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Year set for halves... Type for everything else Jim

No, didn't bother. After 7 years there was no telling how many hands it had passed though. For the 140 bucks I paid for it just wasn't worth the hassle. Of course, technically speaking, it wouldn't have been mine to claim anyway, but the insurance companies. Jim

Once again, Stu, you left my choice out of the selections... I DEMAND THE ABLILITY TO VOTE FOR THE HALF DISME!!!!

Hope you do find some of your collection again. When mine disappeared several years ago I did the same thing...hit the local pawn and coin shops. No luck though. On the other hand, I DID find and buy back a familiar coin on Ebay last fall, still in the same 2X2 with my handwriting on it. Jim

From his auction... "THIS BEAUTY WAS GRADED BY THE GALLERY GRADING COMPANY. THE VALUE WAS TAKEN FROM PCGS." This is a favorite tactic of self-slabers looking for that certain newbie. The fact that PCGS states that its price guide is only for properly graded (i.e. PCGS slabbed) coins never is disclosed. Of course, the PCGS price guide is mostly fantasy too, but that is a totally different story.

Well until then you are welcome to at least a virtual example... Jim

EAC'ers aren't that tough. They, (along with many other old fogeys such as myself) seem to think that the grade is what it is and has nothing to do with the coin's alleged worth. For example, if a coin grades F-12 it should be called F-12, not VF-20--even if it is worth VF money. PCGS (and the other TPC's) no longer grade coins--they price them. This is why that EAC F-12 in the example above would probably slab as VF-20 to 25 but cost about the same. Jim

Nice looking collection. Halves are my favorite denomination. Jim

I am here...Let the party begin!!! Jim