Proof sets off eBay "I am a happy bunny" !!!

[dooly]

Hi all

 

just got my sets i won on ebay a month ago !!! lot of hassle as it looked like i had been stung by the seller .. he first of all said he was going to dubai to work for 10 days.. then three weeks later no sets then others started leaving negitive feedback so i thaught that i had lost my £35..

 

a week later i got an email that the coins were on there way

 

the coins came over the weekend when i was away on my fishing trip and my lass opend the package and phoned me.. and said .. wait till you see them .. dont think you are going to be happy ?

 

so it bugged me all weekend on what was wrong with the sets ...

 

when i got back i opened it and was shocked to find

 

in the lot was:-

Proof Gerorge washington half dollar 1982 PF-69/70 Ultra Cameo

1984 sealed mint set With most of the coins in stunning condition the Denver mint 1c could have a DD

there was also 1961,1962,1963,1964, 1776-1976 proof sets in the lot and i am amazed at the Quality of the coins. i have taken 17 of the coins out so far and i would say there is not one coin below a PF-67 and there looks like at leaset half a dozen in the 69 zone Is this normal for these dates ? or have i been just lucky

all the 50c coins seem to have FBL bar the 1963, all the dimes seem to have FT and all the nickel seem to have full steps.. also the 63 1c seems to have doubling on "in god we trust" and "lots" of the others have at least Mechine doubling on them.. It is a shame that these Fulls and MD are not gradable which is strange as like the 1963 50c is missing its FBL so it would be nice that it was mentiond on the slab.. All the best and keep hunting....!

 

 

 

i have put the coins in cardboard flips (hence the fluff and the blured images)

 

These 50c scans almost show the condition of the sets

 

 

So not bad so my lass is having to make my T for the rest of the week for winding me up

[Coinguy19]

Glad it worked out well for you.

[TomB]

Proof coinage is not eligible for the FBL, FS or FT designations.

[harvey8542]

Very nice coin's looks like you got yourself a winner there Dooly

[jesbroken]

Beautiful coins, Dooly, Glad it worked out for you. You didn't seem to be bugged to the point of not catching conger's though, huh?

[awb]

Forgive me, but what is FT?

[dooly]

Beautiful coins, Dooly, Glad it worked out for you. You didn't seem to be bugged to the point of not catching conger's though, huh?

 

nothing stops me catching conger as i am the conger king

 

and when you are 25 miles out at sea other things have a lesser importance

[bsshog40]

Glad it all worked out for you Dooly. I know how ebay can make a person nervous sometimes!!

[ant]

Forgive me, but what is FT?

 

Abbreviation meanings

BN = Brown

CA = Cameo

DPL = Deep Prooflike

FB = Full Split Bands

FBL = Full Bell Lines

FH = Full Head

FT = Full Torch

MS = Mint State

PF = Proof

PL = Prooflike

RB = Red Brown

RD = Red

SP = Specimen

UC = Ultra Cameo

5FS = Five Full Steps

6FS = Six Full Steps

 

[awb]

Thanks. I knew the rest of those, but FT wasn't in the glossary, so I was stumped.

[rrantique]

Congrats on the coins Wayne

 

But are these "congers" good to eat?

[dooly]

Congrats on the coins Wayne

 

But are these "congers" good to eat?

 

Cheers cannot wait to NGC them |

 

yep Very good eating there very chunky meaty fish.. but all ours are put back to help fish stocks.. they dont have problems going back to 250foot as we bring them up slowley and dont have the swim bladders of outher round fish .. and what fighters!! this years DVD should be a blinder we have 4 hours of footage

 

 

Ps the conger in the pic looks like about 20lb

[Shortgapbob-migration]

I'm glad you received the sets and were happy with the quality. With the delays and negs from other ebayers, I would have been worried too.

[SkyMan]

Congratulations. Good luck with the slabbing.

[physics-fan3.14]

As mentioned previously, proof coinage does not get FBL, etc., because it is almost always fully struck.

 

Congrats on the nice coins, I am glad it worked out for you.

[MAULEMALL]

Congrats on the coins Wayne

 

But are these "congers" good to eat?

Parboiled and grilled is the best I have found and Yes they are quite delicious

[dooly]

scanned another on from the lot check out the mec dub !!