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I'm a Member

Tell Colin that Malcolm sponsored you. Do trade coins, the coins that flowed between Europe, the USA, Latin America and China, fascinate you? Are you interested in understanding an important part of silver and it's impact on numismatic history? Then you should join the Chop-mark Collectors Club [CCC]. We are a group of collectors from around the world who have one thing in com-mon. We all share an interest in chopmarked coins--the coins that were used in trade in the orient from 1600--1935.
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Recent Mint Purchase

Sometimes you just can't stop yourself Well Folks, I have not been very active in my collecting endeavours lately but I did note the Mint was offering their 2012 Silver Proof Set. For once, the Silver Proof Set is ALL silver and even includes the Silver Dollar. I could not resist, it just looked so nice. As always, will eventually be given to my Daughter Hana, but Daddy will admire for a few years until College expenses start accuring (11 Years Hence). Hope all of you are also enjo
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Complete Turnaround

How Numismatics became another faded interest. Hi All, Been a while since I posed anything so I thought I would weigh-in with a few thoughts and unburden in the process. I have deleted about half my registry sets because I intend to eventually sell the coins and i didn't want to even slightly tempt myself to change my mind. I put aside 20 very nice coins for my Daughter Hana and I have decided to keep my Mercury Dimes, my Walking Liberty Halves, and My Peace Dollars. Will also be keepi
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Condition Rarity - A Modern Phenomena

Who would choose this coin, send it to NGC, pay the associated fees, and be Satisified with this result. Folks, This journal entry is kind of a reaction to Allen's "ngc cencus ??" journal entry. In his Journal, Allen correctly states that modern high grade condition rarities are a risk at current prices because of the huge inventory of unopened mint packaged coins and pristine rolls existing in the hands of collectors and dealers. I have recently purchased a coin with very little downsid
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A Neat Little Custom Set

And Inexpensive to Boot! Folks, I have been in a bit of coin collecting doldrums lately. I have 4 coins on a want list with JJ teaparty, I have added a couple of inexpensive Peace Dollars to my registry. But, I have not made any purchases that I would consider significant or even sexy. So, I have decided to put together a small inexpensive custom set consisting of the different types of El Yunque quarters available. I am not going to focus on labels, just the actual coins. By my coun
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Chopmarked Coin Collectors Unite

A little plug for a great org. Folks, Just became acquainted with the Chopmark Collectors Club through the editor of their wonderful "Chopmark News" quarterly publication. This publication is not the usual 8 or 12 page newsletter with a bit of recent news. Instead it is a full-fledged publication with about 40 pages of very scholarly information about all things concerning chopmarked Trade Dollars/Oriental Coins, etc. One of the issues even showed a Peace Dollar with chopmark. Membership i
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SF Anniversary ASE Slab Pricing Released

And it is lower than I expected Folks, Saw that Modern C0in Mart have posted prices for their NGC Slabbed 75th Anniversary SAE sets. PF69 sets - 199.00 PF70 sets - 249.00 That MS69 set price is ALMOST inexpensive enough to get my interest. I will wait a bit though, I want to pay just a little bit less. They begin shipping on 10/03. Happy Weekend Everybody, Comic Con Beckons, Malcolm To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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Heart Versus Collecting Bug

Or, how I have to eventually collect a coin I have no desire to own. Folks, I think most of us have pondered, or even written about, the addictive nature of this hobby. Sometimes the hobby just takes over our lives, strains our relationships, and even causes us to make unwise financial decisions. This post is about none of that!! I just want to rant about the fact that I must eventually purchase the 1943/2 Jefferson Nickel to complete my wartime silver nickel set. So you're probably t
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The Secondary Market

Will soon begin. Hi All, I hope you all had an excellent fourth. My wife, daughter, and I spent the early evening at my Mom's house eating japanese food and playing Rummikub. It was a fun nighllllt. When I got home, I checked Email and noted the mint was letting me know the deadline for buying the SF ASE set was less than 18 hours away. I checked the running tally and saw that 245K have been purchased. Seems to me that an overly saturated market and resulting price depression
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It Never Hurts to Look

You might find a hidden treasure. Folks, Found a lovely little XF Roosevelt Dim, 1964-D, in change today at Dave's Snack Bar where i work. I always examine my change and am periodically rewarded with a silver war nickel or a silver dime. well today I reaped my reward. Later, Malcolm PS-Hope all your numismatic pursuits are equally fine. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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Looking For Recommendations

So I can continue to grow the numismatic garden. Hi All, Wondering if any of you are particularly fond of a national dealership that would be able to help me finish (sort of) my 1st Generation commemorative half and Peace Dollar sets over the next few years. I kind of think the commemoratives will fizzle out at about 80%, currently at 62%) but the Peace Dollar set is an easy completion. Oh, gotta get that pesky 1943/2 Jefferson someday also (but that is a low priority). Please send me
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A few Random Observations

About the World Around Me Friends, Just thought I would gather a few thoughts tied together with the loosest of collections and make a journal entry out of them: 1. Just posted my two MS PCGS 2012 Sacagawea Dollars to complete the MS set for the year. Proof set was completed with an NGC example late last month. I must say, this year's edition of the Sacagawea is a mighty fine design that really reminds me of the "Renaissance of American Coinage" period (with kudos to RWB). The Sacagawe
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Transported Back In Time

to a time when the mint made me very happy Folks, I received a well-worn bicentennial quarter in change yesterday and it got to me to thinking about all the excitement in the hobby when the Mint, after so many years hiatus, decided to issue commemoratives again. Sure it was only the reverse but they were commemoratives and we (me and the rest of the hobby) could not wait. Turns out the designs chosen, after a national competition, were pretty ordinary with the quarter being head and sho
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Alabama Joins the Union!!!!

