Popular Post Sandon Posted April 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2023 (edited) This 1875 proof Trade dollar is the largest acquisition I've made since about two years ago. It is PCGS graded PR63CAM with a green CAC sticker on the holder: Edited April 23, 2023 by Sandon AdamWL, Rod D., AcesKings and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DSessom Posted April 27, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 27, 2023 Coinbuf, rrantique, leeg and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EdG_Ohio Posted April 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2023 Along with a 1858 sm letter 1c I sent in, I also sent this in to use up remaining credits before expiration. I didn't "aquire" but was given as change at a liquor store, don't judge hahaha. Thought a cool enough find to keep. Hoghead515, powermad5000, rrantique and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jtryka Posted April 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2023 Picked up these two at CSNS show today. DSessom, Lem E, AcesKings and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post leeg Posted April 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2023 Nothing special. A coin I need in my Birth Year proof Set: Hoghead515, AcesKings, Lem E and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jtryka Posted April 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2023 Picked this one up today, an upgrade to my Saint set. DSessom, Hoghead515, rrantique and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 On 4/29/2023 at 6:54 PM, jtryka said: Picked this one up today, an upgrade to my Saint set. Fine choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coinbuf Posted May 2, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2023 Purchased this v=from one of the PCGS forum members, this type II completed my AU graded three coin gold dollar type set on the PCGS registry, I already had the type I and type III. For those who don't know, the type II was only produced from 1854 to 1856. Only have the sellers photo for now. AcesKings, BKW1, USAuPzlBxBob and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jtryka Posted May 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2023 Picked these two up at Central States last Friday. Hoghead515, AcesKings, Rod D. and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DSessom Posted May 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2023 Nothing fancy, but this completes my SBA proof collection. Hoghead515, Rod D., Lem E and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoghead515 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) On 4/20/2023 at 5:04 PM, Hoghead515 said: After a few months I finally got to make a purchase. Glad to see work picking up and the bills caught up where I can start working on my silver quarter set again. I got this one from GC and upgraded the 1944 D slot. PCGS MS66 Sadly Im going to have to take this coin off my list. It got lost or stolen in the mail. First time Ive had any problems. I was very excited to. I really liked the looks of this one and was excited to put it in with the rest. I got hold of the postal service and they are unable to locate it. I sent GC a message to see what I have to do to make an insurance claim. I got another from GC last week. Hopeit dont turn up missing. Hope someone dont start stealing the shipments knowing they are coins. Edited May 8, 2023 by Hoghead515 rrantique, DSessom, Coinbuf and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 On 5/7/2023 at 10:33 PM, Hoghead515 said: Sadly Im going to have to take this coin off my list. It got lost or stolen in the mail. First time Ive had any problems. I was very excited to. I really liked the looks of this one and was excited to put it in with the rest. I got hold of the postal service and they are unable to locate it. I sent GC a message to see what I have to do to make an insurance claim. I got another from GC last week. Hopeit dont turn up missing. Hope someone dont start stealing the shipments knowing they are coins. just saw an article today about the significant increase in robberies from the postal service this year, in some cases armed robberies of mail carriers! rrantique and Hoghead515 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DSessom Posted May 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 12, 2023 On 5/7/2023 at 9:33 PM, Hoghead515 said: Sadly Im going to have to take this coin off my list. It got lost or stolen in the mail. First time Ive had any problems. I was very excited to. I really liked the looks of this one and was excited to put it in with the rest. I got hold of the postal service and they are unable to locate it. I sent GC a message to see what I have to do to make an insurance claim. I got another from GC last week. Hopeit dont turn up missing. Hope someone dont start stealing the shipments knowing they are coins. When I buy gold or silver coins these days, I always ask the seller to wrap the slab in aluminum foil when they ship. This creates a faraday cage, and masks the gold or silver from metal detectors. All they will detect is aluminum. It's sad that we have to resort to such things, but here we are. Sorry your coin disappeared. Coinbuf, Buffalo Head and Hoghead515 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 @DSessom: Re: "Faraday Cage"... Never heard of it, but looked it up and can candidly admit the breadth of my ignorance on the subject was breathtaking. I see its application working on smaller items but then the Monster Box arrives at a local ground delivery service... "Well, Rex checked it out. It's negative for drugs. Firearms? Nope. This box is too heavy. Must be a load of osmium. But for what? This guy lives in Butcher Hollow!..." You get the picture. All the aluminum foil in the world cannot mask the fact that a lot of metal weighs, well, like a lot of metal. I believe a 1000-oz. troy bar of silver weighs about 80 lbs., so it stands to reason half that amount [500 ASEs, right?] must tip the scale at 40-plus pounds, or am I overlooking something? I personally go no further than asking for a tracking number but that's a risk no average collector is willing to assume. I just don't want anyone standing around conjecturing: "Well, what have we got here?" I don't know if there is any marking that denotes INSURED, but why suggest "value". I feel terrible about member Hog's loss but keep hoping it was a matter of damage that impeded delivery and that all the pieces of the puzzle will come together