@Cougar1978 said:
Ones I buy right or really hot in the Market - like Gold and Silver Bullion coins currently.

Read the room much?

I recently picked-up this CC 1875 double dime:

Here is my other one:

They are not the same grade.

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After unsatisfactory transactions with top dealers in coins I collect, I'd be reluctant to turn over coin selection to people with different tastes than I have. Their "beautiful coins" have turned out to be chrome bumpers with a little bit of toning around the rim = returns or cleaned coins that get details grades.

For hard-to-find material, I can see working through a dealer. However, that doesn't match to fun of finding a raw coin you like and having it straight graded and stickered. It pales to the fun of landing a nice, scarce coin or cherry pick off of Heritage Auctions. That's what I like about the hobby.

You're not going to achieve any "You suck!" glory working with a dealer. So much of the fun in this hobby for me is the hunt.

Raw off eBay

Heritage

Coin show junk box for $2

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@CollectoJack said:
Thank you for all the replies. It’s of great help. I am curious as to why only 2 of the small date are known to exist? How many were minted at the time of minting? So the rest are just “somewhere out there “ and just haven’t been discovered? Or were some melted for war efforts?

What war?

My grades posted yesterday from the submission I made in OKC, and the TV's showed up sometime today.

All of these coins were sent raw. They were all straight graded and cracked out prior to being submitted.

All received the correct grades this time around (in my opinion, of course), so in that respect, I was very happy. I really like it when the grade (plus or minus a single grade level) and the holder is right, as it makes me feel like things fit correctly. In this case, I think the value increased as well, enough to make the submission worthwhile.

You can guess what they are now, and for a little bit more of a challenge, what they WERE prior.

A hint there. One went down, one stayed the same and three went up. The largest change was three grades.

The TV's on these are decent, so I'll use them for all of the coins.

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The 1809 was in a previous fairly new prong PCGS holder (series 586xxxxx)
The 1826 was in a no prong NGC (3122xxx-xxx)
The 1828 was in a no prong NGC (3129xxx-xxx)
The 1830 was in a prong NGC (4704xxx-xxx)
The 1837 was in a no prong six digit NGC (684xxx-xxx)

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I'll fill you in on the results, and what they were on Sunday (10/5) this week.

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1809

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1826

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1828

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1830

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1837

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