Mike Meenderink Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 I paid $2.00 for the 1897 IHC in original condition. Conservation and stabilization revealed the coin to be XF 40 BN (IMO) placing the value around $20.00. This is what I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mike Meenderink Posted August 22 Popular Post Share Posted August 22 (edited) Just came back from grading and I am pleased......very pleased I paid $72.00 for this coin raw. I saw it as graded above MS 60 but.. The seller had it described as cleaned...I disagreed and bought it anyway. Cha Ching...Graded AU 55 value $195. This is a very nice coin for its age. The patina is first rate and the details are great. I posted this coin here raw a few weeks ago and many were close on the actual grade. I was not. Cheers! Edited August 22 by Mike Meenderink powermad5000, R__Rash and rrantique 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Meenderink Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 (edited) Purchased raw from a coin store for $ 23.00 +tax on a whim...hope and a prayer...graded for s h i t s and giggles ...well giggles all the way! Only 721 graded higher! Value $75 Edited August 22 by Mike Meenderink powermad5000 and rrantique 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Meenderink Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 (edited) When you submit raw coins there are sometimes days when you feel a bit discouraged. When receiving back a Details graded coin you did not expect to grade Details can sometimes cause you to second guess yourself. It's not easy to determine cleaning on certain coins especially older cleaning that have re toned or sat for years after. Here is a bit of a letdown coin but still a good-looking coin with great details. I paid too damn much $ for this coin. I didn't lose in the end, but I paid too much for it knowing now that it is cleaned. Welp...Type Set ...here it comes.... try again. Cheers! UPDATE 9/14/24 Coin sold to private party all's well that ends well. Edited yesterday at 02:12 AM by Mike Meenderink powermad5000 and rrantique 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Puritan Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 1951 D 5C MS-66 NGC. I purchased it yesterday from my local coin dealer for $7. rrantique and powermad5000 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 (edited) On 8/22/2024 at 9:46 AM, Mike Meenderink said: I paid too damn much $ for this coin. All but one of my Flying Eagle cents came back as AU cleaned. And I paid WAY too damn much $$$ for them. Not sure what it is going to take to get one that isn't cleaned and is MS. Edited August 25 by powermad5000 Mike Meenderink 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post powermad5000 Posted August 25 Popular Post Share Posted August 25 Let's just say I did not pay what this coin lists for in the price guide. I did well. Mike Meenderink , rrantique and Henri Charriere 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Editorial comment... Any coin collector that boasts he has NEVER paid way too much for a coin -- whatever the reason -- is a bald-faced liar. To err is human [to forgive is divine]. Gold and silver bullion are probably the most misunderstood areas of coin collecting, which seem to draw their fair share of "investors," eager to make a quick buck. It never seems to occur to them that whatever goes up, must come down. The one notable exception seems to be the Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles whose pool of fairly finite highly-graded examples are steadily shrinking as are the number of available samples. Regardless how small this cohort is as compared to all coins in existence, their popularity never seems to wane. Can anyone make a similar claim for any other coin series? Mike Meenderink 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sandon Posted August 26 Popular Post Share Posted August 26 1996-D Washington quarter, probably taken from a mint set based on its unusual brilliance and strike, PCGS graded MS 67. I bought this coin yesterday at a coin show solely to fill a slot in a registry set. It cost $20 but would cost more than that to submit one to a grading service. The scratches seen in these images are largely on the holder, not the coin. Henri Charriere, Mike Meenderink and J P M 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrantique Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Mike Meenderink and Rod D. