More Circulated/Pocket Piece Commemoratives

I LOVE the dark toning. Excellent example!

I'm a big fan of the circulation cameo look. In that regards a lovely Monroe indeed.

Maybe I need to start a new grading company for coins that have been around the block a few times. I also look at some of these coins and imagine scenarios in my head about the journeys taken before landing in my collection. It can be a lot of fun.

Raw purchase. Pictures with my phone holding the coin on edge, so the rim shadow is my fingertip at 4 o'clock.

That's what Bob and I were thinking as well (:

I've switched from Dansco to airtights/CAPS album. I didn't like the Classic Commem premade one by CAPS, since on page 1, they didn't make a 25c and $1 hole with the rest 50, but ALL holes were $1 size to accommodate the Lafayette. (You put the Isabella and Halves in an airtight and then an adapter for the $1 size hole, so it didn't rattle around in the large hole). It is not the 144, rather a type album.

It's a blank album and blank pages for Half Dollar size coins, so I can move things around as I like - date or alphabetical order -- and without worrying about slide marks, or dropping coins. If locations get more permanent I can use my label maker, and also put old PCGS tags on the blank backing page. The only negative so far is some of the holes are a bit loose, so when turning the pages over, an airtight falls out of the hole (some are a bit too snug as well). I'll make shims for the larger holes. Also the airtights rotate in the hole, but they are easily re-aligned.

Pictures one day... so far, with a few phone camera attempts, it has been challenging, as the size of the folder is large. May have to do one row at a time.

edited for typos and clarification.

The Lowball Registry gave PCGS graders more potential job security in capitalizing on another market. I get it; they have to make a living and no one is perfect, especially with this series.

It's the blatant double standard that is frustrating.

For a 1916 D Mercury dime, the WEAKER side determines the grade. For example, to get a G4 vs AG3 (big price difference), both sides have to be all there for G4. I've not checked for PO1 for this particular coin, could have said 1901 S Barber quarter, 1916 SLQ, etc., but it seems like there could always be "a little more wear." Very subjective on the PO1.

For a lowball coin, the STRONGER side determines the grade. In order to get a FR2, both sides have to be FR2.

Why the difference?

Can the graders really know? For this series, of course.

I like it!

@jbuck @nickelsearcher Thanks! Seems like I'm stuck picking up G6 commems recently