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Pillar of the Community
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Kent you raise a good point. Since I'm into Jefferson's, I haven't seen many coins at all that get counterfeit. However, I do have the LWC too and I still need those key date coins. One thing you have to think about though - Let's look at the 09-S VDB. Lets say you're like myself and want one, but at this current time, don't want to pay for an MS one. Would you put a value coin VG, F, XF something like that, into your binder? Like take a VF20 09-S VDB and put it into your binder? You know it's legit and you're likely to not sell it anyway right? Because it fills the spot in your binder. And if you were to go out and buy an MS one, you're likely not going crack that for the binder? I have taken about 5 MS64 coins out of PCGS slabs already to put into my 7113 - one was the 50-D. The coin I'm struggling with (have to win it first ;) ) is toned, not counterfeited often, grades MS66. To me, MS66 is pretty darn good and I'll have a hard time not cracking it. I know I will |
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I am working backwards with my Lincoln Cent set, trying to build a red to red/brown uncirculated set. So - I am trying to hold off on the 4 keys until I get to them. That conveniently defers the SVDB until the very end. I am working on the early 30's now, needing the 31-D, 31-S, 32 and 33-D to be BU back to 1930. I will probably crack a slab for the 31-S. I will have to do some thinking as I get back into the 20's. It will likely take a number of years but I am thinking I am going to stick to the plan. I will likely end up cracking a few more slabs to get there. A lot of that is based on the price of these - still in my "cracking" comfort range for the most part. |
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That raises another question for me. Does keeping these coins in an album risk the chance of color change? For you that could be a big deal. For me I don't care too much because I'm buying toned coins anyway. Unless they could change the toning over time... I need to get a good safe or something to keep my albums in anyway though.
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I buy coins to put in my Dansco albums. I have never bought a slabbed coin, but if I did, I would not hesitate to crack it out because my goal is to complete the album. For me, the hypothetical high-grade/high-rarity coin would not be a target purchase to begin with; since (in my opinion) a Dansco album is not a good place to keep it.
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Bedrock of the Community
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to me, I don't care what the grade is or what the TPG it is from nor do I care how much its worth, if I bought it because I had a hole to fill its going in there no matter what. |
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If I spend the extra funds to purchase a slab I would have a hard time removing the coin. The one thing I like about slabbed coins if it is graded MS70 and I leave it in the slap the grade will remain the same. So I guess it would depend on the value of the coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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I have cracked more than a few...that said most are lower end/grade coins.
When my son & I completed the Kennedy Dansco 8166, We did crack quite a few 70's.
Makes for a beautiful collection; also plentiful & most were reasonable in higher grades..
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Pillar of the Community
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I think the benefit of me collecting Jeffersons right now is that none of the coins are really high dollar. You are right that it would make for a pretty impressive binder!
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I purposely search for LWC slabbed as genuine that are very well struck MS63 details + that have been dipped. I crack them out immediately and put them in this one old album near the coal furnace in the basement. :) |
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Pillar of the Community
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That's funny that you say that. I bought a Morgan that was slabbed as Genuine from the coin show I went to. The dealer said that they typically don't buy those types of coins, but had this one from an estate sale. Sold it to me for a great price because it couldn't get graded. I haven't gone out of my way to look for those coins though - good idea.
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I would never crack a key or semi key date coin from the top grading companies. I have a friend he cracks morgans and saves the slabs and the paperwork inside. I do have a NTC $10.00 Gold liberty I bought 5 or more years ago thats graded ms 62 pl obverse which I hope is at least real. LOL
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't know how he saves the slabs, but when I crack mine there's no saving them lol!
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Valued Member
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The actual paper insert with the writing is what he saves. Why I dont have a clue maybe for his records.
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I would never crack a key or semi key date coin from the top grading companies. I would, in a heartbeat. Otherwise, those 1909-S VDB, 1914-D, and 1916-D Dansco album holes might not ever get filled! I am still hoping I to find at least one of these raw and that I am confident enough to authenticate it myself. However, I have accepted that I will probably have to crack one out eventually. |
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Valued Member
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If I wanted it out I would crack it. Handle it carefully as to not hairline it when putting in the album and if you ever needed to grade it in theory it should grade the same.
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