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New Member
United States
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Hi all, I am a new collector and just wanted to say hello. I recently started to collect small amounts of silver bars, but then, with the advice of a coin dealer, decided to switch over to coins. Let me just say I have become hooked! Currently, I only really plan on collecting Silver Eagles, as the Silver is still a main part of my goal. One is a 2008 that was slabbed and graded, the others are 2013's. Here are 2 pics of what I have so far: (Note, being new and dumb, I broke the 2008 Eagle out of its slab because the slab was scratched to hell, thinking I could just put it in a new slab, noobie mistake)   Here are links to the larger versions: Obverse: http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums...774890f4.jpgReverse: http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums...e3d2a822.jpgEdited by mcwoodru
03/11/2013 02:08 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Spiffy eagles you have there! I hope you did not pay very much over spot on that 2008, but don't feel too bad, it's your coin to appreciate the way you want, free of scratched plastic in your way. A tongue in cheek warning: Your best laied plan to only collect the ASE may be layed to waste as you peruse this place and the stuff we show off. you can show off your bars in this part of the forum: http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...FORUM_ID=143Edited by argentum
03/11/2013 02:20 am
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks for the welcome! No, I payed $32 for the 2008 at a local coin shop. So it wasn't bad at all. I may get them all graded at some point, the 2008 included
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I may get them all graded at some point, the 2008 included I honestly wouldnt and this is coming from someone who most of his coins are graded. The reason why I say I wouldnt is that its cheaper to just buy them already graded if thats what you want. For the newer eagles only the 70s carry a premium and unless you get that (which is hard sending them in yourself) youll lose money having them graded. Whether you just want a graded one or a perfect 70 its cheaper to buy it that way and let someone else worry about the fees |
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United States
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Not quite on topic, but I haven't seen a NCG slabbed ASE labeled as "Gem Uncirculated" before. Why is there not a numeric grade? I thought that such non-numeric labels were used for Details grading.  And in the picture, it looks like the coin is sitting in a flip on top of the slab. Is there another coin below that, in the slab? Edited by ThisIsFun
03/11/2013 08:09 am
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New Member
United States
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It is in a flip on top of the insert. Luke I said in the OP, I cracked it out thinking I could just get a new slab. I cracked it out because the slab was extremely cracked. Rookie mistake. Also, I normally won't be grading them, just something I want to do once.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with: basebal21
I wanted to have my gold coin graded but after having these guys post their options I found it a waste of time and money. No real reason to have it graded.
The american silver eagles you have are all nice. :)
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United States
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 My only ASE's that are graded were purchased this way or I received them in my trades. Bypassing a membership with a TPG and the cost of getting each one graded would allow you to buy many more coins.
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Also, I normally won't be grading them, just something I want to do once. Definitely understandable. I've sent in coins I knew Id lose money on before because they were special to me and financial isn't the only reason to grade a coin, I just like to warn people if financial reasons are the only reason theyre doing it. Quote:Not quite on topic, but I haven't seen a NCG slabbed ASE labeled as "Gem Uncirculated" before. Why is there not a numeric grade? I think it has to be a bulk submission but they have an option where you can get them graded like that and I believe its a little cheaper. Its better for coins that know would be low to mid grade MS as opposed to seeing an ms 64 or something like that |
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 United States
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to the Community! Thank you for sharing the photos.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I love my ASE dollars. I have several from 98, 99, and I think 5 from 02. I didn't get any after that until I started again in 2012. I keep all of my ASE dollars in capsules. Keeps them beautiful and easy to look at. I found nice capsules for silver eagles on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002EJLZ4U |
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New Member
United States
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Thanks for all of the welcomes! And yeah, the grading mostly comes from them being my first real coins, once I have 5, which should be this week, I'm going to submit them to NGC through a local authorized dealer. They are just special to me. Also, thanks for the tip Raligard, will look into those cases. They look nice.
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New Member
United States
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Welcome! I'm new to coin collecting too, and you'll find a lot of great advice and information here! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice start to a collection |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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When I started collecting, I said I only cared about completing a Lincoln Cent set. I was about 8 years old. 26 years later, I added just about every other kind of coin you can find (to include ASEs) to my list of things to collect. Certainly not saying you will do the same as I did, but I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't branch out. Good uck getting the ASEs! Put those bad boys in an album and show them with pride! |
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