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About this journal

Time to switch gears.  Focusing on buying some investment property and need some capital. I haven't really added much

to my coin collection in awhile either.  I decided all my SAC, Presidential dollars and Silver Eagles must go.  If anyone is

interested, please look at my sets and let me know what tweaks your interest.  I am not done being part of this society just

clearing house... :)

 

Keith

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Error coins and NGC

Weak Edges and 2009 Lincoln pennies I know I had emailed NGC earlier with no response if they were going to recognize either the weak edges of the 2009 SAC's or Prezs and any of the doubled dies of the 2009 Lincoln pennies. I see there was a pair of weak edges of the 2009 SAC's on FeeBay from NGC. Those are the only two I have ever seen, all the rest are graded from PCGS. So far, No doubled dies from the 2009 Lincoln pennies from either one thus far. The question I have to all you Societ
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Boxes of Kennedy Halves

Would you believe finding Franklins or Walking Liberties?? I tend to order 2 or 3 boxes of half dollars from my local bank every week. It seems that the silver ones have dried up for now. I did mention that in the last month or so I found two Franklins in one box. That alone I was really surprised but... wait for it... The following week I found two Walking Liberties in one box...I could hardly believe it. Yes, they were the common dates but still one would think they all would have be
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1995 D Kennedy Half Dollar Struck Thru Error

Quite the Error Find! Going through another box of circulated half dollars and finding another 13 - 40% Silver Kennedy Halves, I just happened to glance at one of the roll ends that caught my eye for the date. I find this amazing that this Struck Thru Error which is quite the error made it to circulated rolls. Course if it had not been at the end of the roll face up, I, too, would have not found it either. Makes you wonder what else is sitting in a box waiting in some vault to be discovere
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Boxes of Circulated Kennedy Halves

Plenty of 40% Silver halves still can be found. Recently I have been getting $500 boxes of Half Dollar rolls to search for silver halves. Once in a great while, I find a 90% silver Kennedy but most boxes usually have 5-6 halves that are 40% silver. Just recently I came across a box with 50 silver halves and of those two were 90% silver. I was like winning a small lottery of sorts. Today, I found two Franklin 90% silver halves...one would think that all of been found. Its a relaxing way to
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Lincoln LP2 - 2 roll set Shipped

Lincoln LP2 - 2 roll set Shipped I can not hardly believe it....Take a look!   Product Name Quantity Price (each) Total Item Status Cancel   2009 LINCOLN 2-ROLL SET "FORMATIVE YRS" 5 $8.95 $44.75 5 units shipped on 05/22/2009   Also, I was Number One for a few months on the Presidential Mint Dollars until yesterday....I still think an all or almost all NGC set should count higher than someone just using PCGS that tends to overgrade their presidential dollars.
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Waiting on the Lincoln 2-roll penny set from the US Mint

Ordered within 3 days of release... The wait is killing me here. I first didn't really have the desire to order any of the 2-roll Lincoln penny sets but changed my mind on 3/16 and my order has been "In stock and reserved" for over a week now and can't even cancel it if I wanted to. I called the Mint and they said the order is still valid and is waiting to be shipped.....waiting for what??....     2009 LINCOLN PROOF SILVER DLR 5 $37.95 $189.75 In stock and reserved 2009 L
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2009 Sacagawea mintage figures

WOW...The Denver mint is still only .7 Mil?? US Mint just updated their coin mintage thus far for 2009. It is very hard to believe there is still only .7 million of the 2009 SAC "D"'s. 2009 Circulating Coin Production (in millions) January 2009 through March 2009   Denver N.A. $1 Pres $1 0.70 M 92.40 M Philadelphia 7.28 M 58.94 M   Pres. $1 - Presidential $1 Coin N.A. $1 - Native American $1 Coin
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A Strange but interesting Error

A SAC star is born... I found this error on a 2009 P SAC dollar from a bank roll. I don't collect errors unless it a true variety from NGC. I know this will be a one of a kind indeed. This can be seen with the naked eye as well. The question I have how would the "star" get there and where would it have come from. It looks larger than the stars on the edge. Would this be considered a "Die Clash"? There are two parallel lines that are near this star as well but does not show up on the pictu
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Mint Sold Out

going going gone...in 2 weeks The Mint is now sold out of the 2 roll 2009 lincoln set after only 2 weeks....wow...amazing...glad I ordered two boxes last week. The Uncirculated Lincoln Comm. is official sold out as well. I did manage to order some of the new Louis Braille coins earlier today. Looks like the 2009 Sacagawea 250 dollar boxes are back in stock again....get them quick....
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USPS revisted

Finally but... My registered package finally arrived after 10 days from Sarasota to Wisconsin. It never took that long before...but get this...Another package left NGC a week later and I got that one today...less than a week...Did I pay for the first one to take a extended vacation thru the country side?...hmmm.... Anyways...thanks for the special responses I got to hang in there. So what was all the worry you ask? It wasn't for any expensive or older coin but a 2009 SAC. I really like th
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US Postal Service....

Indeed....quite the service indeed! Anyone else have registered packages lost in the mail over the last few months? I have been expecting one from NGC since it departed March 9th from Sarasota to Wisconsin. There is no info on the USPS site since it left there and its been 9 days. It has never taken over a week before usually its 3-4 days. It would be a shame because I may never get to replace those coins with any other ones like it.
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re: Why are there so many PCGS sets in NGC's Registry?

