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Re: the "hot topics" - I thought it was good, especially for those too busy to check CP more frequently.

I do think down the road, someone should organize a weekly or bi-weekly newsletter written by various members. PCI guy could have a briefing on the current standings in the "Coin Sports" section. Important numismatic news events could be posted. Perhaps more knowledgeable members could submit a short column about their interests.

I'm sure you guys have already thought of that and I'm just a naive newby. But it'd be cool anyway.

Will there be any specific and already noteworthy purpose for this account? In other words, will there be a Coinpeople weekly newsletter sent out to the account or other random/fun notices?

I'm a bit suprised to see Venus undressed like that on the Tunisian coin. Gorgeous coin though.

What do you think of ICG's grading? At auctions I see there stuff isn't as popular even if they're highly graded.

Living up to the nickname,

Curious George

Wow to all.

BIG WOW to the uncut sheet of notes.

QATAR!!!!

I had the fortune of living there for a year a few years back. I wish I saw this thread earlier, I'd make sure I got to kiss that coin.

Go to the Inland Sea! Its gorgeous.

Received it over the weekend but just saw it for the first time:

1916 MS-62 Barber dime

won it sight-unseen on a heritage auction. was worried because they usually have fantastic pictures and sometimes they don't list in text if the coin is cleaned/damaged.

Luckily, she is beautiful, retains most luster, and not damaged/cleaned!

here are some new note i bought from e-bay...waiting them to arrive

 

Qatar 1 riyal 1996 VF   

 

I LOVE QATAR and have a bunch of their riyals from when I lived there. My mom still goes there a couple times a year for business.

The main reason I've bought slabbed coins are to help me with my own grading and just as examples.

Like most of you said, a raw coin allows you to appreciate the coin as an object of history and art much more than a slab.

I don't have the budget I'd like to have for collecting. Therefore, most of the coins in my collection are raw because they're cheaper and there is more room for grading error. However, if there is a key coin or a high grade coin, I'd buy the slab. This gives me much more assurance that the coin is genuine. On a more superficial level, it protects the big money I've managed to invest into the coin.

As many of you noted, the current market is very picky with regards to grading. Suppose I find a slabbed MS65 but find the money to upgrade to a more eye-appealing coin, I'll want to sell the 65 coin to help pay for the other one. Many dealers/collectors will buy a slab much more readily because of the TPG stamp of approval.

In summary: I go raw when I can. But I go slab when i need to invest my scarce income into that even scarcer coin.

I'm sorry if that doesn't make sense. Remember, I'm a poor college student.

I went to the bank and asked for 2 rolls of dimes, 3 rolls of nickels, and 6 rolls of pennies to search through (it's been a while since I've done this.):

Nickels:

1939 - I just had to sit back and wonder of the places that coin has seen in its 67 years.

1961

1961 D

2 1964's

1964 D

2 1969 D's

1970 S - Haven't come across an S in a long while.

a bunch of other 70's

2 keelboats

2 peace pipes

11 Ocean in Views

6 2005 Buffaloes

1913 V Nick

Nothing worthwhile in the dimes.

So far, of 2 rolls of pennies, nothing interesting except this 1974 cent that looks like its made of aluminum... hmm.. thats odd.

Maybe the other 4 rolls will yield me AT LEAST a wheatie.

I guess this bank is in too new an area of town to have anything worthwhile passing through it.

Heh, yeah, but the job itself is just plain awful. I work as a checkout coach at Giant foods stores. Basically I boss all the cashiers around, and do paperwork, and the only part I like, rifle through about 20-30 thousand in cash a day! 

 

Oh and btw I found a AU 1963 star note $1 last night too 

I'm so jealous. I have never, ever, ever found a star note in circulation.

A nice crispy Au (looks like it was folded and flattened years ago) 1935 silver certificate $1 bill. But, it has two light marker spots on the obv, looks like someone marked it with a bill checker marker to make sure it was real....oafs. But, for a dollar, I can't complain lol.

*drool* I was with my father a few years ago and he showed me a '57 $1 Silver Cert. he found in some change. Currently I'm searching for a few of the key notes to finish off my 1923 through 57 series. (Anyone want to spot me a few dozen K for some nice star notes?)

Anywho, I credit that circulation find to my currency side of the hobby. My father also received a few '57s from a bank teller but didn't realize it til later that they were sequential. Had he known earlier, he would have gone right back to the bank and asked for the rest of that batch.

So for the last 6 years or so, I haven't seen a single silver certificate in circulation. I'd love to find one now.

I received my first Barber dime (in a decent grade) to start my new series.

Just arrived today from a Heritage Auction.

1914 AU 58. Handsome coin.

I can't figure out how to upload the pics nicely, so here is the link for you Heritage members out there: http://coins.heritageauctions.com/common/v...dNo=6010&zoom=1