BiggAndyy

Capt AWACS is right, that only leaves the 64 Peace Dollar to surface and all of the Modern US Mythical Coins will have been realized.

Little bit of goo gone should do the trick. But if it is really old glue it might take several attemps. I bought a Morgan from a junk bin that had tape on it that must have been there since Methusala was a pup. Took 5 applications before it would loosen enough to remove without disturbing the metal on the coin.

I wonder if the Secret Service has okayed the ownership of this piece. If they went after the Gaudens why not the 74 Cent? If was never issued by the mint and they were supposed to be collected and melted.

Can we include a third choice of Post-Modern coinage since almost the entire world is now on a credit based economy and fiat backed currency and coinage?

1965 for the US in the Post-Modern Numismatic World although one could argue for 1933 or 1974 equally as candidates.

NCG : Numismatic Coin Grading

http://www.numismaticcoingrading.com/

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=8316048122

Notice something? The slab in the auction is the slab on their front page. Even though the auction states "You will receive the same coin graded PR69DCAM just the serial# will be different" (which doesn't really make logical sence), they appear to be self slabbers and many possible conflicts of interest arise in their grading standards.

NCG or NGC, they are two different companies with two very different reputations.

I believe that the busy body legislatures have passed 'consumer protection laws' so that the consumer must be charged the price advertised and then the tax added to that price.

I know that many transactions go like this:

Customer: "How much for this coin?"

Dealer: "It was 15 on the sticker but I will take 12 dollars"

Customer: "Deal."

At that point the price is 12 dollars plus tax. If the customer is an IRS agent or some other government entity looking into your business dealings and you did not charge sales tax or then agreed to not charge it to the customer you have just asked for a world of hurt.

You have to be careful.

Ahh... but I don't think they are allowed to do exactly that. I think by law retailers aren't allowed to give discounts based on tax amounts. They have to disguise it by giving a discount not called a 'tax avoidance discount'. Our taxes here in SW PA are 7% but the retailer can't say I am giving you a break on the sales tax because they still have to pay it. They can give me a 7% good customer discount, but they can't call it a tax free sale.

Absorb nothing. The cost will be passed on to the consumer. There is no such thing as a tax on goods or services, it always ends up a tax on the consumer.

But whose 68 is it? A PCGS 68 is not a NCG 68 is not a PCI 68 is not a SEGS 68 is not an ACG 68 is not a ANACS 68, etc. That is the crux of my question since Burks did not identify whose 68 it was.

Besides, a Steelie 68 looks just the same as a 67 but is 15x more expensive ($1,500 compared to $100). One would only shell out that kind of dough if they were buying the number on the slab.

I had a similar question. I have many a lincoln cent that is not completely uniform in thickness. One side is thinner than a normal cent while the other end of the same coin is thicker, kind of lopsided.

The way to be 100 % sure if it is a thicker planchet is to weigh it. If you don't have a scale to do it I am sure a local coin dealer will weigh it for you. That way you can easily avoid all these "are you sure" questions

My question is, in whose tombs are the coins residing? It makes a big difference which 3rd party slabber has made the determination.

Not withstanding the above question, the comment "no coins really exist above MS67" is a very good rule of thumb. Since the market grading revolution has taken effect it has dumbed down and watered down the high grade coin market. Gone are the days of putting down a few grand on a high grade 'common' coin and being reasonably sure your investment will remain stable, much less appreciate.

I know that many people collect for reasons other than 'investment' but look at the comments above. They revolve around two major catagories, one, the coins just have no appreciable difference to the naked eye, and two, the money involved is just not worth it. A let's face it, none of us would buy a 1943 MS68 Steel Cent in a new-mistrust holder simply because the possibility of it being over graded by just one point is high and that one point overgrade would cost you $1,700. (And just what is the difference between a 67 and a 68 except the reputation of the company choosing the number?)

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Email sent and I hope you can revocer your losses.

Prize #4: A '67 Kennedy Half, and some war nickels.

Had to pull 2 slips of paper from Riley's gums, so Kboy and BiggAndyy, addy's please, and you'll both get a #4.

Thanks to everybody who entered!

The lord must be smiling on me today:

kboy and I have been having some difficulties with my post office, can you send my winnings to him as well, that way he and I can be squared away and avoid losing any more items in the mail.

Thanks a bunch!

Wheatie, 1955 D (I wish I could continue with the rest of the DO).

Grim death took Venna without any warning.

It was well at night, and dead in the morning.

Slither me into the contest.

Modernity began for each county, numismatically speaking, when they accepted decimalization for their coinage and currency.

The 82D is a great example of MDD. http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/OtherFormsOfDoubling.htm

Century Coins (http://www.centurycoinspittsburgh.com/) is my main source for coins. Everyone give Eileen's website a visit and recommend it for everyone. And in the Pittsburgh area stop by, she is a square deal collector/dealer.

Thanks

Could you remove me from the access please?