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I just received these coins back from NGC in record turn around time for standard tier grading (12 days!) and I must say for once, I'm pleasantly surprised!

What do you guys think?





















I was certain the Panama Balboa would come back high MS, but 66 was pleasantly surprising! It is now tied with 18 other coins for TOP POP!

And I'm especially pleased that the 1926 Italy 5 & 10 Lire came back graded MS+! There's a very nice price gap between XF and MS, especially on the 10 Lire!

As for the 1976 Russia 20 Kopek, this coin is an absolute enigma to me!
I cracked it out of a proof set and sent it in simply because all the various price guides I've referenced, appear to have this coin hyper inflated in value, when compared to actual known recent sales.

So let's just say, I'm buying long on this coin hoping for increased collector interest(+demand/-supply) in the near future, but will sell short if need be in case of a dramatic value correction and should profit either way, considering my initial $12 investment I paid for the whole set!