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I find it difficult to believe that checking a new submission by cert number against a database of past submissions (regardless of the outcome of the submission(s)) isn’t one of the first things they do within their process.

I’m not implying any nefarious motive by CAC, and it strikes me as it would be more efficient to know that past answer, if there is indeed a past answer.

This is all assumption on my part and perhaps I’m sorely mistaken.

The coin doesn’t appear to be harshly cleaned. And unless the images are masking an issue, I think that if it were submitted for grading, it would straight grade. A retail price in the $100 range would seem reasonable to me.

I was talking with someone the other day about the categories for Roosevelt Dimes. I forget which service is doing this, there is another split 1992-2018 for modern silver proofs and 2019-Date for 0.999 silver proofs. Do with that information as you will.

I think you have the Seated Dimes down pat, including if the transitional variety is affordable. I don't recall there being anything traditional about including it in a type set since its only a pattern and not an official coin.

Puerto Rico should be its own entity separate from the United States and even Spain for the purists. Those coins were the only ones made by Spain for the former colony. Their production timing was close enough to the Spanish-American War that they were still in wide circulation after the war had ended.

Crypto. You once again make perfect sense with your discussion.

And, putting aside the “registry game”, there is also the issue of just how devalued our money has become these days with crazy prices for everything. About $22/day to park the car at the coin show. I shared 2 bowls of Ramen soup (with chicken) with a friend at Harrods Food Court last week in London (and 1 Coke Zero) for 91 pounds ($122 USD). That’s less than (150) bowls of soup for the purchase of this pedigreed cent that previously sold at auction at around $17,500.00. But, I get it- you can’t eat the coin!

Wondercoin.

@Colonialcoin said:

@Iceberg77 said:
I have been thinking about hoarding copper pennies from 1959 through 1980 just for the heck of it. What do you think?

I have been collecting and/or hoarding Wheat Pennies for over 46 years and have about 18,000 in my hoard as of now. I just think hoarding the 1959 through 1980 would be cool to add to the hoard. I am not interested in anything newer than 1980.

I have 3 complete Lincoln penny collections from 1909 thru 2025 which has all keys including (3)1909 S VDB's.

tia

Good luck though trying to schlep 10’s of 1000’s of lbs of pennies out of your house and hoping that a dealer takes them.

Dealers pay two cents apiece for wheat cents. Thats not a very good ROI over 46 years.

They'll pay more than 2 cents on large quantities. But the ROI even at 4 cents is not good over decades.

@Clackamas1 said:
The problem I have is with the steps under column 2. I would have to see it in hand if it is there then it is FS

You can see the original PCGS page with the photos using the wayback machine.

https://web.archive.org/web/20150121083238/https://www.pcgs.com/news/tips-from-the-grading-room-part-3

Samson has done messed with that column. It seems there are four.

@HATTRICK said:
if you are not buying to keep for your collection, cancel now before it is too late. Hold off on buying slabbed coins. Prices will drop and there will be more than enough available.

You might very well be right about slabbed coins at $300+, but "cancel now before it is too late" makes absolutely zero sense when they can be flipped, right now, for a 100%+ profit. Why would you even say such a thing?

@HATTRICK said:
if you are not buying to keep for your collection, cancel now before it is too late. Hold off on buying slabbed coins. Prices will drop and there will be more than enough available.

I think I remember hearing that on the Flowing Hairs.