in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jtryka Posted May 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2023 These two arrived yesterday and one of them is a new die marriage for me! ldhair, Henri Charriere, AcesKings and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSessom Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 (edited) On 5/12/2023 at 6:01 PM, Henri Charriere said: @DSessom: Re: "Faraday Cage"... Never heard of it, but looked it up and can candidly admit the breadth of my ignorance on the subject was breathtaking. I see its application working on smaller items but then the Monster Box arrives at a local ground delivery service... "Well, Rex checked it out. It's negative for drugs. Firearms? Nope. This box is too heavy. Must be a load of osmium. But for what? This guy lives in Butcher Hollow!..." You get the picture. All the aluminum foil in the world cannot mask the fact that a lot of metal weighs, well, like a lot of metal. I believe a 1000-oz. troy bar of silver weighs about 80 lbs., so it stands to reason half that amount [500 ASEs, right?] must tip the scale at 40-plus pounds, or am I overlooking something? I personally go no further than asking for a tracking number but that's a risk no average collector is willing to assume. I just don't want anyone standing around conjecturing: "Well, what have we got here?" I don't know if there is any marking that denotes INSURED, but why suggest "value". I feel terrible about member Hog's loss but keep hoping it was a matter of damage that impeded delivery and that all the pieces of the puzzle will come together in time. ...which is why I no longer buy silver bullion, and have switched to gold. Silver is nice, but it weighs too much if you plan on investing 10's of thousands of dollars. Plus, it's very difficult to sell that much silver unless it's to a local shop. So, yeah, the aluminum foil trick only works on individual coins, or a few coins. I just received a $5 gold Indian that was shipped this way. Edited May 17, 2023 by DSessom Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DSessom Posted May 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2023 Henri Charriere, Coinbuf, J P M and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fenntucky Mike Posted May 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 19, 2023 I know I'm stretching a bit by posting this one here but it's been a very long time since I've picked up a U.S. coin and I can't remember the last time I posted in this thread, if ever. I just recently acquired this battered and beaten 1853 Half Dollar. Holed and counterstamped "J.H.Loveless / Allegan. / MICH.". Holed and counterstamped "L.S.&.M.S.RY." (Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad/Railyard). This piece will fit nicely into my local token collection and my railroad bond collection. rrantique, Lem E, USAuPzlBxBob and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pcrdnadave Posted May 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2023 New to me this past week Coinbuf, rrantique, powermad5000 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Project Numismatics Posted May 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2023 Recent Stacks pickup for the type collection: rrantique, Hoghead515, DSessom and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmoleon Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Bought a couple of unc Morgans from a CNG auction, be interested what people think they may grade, will confirm the actual grades once they are graded: 1888 with Double Ear and 1883cc Coinbuf and Henri Charriere 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 On 5/28/2023 at 3:09 PM, Simmoleon said: Bought a couple of unc Morgans from a CNG auction, be interested what people think they may grade, will confirm the actual grades once they are graded: 1888 with Double Ear and 1883cc I am notoriously inept at grading. (In fact, my wife and I cannot even agree on lunch.) 🤣 Simmoleon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 On 5/28/2023 at 2:09 PM, Simmoleon said: Bought a couple of unc Morgans from a CNG auction, be interested what people think they may grade, will confirm the actual grades once they are graded: 1888 with Double Ear and 1883cc I'll take a stab at it. 1888 - MS 62. 1883 CC - MS 61. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post powermad5000 Posted May 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2023 Some CSNS Morgans...finally had time to do pics. Coinbuf, rrantique and Lem E 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post leeg Posted May 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2023 Nice Newps all! powermad5000, Lem E, AcesKings and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post powermad5000 Posted May 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2023 Nice proof! Still building a full set of minimum MS 64 FBL. It is splattered with some MS 65 FBL's and some Proofs as an aside. Couple Franklins I also picked up at CSNS that hopefully grade out good and will fill a couple more holes. Still waiting on my submissions at the show to return and will see if any are worth posting here after the grading. Coinbuf, rrantique, Lem E and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Henri Charriere Posted May 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2023 (edited) On 5/29/2023 at 3:24 PM, powermad5000 said: .... and will see if any are worth posting here after the grading. By my reckoning the beginning of the end of these magnificent pieces occurred, per initial reports, following a then unspecified incident along a motorcade route on an otherwise lovely day in Dallas some six months short of 60 years ago. [This series ran for only 15 years!] INMHO, every Mint State Franklin is worth posting. Edited June 3, 2023 by Henri Charriere To emphasize the brevity of the series. powermad5000, Hoghead515 and USAuPzlBxBob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 123cents Posted June 2, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2023 AcesKings, Coinbuf, powermad5000 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AcesKings Posted June 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2023 Sandon, powermad5000, rrantique and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post J P M Posted June 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2023 I will post my new pickups here seeing I am a bit past being a NGC newbie Lem E, powermad5000, Coinbuf and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...