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Bedrock of the Community
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Congrats! It's a hard thing to do!  1914D is a tough coin. I rarely see them at coin shows where I may see 5-6 SVDB's. Another tough, underappreciated coin is the 1931D in red. It took me over a decade to find one and mine is darkish red. What does yours look like?   |
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Pillar of the Community
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BadThad, my 31-D is graded RB by PCGS, but in my opinion it looks red to me (i.e. worthless opinion), but I'm happy with it. In contrast my 09-S VDB, also graded RB by PCGS looks more Brown than RB to me. I'll take the win. Guess PCGS won't be hiring me as a grader.
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I bought a 14-D from a dealer on the East Coast. Call me a pessimist, but I'm a little wary about this one. Bought it off their website after I saw it listed on ebay. My wariness is due to the fact that the price, though formidable, seems too good to be true. It was priced about 20% below what PCGS says it should go for. I'm almost 75, and one of the life lessons I've learned is "you get what you pay for." Also, why did it go unsold on ebay for so long (I watched it for a couple of weeks)? That said, I'm pretty sure the dealer is reputable. It's graded and slabbed by NGC, and I went to the NGC site and confirmed it had been graded by them and the grade. It's coming via FedEx with a 7 day return privilege. Still wary though. So anyway, my Lincoln set collection is at least temporarily complete. Still gotta get that '55 Doubled Die though, but there's no space in my folder for that, so it doesn't count. For that matter there's no space for the 4 coins I have, or will have, that are slabbed. |
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I'm on the east coast, message me who the dealer is, I may have used them before.
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People are scared of raw coins, so it probably sold for raw coin price. Also, the dealer was probably glad they did not have to go through the hassle of getting it graded to sell it. Time is money.
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Pillar of the Community
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Jbuck, NGC graded. I'm paranoid.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm very excited for you!
I hope it's better than what you were hoping for!
Looking fwd to seeing it.
smat
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Well, I hope it turns out well for you and the coin - can't wait to see it..
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm also on the sideline  Good Luck with the judgment on your Lincoln Cent. |
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Jbuck, NGC graded. I'm paranoid. Ugh. Somehow I missed that.  |
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I was browsing around the Forum and came upon this topic that I had forgotten about. For those of you who have been hanging around breathlessly, I received the 14-D, and it's a keeper and currently reposing in my safe deposit box with all my other coins and bullion of any value, so I get to visit them maybe once every 2 or 3 months, if that. Still casually looking for the '55 DDO that meets my parameters and wallet. I'll probably never have the '22 plain. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Congrats on the 1914-D!
Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice purchase! Errers and Varietys.
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What? no pictures of your 14-D in hand?   |
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Thank you for the update. |
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