My adventures with the "100 Greatest", part 1. posted by Cellgazer

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Will NGC make my 1990 no S cent better?

 

Long time collector, first time journal writer here. Over the past year or so I have had some interesting adventures in the attempted completion of my "100 greatest US modern coins" set. Actually, I should say attempted partial completion because this is one set that nobody may ever complete, due to the presence of several nearly unique coins on the list.

My latest acquisition is a bit of a gamble. I purchase a raw 1990 proof set with a "no s" cent pictured below. I am betting that the coin will come back from NGC (with the "100 greatest" label) as a PF68, HOPING for a PF69. Will follow up when I get the submission back.

 

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[mkman123]

congrats! Thats a pricey coin if I'm correct!

[Cellgazer]

Yes it is. I lost out on several auctions for this coin, so I may have been a little too enthusiastic when I bought this set on Ebay. I paid a little more than a couple PF67 coins went for at Heritage. I now have the coin in hand and it looks good except for a tiny defect in the rim coating. I am hoping for a PF 68 UC, anything less and I over paid.

[mkman123]

Picture looks great, I wish you the best and keep us updated!

[Cellgazer]

If you look closely at the pic, there is a dark area on the rim at the bottom. I didn't notice it until I got the coin in hand. I hope that it doesn't get a 67 because of it.