TeacherBrian

On 12/2/2022 at 9:20 AM, Cozdred said:

 I recently acquired my very first half-sovereign -- not because I have any interest in tackling that difficult series but because I simply couldn't resist owning an R7 rarity coin of any kind. I hope my heirs appreciate all of the interesting treasures I will be leaving them with! 

 

Fyi, this 1817 beauty of a half-sovereign is in the upcoming January 9 NYINC auction:

https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/world-coins/george-iii-gold-proof-1-2-sovereign-1817-pr63-ultra-cameo-ngc-/p/3105-73001.s?ic4=ListView-Thumbnail-071515

Have fun collecting them, I also want to save up for one of the full sovereigns from either 1817 or 1819! 

NGC has a great-looking registry set compared to PCGS, and indeed NGC is more inclusive and collector-friendly because they accept graded coins by both companies (it will be interesting to see if they continue this policy when CAC starts grading coins next year).

PCGS has superiority in registry sets in one regard:  a collector can "retire" a set and it will still be listed in the "All-Time" rankings of the registry if such recognition has been earned -- i.e. a collector's efforts at building a set can still be seen long after the set is disbursed to others, or the collector ascends to the next kingdom (e.g. it's so cool to see Eliasberg's sets).

  Does NGC plan to create this "legacy/retirement" ability on their registry for collectors?

On 7/14/2021 at 8:50 AM, Morpheus1967 said:

 

 

 

Hi Morpheus - if those are your sets above (with your name) then you deserve some Krugerrand Kudos!

NGC's Registry is more aesthetically pleasing by far, thank you for that.

   --  the eye appeal is greater than other registries that might look like barely more than basic excel spreadsheet rows

   --  when looking at one's own list of Competitive Sets we see 'Set Name' in bigger, colored font with the 'Composite Name' in smaller, black lettering underneath; this was an excellent decision, along with the rank number beside it in italics and bigger point-size

   --  when looking at a set itself, it's great that a large 'profile photo' of a coin can be placed at the top of the page, along with the title of your set in bigger letters again, your name underneath, when it was last updated and number of views also easily viewed under collector's name and set title, then a few lines of the collector's comments with option to '...Read more...'

   --  it's great to see two larger photos of the coin first (i.e. 'Images' is the first column), then the slot description, grade, points, etc

We only joined ANA & NGC less than three years ago and slowly reading through and learning more about the wealth of wisdom available within the community chat boards, forums, journals, etc, not to mention all the resources NGC makes available under each tab at the top of its web pages!  Much appreciation to all of you teachers and your sharing.

On 1/20/2021 at 12:37 PM, Coinbuf said:

 

 

Coinbuf, Love your AccuGrade holder for the 1901-S Morgan, a nice piece of history also!

On 7/3/2019 at 1:58 PM, Travis Hale said:

That is an amazing looking coin, especially since it's not graded!

I'm not sure here - are world coins acceptable? :-)

On 6/11/2019 at 12:10 AM, ldhair said:

On 6/11/2019 at 12:10 AM, ldhair said:

 

Wow, that's really cool color on this coin.

14 hours ago, MorganMan said:

.

 

 

 

 

A great coin, and the NGC grading sticker is cool, too - never seen that before! So I gather they don't always have to put a coin in their own holder when submitted for grading, or was the sticker already on the holder when you bought it?

20 hours ago, rrantique said:

This is a cool pic of the coin!

23 hours ago, Coinbuf said:

Wow, beautiful coin.

On 3/29/2019 at 8:41 PM, rrantique said:

Nice toning.

 

 

 

 

Love those labels that show a star - so cool!

The first coin I ever bought because of the toning, which I'm still learning about.

On 3/5/2019 at 12:23 PM, Coinbuf said:

No worries, cracking a slab can be done in many ways for myself I just set the slab on edge and start giving it love taps along the side of the slab.  Usually only takes a few before the slab cracks along the sonically sealed edge and falls apart leaving the insert and coin free.  I only do this with coins that I have wanted in my 7070 album, and many of those are problem coins, low grade coins, or junk slabs (NNC, SGS or the like) where the slab doesn't add much value.  Another reason to crack a slab is to submit a coin raw, I once cracked an NNC MS68 Lincoln coin and submitted it PCGS where it graded MS67, rare for on of these holders to grade so close.  The key is not to go wild swinging the hammer or you might damage the coin, another way I've heard is to use a bench vise to squeeze the slab into breaking apart but haven't tried that method myself.  If you ever do decide to try it cover the slab with a cloth, those slab shards can fly and are sharp.

 

And to keep things on track.

 

Thanks for sharing the knowledge, Mr Coinbuf, I appreciate it! And that's a beautiful penny! :-)

On 1/2/2019 at 3:16 PM, Coinbuf said:

A raw coin in my 7070 album, I've been working on my photography skills and am getting better but needs some more work.  These were taken with the coin in the album so the edges are not very crisp or defined, cracked out of an NGC AU58 holder.  Coin looks cleaned/dipped before it was holdered but is beginning to acquire some edge tone from the album that over time will hopefully make this look more acceptable.

 

 

So, sometimes you can take a coin out of the holder and have it more available to handle, if you like? How do you "crack" it out? (if I should ask this kind of question elsewhere, just let me know, I'm learning)

On 3/1/2019 at 7:44 PM, ldhair said:

Gold is wild. 

 

Thanks for starting this thread Idhair, it's been a great way for newbie me to see many great coins and think about relations among them. And it is incredible how long it's been going, a credit to a great idea.