premiums for great toning but really uncommon as such i think these coins along with that barber quarter you got are really good deals and great values with the bonus being they are extremely attractive and great! values

 

sincerely michael

[Wihlborg]

Hi Michael,

Right now I am concentrating on early silver commemoratives.

 

I also collect Lincoln cents, Buffalo & Jefferson nickels, Mercury & Roosevelt dimes, Washington quarters, Walking liberty, Franklin, & Kennedy half’s, Peace & Morgan dollars. I also have a large collection of world coins.

 

I have liked collecting coins since I was a kid, but did not begin collecting seriously until about eight years ago. The sets I have listed in the registry are listed as The Wihlborg Collection.

 

Most of my sets are not listed because although the coins are nice mid to high grade mint state examples, they are raw. When I began putting these sets together there were no registries yet and I did not like the idea of having sets with coins in all different holders so I would crack them out and very carefully put them into albums.

 

Thanks for your very warm welcome

John

[Wihlborg]

Oh I almost forgot!

I really liked the 1865 3 cent proof, the 1880s dollar, 1834 proof quarter, & 1828 half on the Inventory of Anaconda Rare Coins side & the 1880 dollar on the The Private Collection Of GSAGUY side of the monster toned coins site.

 

John

[michael]

hi there john i see you are a true collector and i see you also like the early commems!

 

i do also! especially so the really neatly toned ones

 

i think many start in coins and then sort of sleep in the hobby only to awaken in future years and really start anew with really strong vigor!

 

i hope you enjoy these boards and hope to talk to you soon!

here is a attatchment of a toned boone commem

 

sincerely michael

[Hoot]

Great sites Michael! I especially love those coins from the "east coast collection!"

 

Also, great to have you here John! I'd love to see those albums!

 

Hoot

[Wihlborg]

Hi Hoot,

Thanks for the welcome!

 

I am torn between leaving them in the albums and starting to have them slabed. About 80% of them were in holders when I bought them, but I just did not like having coins in the same series in different holders.

 

This was before the registry became big. Now it will cost so much to have them all slabed again and I think I would rather spend the money on more coins. They are all in Intercept Shield albums and to tell you the truth, I like the look of all the coins lined up row after row when looking at them.

 

John

[Wihlborg]

Hi Michael,

Nice boone!

 

I prefer Blast white coins, but also like toned coins if the tone is the type where the color looks like it is in the metal with luster shining through as opposed to where it looks dull and dirty or sitting on top of the coin's surface.

 

I really like the look of toned nickels and have a number of beautifully toned buffalo's and Jefferson's. My buffalo nickels are listed in the registry with photos, but the coins are much better as I just cannot seem to take really nice photos of coins.

 

John

 

[Hoot]

Wow! John! Those are some lusty, lustry, lovely buffs!!! The reverse on that 1930 about knokced my socks off! It'll take me a while to recover from that . All of them have great lustre and the colors on the 30, 35, and 38 (those in particular) just blew me away! Great stuff.

 

Link to John's buffs

 

By the way, I get to feeling the same about the albums - just too many coins to have graded. Besides, I like a great looking album collection and even crack coins to place in my albums . I also have Intercept Shield albums for my better stuff. I like the design, but the choice of slots in many of them was poorly thought out. That's the way it goes, I guess!

 

Hoot

[Wihlborg]

Thanks Hoot!

 

I really wish I could take better photos of my coins; they are much nicer when looking at them in person.

 

I am sure that anyone who is not a photographer knows what I mean. When looking at them under a light they come alive with color and luster! Then you take photo after photo trying to capture that look, but all you can manage are photo's that look lifeless.

 

 

Oh well I'll just keep trying and post the best I can do.

 

John

 

[Beijim]

John,

 

I agree with Hoot about your 1930. The reverse is really great with the subtle (at least in the photo) violet shading around the edges of the beast. If you took that photo, then you're doing something right!

 

Regards,

Beijim

[Wihlborg]

Hi Beijim,

Yes I took the photo, but believe me you have not seen the coin in person!

 

John

 

[michael]

thanks for the link hoot! john you have a rreally goos eye with those buffs and they look great

 

they must be really impressive in person i can imagine!

 

here is a 1937 d buff ngc ms 67 and as with your coins the photo barely does justice to the coin also the coin doesnot look fully struck anf this is just the photograph in person this coin is easily 100% fully struck but to get what the colors look like this coin shows a weakly astruck coin which is not the case

 

or the photo could have shouls the coin as it really is fully struck 100% then you would not have seen the true colors so i guess it is either or as you cant get the way the coin looks truely as the human eye sees it

 

i guess for most coins the science of imaging has not fully progressed to that point yet

 

[michael]

i would love to see that 30 35 and 35 of johns in person!

and john is right the lustre must be incredible with the toning combined to make a really excpetionally toned coin

 

now as hoot has commented on this buff the above coin ngc ms 67 he says it looks weakly struck to him and it does FROM THE SCAN!! but this is not the case as the coin is momnster fully struck 100% with fantastic prooflike lustre boopm ing thryogh the toning but to let the toning show on this coin light was needed and as such this made the indian and its hair and brade look weakly struck

 

and if the coin was this weakly struck as from the photo pic the coin would never have made 67 but t this is not the case sight seen unfortunately all we have is the photo and you can either show a fully struck coin and miss the toning in the scan or show the toning but with the right light needed it obscures the strike

 

currently even with all our technology in showing images still nothing repleaces the human eye currently

 

again john i would love to see in person the 30 35 and 38 which is my fav!

 

sincerely michael

[Hoot]

I still think that buff is delicious Michael! Please send it to me right away so I can be sure you are correct!

 

Hoot

[Wihlborg]

Hi Michael,

I think your '37D buffalo looks great. I also checked out those links again and want to let you know...Your collection is wonderful! I love your 1936 proof buffalo, 1862 proof dime, 1867 proof half, & 1941S half!

 

John

[michael]

thanks john and hoot! i hope thst when the midwinter ana comes to rochrester in 2008 or 1012 maybe you both might come and we can meet

 

if you both or either of you get to rochESTER LET ME KNOW

 

and we can meet and talk coins and do dome serious eating!

 

sincerely michael

 

YOU ALSO EVP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wihlborg]

Hi Michael,

Do you mean Rochrester, New York?

 

[PQSeated]

He lives in Rochester, NY, home of Eastman Kodak. Pretty close to me.

[Wihlborg]

I live in New York also. I used to go up to Rochester a couple of times a year to go salmon and trout fishing in lake Ontario. Boy it really is a small world!

 

John

[EVillageProwler]

Thanks for the invitation, Michael. I've been to Rochester once many years ago. It seemed like a very pleasant place. I'm sure my dog-ter would enjoy the area, especially during the winter.

 

Are their *any* coin shows in the Rochester area?

 

EVP

 

[michael]

wow what a small world

 

yes rochester ny the paris of ny state.

 

well not really

 

here is a web site www.visitrochester.com

 

there is a once a year small coin show all local vest pocket dealers and it is not that great but fun and i have heard befotre the show all the crack art artists that go and cherry all the dealrs so by the time i get there not much left i have seen coins for sale there i saw 15 years ago...........

 

but it is fun for me as it is the only show i go two once a year and it is usually the first weekend of nov!

 

who knows mayve i might meet some of you in rochester

 

i know where therre is a salmon stream in rochester that many come from all over thw rold to fish no !

 

it is considered the best salmon angler fishing creek in the entitre world!

 

unbelieveable but true but you would never know it here in rochester!

 

sincerely michael i would like to meet you all here in rochester if you get up here!

 

evp and john!!! and all