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrantique Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 (edited) Edited September 6 by rrantique R__Rash and Mike Meenderink 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Meenderink Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 My latest conservation result is this $4.00 purchase price 1874 Indian Head Cent graded G. Mintage of 14,187,500 is relatively low for the series making this a semi key date. Decent results as the thin verdigris film was completely removed revealing the original surfaces of the coin. The coloring went from green-brown to chocolate-brown. Some luster was even revealed. Method: 2% molar Sodium Sesquicarbonate solution soak 6 hrs. Distilled water rinse. Then a small amount of conservator's sealer wax (completely removable). Decent results bringing this coin's value from $4.00 to $18.00-$20.00. Not a big deal but conserving these light problem coins works out well for my Whitman books. Cheers! rrantique 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sandon Posted September 6 Popular Post Share Posted September 6 I acquired the 1924-D Lincoln cent in my album when I was a teenager. It only grades Good to Very Good. I encountered the piece shown here at a coin club auction this week and purchased it for the $40 minimum bid. Like many mintmarked coins of all denominations from the 1920s, it was struck from worn dies, with central details worthy of a Choice Very Fine grade but mushy, distorted details at the outer portions and only a few visible lines in the wheat ears. (A typical poster on the "Newbie" forum would likely claim that the "S" in "TRUST" is a "5", making the coin a rare and valuable "mint error"!) Still, it is a decent upgrade of the fifth lowest mintage (2,520,000) circulation issue Lincoln cent, only the 1909-S V.D.B., 1931-S, 1914-D, and 1909-S having lower mintages. Mike Meenderink , R__Rash, Henri Charriere and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrantique Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 (edited) Edited September 7 by rrantique Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Mike Meenderink Posted Thursday at 02:41 PM Popular Post Share Posted Thursday at 02:41 PM Just returned from grading leeg, Henri Charriere and rrantique 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Meenderink Posted Thursday at 02:42 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:42 PM (edited) Big winner here. I paid $22 for this coin. Seller had no clue. Submitted as found. Graded AU 55. Value $110.00 WINNER! Edited Thursday at 03:37 PM by Mike Meenderink rrantique and Henri Charriere 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Meenderink Posted Thursday at 02:43 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:43 PM (edited) This coin I conserved which made the coin look better but unfortunately the surface was just damaged enough to NOT get past the graders. The surface is smooth but the deep coloring suggests corrosion damage. I am pleased they did not label Corrosion Removed because that's what I did. I'm ok with the Environmental Damage. I made the coin look way way better. It's in my typeset now. I paid $25.00 for this coin. Decent example. Nice details with an antique look. Edited Thursday at 03:24 PM by Mike Meenderink Henri Charriere and rrantique 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Meenderink Posted Thursday at 02:44 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:44 PM (edited) I conserved this coin by removing the green, brown verdigris which revealed a pit free original surface and nice details. The coloring was vastly improved, and the ire of the graders was not raised by my treatment of the coin. All in all, a successful conservation effort which stabilized and vastly improved the eye appeal of this very original clean fields coin. I acquired this coin for $36.00 in terrible condition. Conserved, graded F 15 smd/sml O-111 Variety Valued at $125 Winning! Edited Friday at 02:39 AM by Mike Meenderink Henri Charriere and rrantique 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Meenderink Posted Thursday at 02:47 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:47 PM (edited) I shelled out a whopping $15.00 for this coin at a garage sale. It was in a tiny brown manila envelope inside a sealed plastic wrap. The lady had no idea what to sell it for. I offered $15 and she took it..cha ching worth $55.00 Edited Thursday at 02:56 PM by Mike Meenderink Henri Charriere and rrantique 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Meenderink Posted Thursday at 02:51 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:51 PM Paid $10.00 for this coin. WOWZERS its worth $55;) Nice looker! rrantique and Henri Charriere 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mike Meenderink Posted Thursday at 04:16 PM Popular Post Share Posted Thursday at 04:16 PM rrantique, leeg and Henri Charriere 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrantique Posted Thursday at 07:24 PM Share Posted Thursday at 07:24 PM Henri Charriere and Mike Meenderink 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Meenderink Posted Friday at 01:58 AM Share Posted Friday at 01:58 AM Henri Charriere and rrantique 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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