Or rather joins the soon to be 62% is good enough set. Folks, I finally got around to selling a group of 4 coins I had attempted to sell last week and got a nice tidy sum for the 4 coins from a gentlemen who answered by Craigslist ad. I got 300 bucks and he got himself four nice slabs. Sooo,I immediately ran to the bank, deposited 250.00 of it and bought myself the nice AU55, NGC, Alabama Half you see pictured below. Since it was just purchased this morning, I don't have it in my hot litt
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Art Deco and the Greatest Showmen on Earth

Is yet another addition to the illustrious 60% is good enough set. Received the Bridgeport CT half dollar in the mail today and it represents the completion of the Connecticut commemorative subset consisting of the Connecticut Tercentenary Half and the Bridgeport Half. Both of these coins have very Art Deco Eagles on their reverse and the EAgle on this Bridgeport Half, when turned upside down, actually resembles a Shark, mouth agape, about to attack. The Eagle similarities are no coin
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Ready to Pull The Trigger

But my shop is closed!!!! Until Monday. Gary inspired me, at the end of April, to seek out a Columbia SC 1936 commemorative half. It was Gary's May C.O.M. and I fell in love. Well I found one on Ebay for a reasonable price, pulled some outlier coins (coins that don't really fit any of my current collecting interests) and planned on going to California Numismatic Funding (they are great!!!) on Friday to sell my coins and get the 240.00 needed to by my Columbia. WELLLL, when I got to the shop
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A Sad Day

A Man is defined by what he does for the less fortunate. Folks, I know this is off-topic but I have to say the death of Junior Seau, from whatever cause, has shaken me to the core. Not because he was a successful football player, but entirely because of what he did with his fame. I have lived in the Oceanside CA area for the last 30 years and for most of that time, Mr. Seau was a man dedicated to helping the youth of Oceanside by raising hundreds of thoursands of dollars for the Boys an
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O Happy Day

Treasure is Found Well Folks, I finally received my copy of David Bowers, American Coin Treasures and Hoards, today. As some of you may recall, this coveted, by me at least, treasury of numismatic history had been cruelly ripped, OK a little bit to melodramatic, had been lost by the Post office almost a month ago. Here is the sequence of events: 04 April - Mailman leaves Delivery Notice at front screen door. 07 April - Attempt to pick up, package cannot be found Promised callback, no
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I Am A Completist

And I just confirmed it to myself yet again. Well folks, a while back I purchased the 2011-P 9/11 Memorial Medal because A. I love the design and the underlying theme, and B. the price was right. As soon as i received the Philadelphia mint example, I knew I had to have the West Point example as well. Oddly enough, although the West Point issues have a higher mintage, they also remain slightly more expensive on the secondary market. I guess this is due to the mystique of the "Fort Knox" of Sil
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You Cannot Ride This Mule

But you can certainly ponder its existance. Folks, In the category of {you earn something new everyday}, I just read a fascinating article in my PCGS weekly Enewsletter about the 1959-D Lincoln Wheat Ear, YES Wheat Ear, cent. In a nutshell, this coin arrived on the scene in 1986 and has apparently even sold for substantial amounts at auction, despite its dubious history. None of the grading services will touch it. Maybe it is a throwback to the 19th century when coins of its ilk were poppi
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RE: so Called Dollars - Hawaii

A picture is worth a thousand words. For DrDarryl, a beautiful piece of paradise. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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75th Anniversary San Francisco Mint SAE

The cash cow is milked again. Just read in Numismatic News that San Francisco mint is going to produce a 2 coin SAE set to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its current location and facility. One will be a standard proof and the other will be the reverse proof. I am assuming production will be limited. All of you dedicated SAE collectors can now count on a deluge of special issues, etc. etc. etc. I wish they would be more creative and produce a special proof set with new renditions o
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US Postal Service Has Foiled My Dream

Or at least put a temporary hold on it. I Hope. I am a true believer in the old bit of numismatic advice that you should buy the book before you buy the coin. In my many years as a collctor, I have created a modest but, for me, very useful library covering every kind of coin I collect and even a few outliers like my copy of Counterfeit Confederate Currency and the Langbord hoard. The one book I have wanted for many years is Q. David Bowers, American Coin Treasure and Hoards. But the price ha
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9/11 Medal For a Song

Thanks to Ebay and Modern coin Mart Folks, Just closed an Ebay auction that had me winning a postpaid MS69 NGC 9/11 Memorial Medal, Philadelphia Mint, for 49 dollars plus change. I had been outbid on two others within the last couple of days so it was nice to get this exquisite piece for less than 50 Dollars. I have wanted one since they were first issued but knew, as with most mint products, that patience would lead to a much better price than the mints price. Modern Coin Mart seems to ha
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When thinking About Points, Best To Suspend Logic

As point allocations seem to be completely arbitrary Folks, Just did a minor upgrade to my primary 20th century type set by substituting a PF69 silver Clad 1976 Quarter for a MS66 of the same type. Here's where it gets confusing for me. VALUE MS66 1976 Quarter - 22.50 PF69 1976 quarter - 18.75 (NOT A CAMEO OR ULTRA CAMEO) POINT VALUE MS66 1976 Quarter - 59 PF69 1976 quarter - 237 I have managed to upgrade the point total of my set by substituting a non-cameo proof for a MS
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