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Got all the coins together for a group shot. Most were in a bank safety box. Here it is... my keys to the whole small cent series.  Top row (L to R): 1914-D Lincoln, 1922-D Weak Lincoln, 1909-S Indian Middle row : 1877 Indian, 1856 Flying Eagle, 1909-S VDB Lincoln Bottom row : 1931-S Lincoln, 1909-S Lincoln, 1908-S Indian I may add the 1955 DDO die 1 later. |
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I'll be laying low from buying coins for a short while. These keys are a budget buster !
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Amazing. If only they could all be in PCGS plastic...
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Nice coins!!
Like I said in a previous post-Major bank
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Amazing. If only they could all be in PCGS plastic...
Yeah, me too. Although it would have pushed the coins beyond my reach, especially the 56 FE and 1877 IHC. I can always upgrade these coins later as I go, but for now, I'm just happy to have the coins here in my collection. |
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I'm not a collector of plastic so if those were mine I'd be in the garage cutting them all out and placing them in albums.
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After my experience with counterfeits, I prefer to buy the key dates authenticated. I also slabbed my raw keys for the same reason, in case I do have to sell them later. If you read a few of my posts here, I'm against slabbing coins just for the sake of slabbing. (Example: Someone that wanted to slab a $12 Barber half or an unc 1959 Lincoln Cent). But in this case, I've learned my lesson and will buy keys only if certified. |
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After my experience with counterfeits, I prefer to buy the key dates authenticated. I also slabbed my raw keys for the same reason, in case I do have to sell them later.
Absolutely inarguable on both counts, whether you like slabs or not. Best advice offered here in a while. |
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 Quite the beauties, they are!  Gussyboy1 |
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Nice coins!
n00b here!
Is PCGS the preferred slab? I have one PCGS FirstStrike 2008 SIlver Eagle - MS69 and two NGC MS 69 1986 and 2002. Paid $25 avg for them.
Is ANACS not a good grading service?
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02/22/2008 4:35 pm
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MarkJ - PCGS, along with NGC, ANACS and ICG are considered the top 4 "first tier" graders. ANACS grades problem coins(ie cleaned, AT, scratched, etc) while PCGS and NGC bodybags them, so I went to ANACS for coins that I suspect were cleaned.
So... the hidden message behind that post was "I wish I had problem-free coins", not a knock on ANACS, even though they have been really harsh on grading since the new owner took over.
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Thanks for the clarification.
I am thinking of having my Ron Paul Silver Liberty Dollars rated and wondering which service I should use.
Or should I not even bother?
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You might want to check which company would grade those. I know for sure ICG will. They grade every coin, medal and token short of a wooden nickel.
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I talked to NGC today and they said they would grade them.
I can get both of them rated at ANACS for $9.00 each. I have a discount coupon to redeem with ANACS. I will check with them to see if they will rate them. NGC requires that I pay $99.00 for membership and then I get 5 ratings with the membership.
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Posted 02/22/2008 09:31 am
