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Hi all, I just want to say that even though we see all the strange stuff and get the bad rep from a lot of others the regular members on this site are all good people and would do almost anything to help a fellow collector. I have many of those people that send me PM asking if I would like this or that and I always say thanks for the offer, but I will try it some other way. Just so you all know Denver mint coins are harder to find in the Northeast. Most of you know MR Bill 347 He is one of the good guys, he saw the 2009 D that I found to fill the last hole in my cent folder. Well, he hated that it was the only tarnished coin in the book. So, before I could say no thanks Bill, he sent me out the whole 2009 D BU set. Thanks Bill it looks great.

These coins are by no means worth grading I just find it amazing to find (cartwheel effect) 40+year-old Bu coins in circulation. These coins must have come from a collection now released into the wild.

Hello Everyone !! I found this 1972 penny from Bank of america coin roll there is a Scratch on Lincoln forehead is it worth to grade? Tia...

Thank you JP! I wasn’t expecting any kudos, but much appreciated., in fact, you made my week! I know that collectors are great people. Someday, I hope to qualify. Thank you for your comments, and the coins look great in your album!

1877-CC 10C VF20

1888 Liberty Seated dime in a green label PCGS holder giving a grade of "AU 53", while the PCGS database says, "PR 53". The coin has proof characteristics notwithstanding the weakness on Liberty's head, and the die variety exists in both proof (F-101) and circulation strike (F-101a) format. I bought it out of a dealer's "cheap slab" box for all of $45 in 1994.

No. Every coin they work on is a different process. Many chemicals can come into play. They know the proper way and the order the chemicals should be used to leave the surfaces of the coin stable. A simple dip or an acetone bath is not what many coins need. Some coins require a really long bath in a solution to slowly remove a problem without damaging the coin.

The die scratch from the rim above the "D" in "UNITED" is a diagnostic for authenticating the "Red Book" variety 1972 doubled die cent, as the OP apparently knew.

So my, get this, Google account was suspended. From precisely 12:23:23 - 0500 on Sunday, April 21. Reason: "Someone may have used your Account to send out a lot of junk messages or done something else that violates the Google Service Agreement." "Click button for your detailed security check for further instructions." So, I did. Up popped up an advertisement from topantivirustech.com with an excruciatingly detailed narrative on five or six of the top anti-viral apps, each with their own overall rating on a 1 to 10 scale, with already discounted prices ranging from US$ 29.00 to a mind-boggling US$ 199.99 (save 29%) all presumably annual subscriptions. (Each was equipped with a button to access their website, apparently all based abroad, which I declined to click on.) There was another button to click, "Learn more." So I did (after backing out of the "detailed security check,") and again up popped up the same ad. There was yet another button to click, "sign out," and up popped up that same, by now famliar, ad... and the nature of this anti-spam scam became apparent to me. I confess to you, gentle reader, that I have committed an offense by omission! Meaning, I have withheld a critical fact: IT WAS I WHO WAS THE CULPRIT!!! When the volume of spam I get balloons, I stop deleting, and time allowing, FORWARD this never-ending stream of Basura (garbage) Back to Sender. To innocent overtures like, "Hi, how are you?" I reply, "To whom do I have the pleasure of speaking?" If this quickly descends into inappropriate sexual content, forgive me, I respond with vicious vitriol peppered with salty language. Long story short: I give 'em a taste of their own medicine and when I receive a clueless response replete with phrases featuring flat affect, I issue my ultimatum: Kindly furnish me with your full legal name, DOB, SSN, street address, phone numbers, etc. There are members on this Forum who have counseled us from time-to-time on the correct tack to take on such matters. Problem is, I delete and delete until I summon up the nerve to take matters into my own hands. Anyone remember Kurt's classic reply to my comment urging him to "Be Nice" (per Guideline rules)? Briefly, he said, in substance: "You do you; I'll do me." 🤣 TAKEAWAY: GOOGLE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO GRANT SCAMSTERS (my word) UNFETTERED ACCESS TO YOUR ACCOUNT, AND IF YOU ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS THE HARRASSMENT INDEPENDENTLY, YOU WILL SUFFER A LAPSE IN SERVICE UNDER THE GUISE OF AN APPARENT VIOLATION OF THEIR SERVICE AGREEMENT. Clever, huh? Pretty impressive racket. If you have experienced a similar ominous, inexplicable interruption of service due to an apparent "agreement violation," from Google, or anyone else, feel free to share it here. For those who may be curious as to what "may" happen should an insane thought like clearing your cache and cookies enters your mind, tarry not. I will tell you: you will [virtually] cease to exist, analogous to repeating all your years of formal schooling. It's A Hard Knock Life. (Posted at the sole discretion of NGC Moderation which may delete for cause, or no reason at all. I am okay with that.)

A oldie but not so much a goodie. Even so finding a 111-year old Coin in a bank roll is still fun.

1890-S Liberty Seated dime, NGC graded AU 58:

I'm not really good at looking into how many have been graded. This is another problem coin. 1877-CC DDR. It's in an old PCI slab and turned ugly in the holder.

It is really a shame this one had such a rough life. Not very common. NGC has only graded 9 total.

67 RB

Your 1885 has a beveled edge, not the square edge of a proof, and abrasions on Liberty's cheek that are indicative of its having come from a bag. There are flecks of mint frost in the fields that are consistent with the coin's being a prooflike circulation strike, not a proof. Actual proof Morgan dollars are quite different in appearance from prooflike circulation strikes.