Because PCGS overgrades their modern coins and everyone knows they can buy it cheaper with a PCGS label. I have stated before that NGC needs to start exclusive sets that only allow NGC graded coins. There are too many sets with most or all PCGS coins in the NGC registry. This is really unfair that buy the coin and the label and are given no credit at all for this. I believe PCGS coins should have to be sent in to be CrossOver within a certain timeframe or have their points reduced to the ne
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Mint State Presidential Dollars

Banks may not order any more future rolls??? Isn't it strange that the local bank branches which is part of a large midwest banking instition has decided not to order any more business strike presidential dollar rolls? Their reasoning is that they believe there is more than enough dollars in circulation now. SAY WHAT?? Isn't that one of the main reasons why the US Mint and our government started with dollar coins again for circulation is to eventually replace or least reduce the amount of p
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New Categories Needed!!

Open and Closed Set Types From my last journal entry, more agree with me and a few diehard PCGS collectors do not. They do not believe they should give up there ranking now. I take great pride when I select coins to send them in for grading to NGC. I do not send in bulk like most dealers who do not care about the coins' appearance just the grade. When I purchase coins for my registry, I look for only NGC coins first after all, this is a NGC Collectors Society. How would you feel if you j
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Something has got to change!!

PCGS SMS and First Day Issues most will not Crossover! The registry really should be for NGC graded coins alone. PCGS has their own registry and those coins should not be allowed in here. I have several Satin Finish Presidential dollars MS69 that I know will not crossover. If you can visibly see stains or marks with the naked eye, everyone knows that they would never be a MS69 SMS with NGC. There should be an allowance for those collectors that only want NGC in their registries. I chall
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PCGS Crossover to NGC

More times than not, modern coins do not crossover. With all the hype how PCGS coins are valued higher, it doesn't always mean their grades equal NGC. I have come to a conclusion that PCGS over grades most modern coins meant for circulation. Perhaps they don't value modern coins importance so they don't examine as carefully as they do with the Commemorative coins and the older classics. I usually buy a few PCGS modern coins hoping they crossover to NGC to keep my registry as close to NGC co
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Excellent NGC submission

Sometimes I even surprise myself! I've only been an active member here for 2 years and I can honestly say I am obsessed with the modern coins. I know that most seasoned collectors don't really consider modern coins worth the time to bother with them. I do appreciate the early designs and especially the history that goes with them. My pocketbook wouldn't allow me to invest with many early coins. I learned from a local coin dealer that they only way to learn how to grade coins is just sta
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WOW...NGC is flying

Only a week from the coins being received to Final. Keep up the excellent work NGC! NGC is firing on all cyclinders lately. I am very impressed with the timeliness and a few of my grades. 2007 D SMS GEORGE WASHINGTON $1 MS 68 2007 D SMS SACAGAWEA $1 MS 69 2007 P SMS IDAHO 25C MS 68 1992 P 50C MS 66 PL (This looks like the only PL listed!!)
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Silver and Clad Quarter Proof Sets

Its easy to weigh the sets from Ebay It looks like each year can vary just a couple of tenths but I weighed the 2005 Silver and Clad Quarter proof sets and here's what I found out. All 5 Silver Proof Quarters with the plastic case = 76.8 grams All 5 Clad Proof Quarters with the plastic case = 73.2 grams It might help if someone has all the sets straight from the Mint to weigh them and post all the results so we can protect ourselves from cheats!
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2007 P Thomas Jefferson NGC MS67 FDI

Wants to trade my "D" for a "P" I still have one more 2007 D Thomas Jefferson NGC MS67 FDI available. Does anyone have a 2007 P Thomas Jefferson NGC MS67 FDI to trade or barter?
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2007 P Thomas Jefferson NGC MS67 FDI

anyone interested in trading their "P" FDI MS67 for a "D" FDI MS67? I just got notice from NGC of one of my two FDI submissions that I got three 2007 Thomas Jefferson D NGC MS67 FDI...WOW! not bad since I only submitted eight of the "D"s. I didn't get any 67's from the "P" mint though. I have one of these 2007 D Thomas Jefferson NGC MS67 FDI on Ebay Item # 140152225527. Is Anyone interested in trading their "P" FDI MS67 for one of my "D" FDI MS67? The quality really improved at least
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Adams Crossover

PCGS does not always grade stricker than NGC I submitted (7) 2007 Adams MS66 to crossover to NGC. Only two of them got the MS66 grade to crossover...This makes me wonder if we are all paying too much for slabbed PCGS when their grades could be less than than NGC. Sounds like more hype than real to me. Just had to add my two cents! Has anyone else come across this recently?
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Lousy Presidential Proof Sets

Tempted to return this sets but not sure if I would get any better next time. I gotta tell ya, these new Presidential Proof Sets are the worst I've seen from the US Mint in awhile. Remember the commemorative Old Mint from last year. Most had fine scratches and/or tiny pit marks. They are on these proofs as well including most are stained as well. If you look at the design closely, you will see why it will be near impossible to obtain a perfect PF70 on these coins. Also, I have found what
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1999 P SBA MS 67 W

What does the "W" mean? I was going through some of my graded SBA coins. I came across this 1999 P SBA MS67 W. What does the "W" mean? I checked the number 119661-066 and it doesn't show anything other the norm. If you know what the "W" means and if this is rare, please let me know! Thanks
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