As a normal the grader is not going to know who sent the coin in for grading. It is possible with famous coins or collections that the grader already knew who owns those coins.

Supposedly, the graders at reputable grading services are not allowed to know whose coins they are grading. The contention that large submitters receive better grades than others is an often-repeated contention for which no one to my knowledge has provided credible evidence. A number of the several dozen coins from my collection that I have submitted to NGC received numerical grades higher than I expected, and I'm certainly not a large submitter. (I've had a few disappointing experiences as well.) On the other hand, I once heard a well-known representative of a major numismatic auction house complain that PCGS had refused to attribute certain early U.S. coins as proofs despite their having previously been attributed and sold as such; and I have read major auctioneers' catalog descriptions that questioned the accuracy of the grades given by grading services. The real problem as I see it is the interplay of (1) the complexity and subjectivity of the current numerical grading "system" and (2) the inherent pressure on grading services from all customers to satisfy them with generous grades. Experienced graders may reasonably disagree over whether a coin should receive a grade of, for example, 64, 64+, or 65. The difference in list prices from 64 to 65 may be substantial, and concern that any customer may go to a competitor could result in the coin being given the benefit of the doubt. Smaller submitters who think that their coins were just as nice as pieces sold by major dealers or auction houses at higher grades may assume that these large submitters receive special considerations, which is probably what leads to the contentions of favoritism in the first place.

1957-D MS66RB

The main reason these dies were horribly overused was the Mint’s absolute CERTAINTY that these coins would be fabulously popular with the public and would soon replace the $1 bill. What can I tell you? It was the Carter Administration.

It is an unusual coin to find in a roll. I does happen from time-to-time because not too many coins get looked at when rolled automatically. I roll hunt a little and these are some examples of coins I have found in different coin rolls.

100% counterfeit. Members saved you over $200 in grading and postage fees. Please send liquor -- the good stuff.

@Mr.Bill347

He really is just a kind person. I appreciate that. Thanks for being you, @Mr.Bill347!

Where do you see any object that is retained on this ASE?? I see some discoloration/tarnish/gunk/staining that looks like residue from spilled coffee over a rubber band that was used to hold together a group of ASE's. But I do not see any strike through of any type, retained or otherwise.

@Youngmoola I think it's time for me to make your posts "go grey". This is goodbye. Godspeed, my damage collecting friend.

1839 Liberty Seated dime, now NGC graded AU details, cleaned:

I'm a big fan of waiting for the right coin to come along. Something nice without major problems. I don't care for something that will be hard to sell in the future. Made that mistake many times in my early days.

That looks like split plate doubling around the top of the letters.

1891-S Liberty Seated dime, ANACS graded MS 62 in old small holder:

In all of these situations, that particular device would not have been helpful as the thieves waited for the coins to be unattended. It is hard to shoot someone when you don't know anything is happening and return to find items gone and thieves gone as well. I am always leery when going to shows and especially CSNS which is rapidly approaching. Shows are advertised. Criminals can read that and then wait in the parking lot. Last year, at CSNS when I showed up there was zero security in the parking lot when I arrived. When I left, they were near the front entrance, but if you wanted to roll me in the lot as I had to park well away from the entrance it would have been easy for them to do. Thankfully from now on I will be leaving empty. When travelling home from any show, I am always checking to see if anyone is tailing me from the second I leave my parking spot to the time I get home. I do not stop anywhere else. The dealer who's home that got robbed obviously didn't make any stops, but wasn't situationally aware of being followed. Should I get followed, I will drive directly to the nearest police station but I have not had the need to do so yet. And I am just a small fish in a big pond but I trust no one, especially at a place where there is an advertised gathering of plenty of money involved. I am even on high alert when I make movements between my SDB, either bringing slabs to or from. Never know when someone locally is going to try to make a random hit on the way in or has been casing the bank that day and waited for someone to leave the bank carrying something. Point is to always be on high alert when transporting your coins. Being all the smash and grab burglaries in recent years, I am actually surprised more brick and mortar coin shops don't get hit overnight. Thanks for posting this @Jason Abshier! We all need to be vigilant!

It is a good looking 62 it looks better than any of my 62's We cannot see the coin in hand, but I think if you send it out for a regrade you would lose the DMPL.

It's a casual emotional observation of little value. To test this theory, a broad selection of identical coins (meaning the SAME coins) would have to be submitted by several "anonymous" collectors and several "well known" dealers. Once the coin-by-coin results were compared, a more rigorous experimental design could be prepared.

Correct, full stop. It’s like counting ballots in a county with deep red and deep blue precincts. You can tell when the precinct changes.

I'd consider the source. A newb getting burned and knowledgeable "dealer" or collector not, well, I would expect that 100% of the time. I do think that dealers or well known individuals do have an advantage in getting things authenticated through TPGs that would be returned as normal to regular submitter.

It is neither a Struck THROUGH or a Broadstruck that I can see. To show if it is rotated, take a photo in front of a mirror so we can see both sides at once.

For the record the photo on the left is me. Yes I'm a cat and I know more about coins than you do.

You can continue to play devil's advocate or "defender of the downtrodden" all you like, but, rest assured, the majority of the members of this forum strongly disapprove of this guy's tactics, especially since he's been repeatedly called out, and continues to do it. It isn't "harmless conduct." It's the forum equivalent of spam phone calls and junk mail, and we don't like it.

This forum is not your personal venue for hawking your coins. The marketplace forum is the place to sell coins. Please stop spamming this forum. And, while I have your attention, intruding on other posters threads, trying to sell them coins for which they are not looking, is in poor taste.